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Afghans protest US order to give $3.5B to 9/11 victims
February 12, 2022

Afghans protest US order to give $3.5B to 9/11 victims

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims — saying the money belongs to Afghans.…READ MORE

Taliban free detained UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists
February 11, 2022

Taliban free detained UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban released two foreign journalists working with the U.N. refugee agency and several of the aid organization’s Afghan staff on Friday, UNHCR said, hours after news broke about their detentions in the capital, Kabul.…READ MORE

Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims
February 11, 2022

Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an order Friday to free $7 billion in Afghan assets now frozen in the U.S., splitting the money between humanitarian aid for poverty-stricken Afghanistan and a fund for Sept. 11 victims still seeking relief for the terror attacks that killed thousands and shocked the world.…READ MORE