US rules out releasing billions in Afghan funds after strike

Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. (AP) — Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. (AP)

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5 min read . Updated: 16 Aug 2022, 06:43 PM IST JESSICA DONATI, The Wall Street Journal

Presence of al Qaeda’s leader in Kabul raised concerns in West about resurgence of global terrorism from Taliban-ruled country

The Biden administration has decided it won’t release any of the roughly $7 billion in foreign assets held by Afghanistan’s central bank on U.S. soil and has suspended talks with the Taliban over the funds after the killing of al Qaeda’s leader in Kabul, according to U.S. officials.