US plans to seize $7 billion of Afghanistan's funds
chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2022-02-15 09:51
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to set aside half of Afghanistan’s central bank’s $7 billion frozen in the United States to compensate victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, while the other half will be put in a trust fund to be distributed to the Afghan people through humanitarian organizations.
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