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August 30, 2022

Federal Judge Rejects 9/11 Families' Bid to Seize Billions from Afghan Central Bank Funds
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A federal judge has recommended against efforts by victims of the
September 11 attacks to seize $3.5 billion from Afghanistan's central
bank. After the Taliban regained power last year, the Biden
administration froze $7 billion in Afghanistan's foreign reserves and
then set aside half of the money for 9/11 families who sued the Taliban.
But some 9/11 families have opposed such efforts. Leila Murphy of the
group September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows said, "I am
relieved that the judge has taken a step toward the only legally and
morally correct approach - making the entire $7 billion available to
Afghans to deal with the economic crisis we helped to cause."


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