A number of Afghans protested in Kabul on Saturday, February 12, condemning US President Joe Biden’s recent decision on Afghanistan’s assets.
According to President Biden’s decision, $3.5 billion of the frozen assets of the National Bank of Afghanistan in the United States will be paid to the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Demonstrators gathered outside the Eidgah mosque in Kabul, demanding that the United States pay financial compensation to the families of the tens of thousands of Afghans killed in the last 20 years of war in Afghanistan.
Biden’s executive order, signed on Friday, earmarked another $3.5 billion in frozen assets in Afghanistan for humanitarian assistance to be provided by the United Nations through a relief fund. Ways to be given to them.
It is noteworthy that this decision of President Biden has been condemned by many Afghans.
Abdul Rahman, a protester, said President Biden has no right to decide on Afghanistan’s assets. He called on other Afghans to hold large-scale protests in Kabul and other provinces.
Afghanistan’s foreign exchange reserves worth $9 billion are frozen abroad, of which $7 billion is in US banks and the remaining $2 billion is in banks in Germany, the United Arab Emirates and Switzerland.
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