US must reverse decision on Afghan reserves: AI

KABUL (Pajhwok): A global rights watchdog says the US leader’s decision on Afghan asset is “unjust and unfair” and asked for its reversal.

Earlier, President Joe Biden moved to freeze about $7 billion in assets held in US financial institutions by the Afghan central bank in the wake of the Taliban takeover.

Biden vowed to direct $3.5 billion to humanitarian aid and preserve the rest for families of victims of the September 11 terror attacks.

In a statement, Amnesty International faulted Biden’s decision to divert $3.5 billion of Afghanistan’s frozen assets to settle legal claims from some 9/11 victims’ families.

“The families of the victims and the survivors of these attacks deserve justice, compensation,” the UK-based group added.

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