The families of victims of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks cannot seize $3.5 billion in funds belonging to Afghanistan's central bank, a New York federal judge has ruled
THE FAMILIES OF victims of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks cannot seize $3.5 billion in funds belonging to Afghanistan’s central bank, a New York federal judge has ruled.
But Judge George Daniels of the Southern District of New York said yesterday that the federal courts lack the jurisdiction to seize the funds from Afghanistan’s central bank. Daniels also said he was “constitutionally restrained” from awarding the assets to the families because it would effectively mean recognising the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.Since the group’s takeover in 2021, no nation has recognised the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government – including the United States.
More than 2,900 people died when four hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and a field in Pennsylvania.
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