KABUL (Pajhwok): Relatives of victims of the 9/11 (2001 terrorist attacks are not eligible for receiving funds from Da Afghanistan Bank, a New York federal judge has ruled.
In a ruling on Tuesday, Judge George B. Daniels of the Southern District rejected the attempt by victims’ relatives to seize $3.5 billion in frozen DAB assets.
Federal courts did not have legal jurisdiction to seize the assets, Daniels argued, saying awarding them to the families would be unconstitutional.
Such a move would mean effectively recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan, the judge wrote in a 30-page verdict.
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