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Demonstrators take part in a September 24, 2021 protest in Kabul, Afghanistan demanding the release of billions of dollars in frozen funds from the country's central bank by the United States.
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'Victory for the Afghan People' as US Judge Blocks 9/11 Families From Seizing Frozen Assets
"This money belongs to the Afghan people, and no one else," said Afghans for a Better Tomorrow, a coalition of Afghan-American community groups.