Afghanistan will be forced to reconsider its policies against the United States except Washington reverses the decision to freeze parts of state assets as compensation for the 9/11 attack victims, Taliban said Monday.
US President Joe Biden last week seized $ 7 billion assets belonging to the previous Afghan government, aimed at dividing the funds between compensation for the victims of September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and were needed assistance for post-war Afghanistan.
The move pulled the response of anger from the country’s new Taliban leaders, which stopped the “theft” seizures and signs of “moral decay”.
“The 9/11 attack has nothing to do with Afghanistan,” said a statement on Monday, which was signed by the Deputy Spokesman of Inamullah Samangani.
“Every abuse of property from Afghans with the pretext of this incident is a clear violation of the agreement achieved by the Afghan Islamic Emirates,” added the statement, using the name Taliban for the country.
If the United States does not deviate from its position and continue its provocative actions, the Islamic Emirates will also be forced to reconsider their policies to the country.”
The unusual step of Biden sees conflicting and very sensitive human tragedy issues in Afghanistan, the Taliban fundamentalist fight for recognition and encouragement for justice from families affected by 9/11 attacks colliding, with billions of dollars at stake.
The money, which by a US official said most came from foreign aid sent to help the Western-supported Afghan government, has been trapped in the New York Federal Reserve since last year’s Taliban victory.
The government was appointed by the Taliban – who fought against the US-led forces for 20 years and now controlled all Afghanistan – not yet recognized by other countries, mostly due to human rights records.
