The United States wants to give half of the 700 million seized to Afghans

The United States wants to give half of the 700 million seized to Afghans

The United States plans to pay half of the 700 million seized directly to help the Afghan people without handing it over to the Taliban.

The Joe Biden administration in the United States plans to give half of the 7 billion in Afghanistan to family members of those killed in the 2001 Twin Towers attack.

President Joe Biden will spend the remaining half of the 7 billion on humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan for the second time. The United States then withheld 7 billion from Afghanistan's central bank.

The Taliban have been urging for months to release the money. However, the United States is not willing to pay the money directly to the Taliban.

President Joe Biden will issue an executive order on Friday, according to Reuters, the AP and the New York Times.

As a result of this executive order, half of the money held in Afghanistan will be distributed to the victims of the Twin Towers attack. The other half will be spent in Afghanistan. But the money will not be given directly to the Taliban.

Families affected by the Twin Towers attack have long demanded compensation.

Meanwhile, the United States will not be able to deliver money directly to the Taliban. Because the United States has not yet recognized them as the government of Afghanistan.

The United States has also listed the Taliban as a terrorist organization.