Afghan central bank says U.S. plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'

Published on: Saturday 12 February 2022

Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in frozen assets on U.S. soil for humanitarian aid and set aside the rest to possibly satisfy lawsuits over the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. U.S. administration officials said on Friday they would work to ensure access to $3.5 billion of the assets would benefit the Afghan people, amid calls for the money to be used to address a deepening economic crisis since the Taliban seized power last year. The other half of the funds would remain in the United States, subject to ongoing litigation targeting the Taliban, including by relatives of those who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, the officials said.

News source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/afghan-central-bank-says-u-163725949.html

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Afghan central bank says U.S. plan for frozen funds an 'injustice'