Protesters said the United States must lift imposed sanctions and ease economic pressures on Afghanistan and allow the Afghan people to rebuild their country, The Khaama Press reported.

It comes as the US has frozen nearly $10 billion dollars of Afghanistan’s assets and has imposed sanctions on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

In the meantime, the stoppage of foreign aids to Afghanistan has crippled the already fragile economic system of Afghanistan and has adversely affected the lives of millions of people.

On Sunday, protesters said the US sanctions on Afghanistan have affected the economic situation and have doubled trade plights. ef/pll/oda/abm