Shaikh Ab. Hamid Decries Redirection of Afghan Frozen Assets to 9/11 Victims

The prominent Iranian Sunni scholar and social leader called use of the frozen fund of Afghanistan for the 9/11 victims ‘shameful’ and ‘unjust’.
In a statement published on his Twitter account, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid said: “Usurpation of the needy Afghan nation’s assets under the pretext of 9/11 is against justice and conscience.”
He alluded to the fatal bombardment of the US forces in Afghanistan and murder of innocent civilians and wrote: “The United States bombed Afghan people for 20 years, killing thousands of civilians, but no one is questioned about their blood.”
“It is a shame for the United States to receive compensation for the 9/11 victims from Afghans,” the president of Darululoom Zahedan concluded.
The US government has announced recently that Joe Biden plans to use $7bn (£5.16bn) in frozen Afghan assets to compensate victims of the 9/11 attacks and for relief efforts.
Washington froze the money after the Taliban took power last year.