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President Joe Biden Sign, Friday (11), a decree allowing United States of America Disposal of 7 billion US dollars (about 36 billion Brazilian reais) from the Central Bank of Afghanistan Deposited with US financial institutions, the White House said.
Therefore, the United States will acquire assets from another country. Biden is asking that this money be deposited into an account with the Federal Reserve in New York, one of the Federal Reserve banks, the country’s central bank.
The president wants About half of this amount is for compensation claims for the families of the victims of the September 11 attacks, and the rest for humanitarian aid in AfghanistanBut so that the money does not fall into the hands of the TalibanThe White House explained.
“It’s very important to be able to get $3.5 billion in and make sure it’s used for the benefit of the Afghan people,” a White House official told a news conference.
Women’s demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 16, 2022 – Photo: Wakeel Lost / Agence France-Presse
He added that the goal was also to ensure that families of terrorism victims “can hear their voices” in US federal court. However, Biden acknowledged that this is a “judicially complex” situation and that the announcement is just the beginning of a procedure that could take months.
The path Biden has chosen to obtain this Afghan money is sure to stir controversy, at a time when he Afghanistan Facing a serious humanitarian crisis.
Total central bank reserves AfghanistanAt the end of April 2021, it was $9.4 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund.
That sum, which was deposited before the Taliban regained power in August last year, is mostly offshore, mostly in the United States. United States of America.
To justify the decision, the US government points out that these reservations came in part from international aid, especially from Americans, that he received Afghanistan.
