# 2026-01547: Afghanistan Emergency Drags On: Assets Frozen, Aid Flows

2026-01547, Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Widespread Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and the Potential for a Deepening Economic Collapse in Afghanistan, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-01-26, effective 2026-02-11 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01547
- Title: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Widespread Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and the Potential for a Deepening Economic Collapse in Afghanistan
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 3311
- Published: 2026-01-26
- Effective: 2026-02-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Afghanistan Emergency Drags On: Assets Frozen, Aid Flows

## Summary

The U.S. is extending its national emergency over Afghanistan’s serious humanitarian crisis and economic troubles for another year, keeping important Afghan bank assets frozen to protect victims and support Afghan people. This means the U.S. will keep working to help with food, water, health, and shelter needs while preventing economic collapse through February 11, 2027. The decision affects Afghan citizens, U.S. financial institutions, and victims of terrorism with ongoing legal claims.

## Effects PRIA read

- National Emergency Extended One Year: mixed, medium. The President continued the national emergency declared on February 11, 2022, for one more year beyond February 11, 2026, extending it through February 11, 2027. This keeps in place the emergency authorities tied to that declaration while the humanitarian crisis and risk of economic collapse in Afg…
- Afghan Central Bank Assets Remain Blocked: cost, medium. Property of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) that is held in the United States remains blocked under Executive Order 14064. The notice says those blocked assets are being preserved in part because various parties, including representatives of victims of terrorism, have asserted legal claims against them.
- Humanitarian Support for Afghans Continued: benefit, medium. The United States will continue actions to help meet urgent needs in Afghanistan — including food security, livelihoods, water, sanitation, health, hygiene, and shelter — while working to prevent a deepening economic collapse through February 11, 2027. The extension is intended to support the welfa…

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## Sources
- [2026-01547 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/26/2026-01547/continuation-of-the-national-emergency-with-respect-to-the-widespread-humanitarian-crisis-in)
- [2026-01547 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-26/pdf/2026-01547.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01547 (as of 2026-06-08).