Afghan frozen assets
US district judge rules against seizing of Afghan central bank funds to compensate 9/11 victims
The Southern District Judge of New York, George Daniels, stated that federal courts lack the jurisdiction to seize funds from Afghanistan’s central bank
Afghans oppose US move to seize half of country’s frozen assets, call it illegal and unjust
Amid severe opposition and criticism, the Joe Biden administration decided last week to divert nearly half of the USD 7 billion Afghan frozen assets it holds to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks