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Afghan funds cannot be released yet: US
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WASHINGTON, 16 February 2022, (TON): A senior US official said “the Biden administration cannot yet release half of the $7 billion it has set aside for Afghanistan as it involves a lengthy judicial process.”
US President Joe Biden issued an executive order, saying that half of this fund would go to a trust fund the administration would set up for humanitarian relief in Afghanistan. The other half would be kept for compensating the victims of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States.
The order, however, also said that the administration needs judicial permission to do so as a US federal court is already considering a plea from the victims’ families who demand the entire amount for compensation.
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