Posted on 02/11/2022 4:48:44 AM PST by RandFan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to move some $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the U.S. banking system to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a U.S. official familiar with the decision.
The order will require U.S. financial institutions to facilitate access to $3.5 billion of assets for Afghan relief and basic needs. The other $3.5 billion would remain in the United States and be used to fund ongoing litigation by U.S. victims of terrorism, the official said. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision had not been formally announced.
International funding to Afghanistan was suspended and billions of dollars of the country’s assets abroad, mostly in the United States, were frozen after the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August.
The country’s long-troubled economy has been in a tailspin since the Taliban takeover. Nearly 80% of Afghanistan’s previous government’s budget came from the international community. That money, now cut off, financed hospitals, schools, factories and government ministries
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“fund ongoing litigation by U.S. victims of terrorism”
Translation: fund lawyers of U.S. victims of terrorism
With 10%...the Big Guy’s Cut...right off the top, right Brandon?
Will the J6 defendants have access to these monies?
Meanwhile, millions of people there are starving.
For 9-11 relief?? We’re way past that. Send Afghanistan food and medical supplies would be my instincts. The funds were from the legitimate regime. (I think).
Right. A far cry from “funds for 9/11 victims.” AP as usual makes it up as they go along.
Our government wants to assist Trudeau shut down and bankrupt peaceful Canadians who want freedom restored.
Our government clears the way to send funds to enemies who kill and maim their people as a payoff to cover this _resident’s arse.
This is nothing but paying ransom to the Taliban.
Maybe a strongly worded letter and a future committee in Congress can stop this situation. /s
Further translation, fund lawyers who are going after Jan 6 demonstrators and against people in trucks.
Ole Joe left 80 billion in military equipment….seems to me that they got the better deal….
since 01, huge amounts of money has been designated for the victims. Is there anyplace to find the sum total?? ... and how much each victim has received??
Is that even legal to so easily and single handed steal frozen funds without any other approval or consensus? 🤪
911 must be the address of his fourth house walk in safe to installed later.
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