Biden seeks to split Afghan assets between aid and 9/11 victims
Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government Friday, aiming to split the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan. The move drew an angry response from the country's new leaders the Taliban, which branded the seizure a "theft" and a sign of US "moral decay." Biden's unusual action saw the conflicting, highly sensitive issues of a humanitarian tragedy in Afghanistan, the fundamentalist Taliban fight for recognition, and the push for justice from families impacted by the Sept...