KABUL: A number of Afghans, notably businessmen and money exchangers, protested the Biden administration's decision to redirect a portion of the frozen assets from the Afghan central bank to the families of 9/11 victims in Kabul and other regions of the country.

Protesters called the decision "illegal and unfair," and demanded that the US release all of Afghanistan's frozen assets. They also urged the World Bank and the United Nations to review the US decision on the Afghan people's properties. "No one has the right to utilise or distribute this money to anyone else," Mohammad Younes Momand, the head of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI), said. "Taking compensation from Afghan money and giving it to 9/11 victims is utterly unfair," said Hajj Mir Afghan Safi, the leader of the Sarai Shahzada money changers union.

Protesters have warned to escalate the protest if the US does not reverse its decision. "This is Afghan people's money, which includes a lot of wealth from Afghan traders. Our outrage stems from Biden's decision "a spokesman for the Sarai Shahzada money changers' association, Abdul Rahman Zirak, remarked. "Biden's decision is unfair," Abdul Rahman Hudawal, the head of the Nangarhar Money Exchangers' Union, said. "This is Afghan people's money, and the United States cannot give it to others."

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