A U.S. court has ruled that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks are not entitled to access $3.5 billion of frozen Afghan funds being held in the United States. Judge George Daniel of the Southern District of New York said on February 21 that there was no jurisdiction to seize the money because the Taliban-led government is not legitimate. Handing over money ultimately owned by Afghanistan's central bank would amount to being an acknowledgment of the legitimacy of the Taliban's government, he said. Washington has not recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate rulers. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Azadi, click here.
U.S. Judge Rules 9/11 Families Can't Seize $3.5 Billion In Frozen Afghan Funds
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