Taliban demands US $ 3.5 billion: US seized during Taliban occupation, wanted to give to!

 

The Taliban government of Afghanistan has demanded the US to return $ 3.5 billion. This demand has arisen after the decision of the Federal Court of New York on Wednesday. The court had ruled that the victims of 9/11 attack cannot use this money.

In fact, in August 2021, the Taliban had captured Afghanistan. After this America had taken control of Afghan property. During this, American President Joe Biden had said that he would use it to help the families of the 9/11 victims. The Taliban were sued by some of the 9/11 victims' families, which they won. These families wanted to repay the loan taken at the time of the case with this money.

 

Court said - Taliban government will have to be recognized

However, New York's Federal Court Judge George Daniels said in his decision that the court does not have the right to confiscate the money of Afghanistan Central Bank. Daniels said in his 30-page opinion – Taliban should pay the compensation themselves, taking responsibility for the most dangerous attack in the history of America, but America cannot seize the money of the Afghan Central Bank. If he did so, it would simply mean that America is giving recognition to the Taliban government.

Taliban-US cannot use money

The decision makes it clear that both Taliban and US cannot use the assets of Afghanistan to repay the debt. Let us inform that till now no country including America has recognized Taliban as the government of Afghanistan.

US should immediately return the money to Afghanistan

Taliban in Afghanistan have welcomed this decision. Taliban government spokesman Bilal Karimi said – This is the property of Taliban. America has no right to confiscate it. This money should be returned to the people of Afghanistan immediately without any conditions.

Taliban captured Afghanistan in 2021

On August 15, 2021, Taliban completely captured Afghanistan and declared Islam law there. After this, the US had sealed $ 7 billion of the Central Bank, due to which the economy of Afghanistan dependent on foreign aid had completely collapsed. In February 2022, President Biden announced that the seized money would be divided into two parts. A part of this will be given as aid to Afghanistan and a part will be used to help the victims of 9/11 attacks.

The 9/11 attack was carried out by 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists

More than 2,900 people died in the 9/11 terrorist attack. In the year 2001, 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists carried out the biggest terrorist attack in the US at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pennsylvania simultaneously. The terrorists had rammed two planes into the towers of the World Trade Center. The Pentagon was attacked by a third plane, while the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania.