Biden Eyes Split of Frozen Afghan Billions: Half to Taliban, Half to September 11 Families

WASHINGTON (AP) President Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to move some $7 billion of the Afghan central bank's assets frozen in the American banking system to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, according to an American official familiar with the decision. The order will require American financial institutions to facilitate access to $3.5 billion of assets for Afghan relief and basic needs. The other $3.5...