United States President Biden signed an executive order on Friday, 11 February to free US$ 7 billion of Afghan reserves frozen in US Federal Reserve’s bank in New York, distributing half of the amount to compensate the relatives of victims of the September 11th attacks of 2001, while the other half is to be poured into a trust fund for humanitarian relief in Afghanistan. In a statement, the White House declared the order is “designed to provide a path for the funds to reach the people of Afghanistan while keeping them out of the hands of the Taliban and malicious actors”. As the US’s nation-bu…

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