President Biden issued an executive order last week consolidating and seizing $7 billion from the Afghan central bank, clearing the path to provide humanitarian aid to the Afghan people as well as compensate members of the 9/11 community. More.

Last Friday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would hold billions in seized Afghan central bank money to pay out to families of victims of 9/11 who had sued the Taliban for damages. More.

President Biden is facing mounting criticism for seizing $7 billion of Afghanistan’s federal reserves frozen in the United States. Biden is giving half of the money to families of September 11 victims while Afghanistan faces a humanitarian catastrophe. More.

A woman from Greater Columbus who helped inspire a hit Broadway musical finally got to see it in her hometown. “Come From Away” opened on Feb. 8 at the Ohio Theatre. Canadian composer-author-lyricists Irene Sankoff and David Hein capture the true events following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. More.

The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund’s annual report shows over $1.4 billion was awarded last year, and wait times were reduced while most staff were working remotely due to pandemic restrictions. More.

U.S. President Joe Biden has signaled that about $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan assets can potentially be used to compensate families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking attacks in the United States, a decision that has angered many Afghans. More.

Protesters gathered in Kabul Saturday to demonstrate against President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to free up $3.5 billion in frozen Afghan assets held in the United States to give to the relatives of 9/11 victims in America. More.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday allowing $7 billion in frozen assets from Afghanistan's central bank to eventually be distributed inside the country and to potentially fund litigation brought by families of victims of the September 11 terror attacks, senior administration officials confirmed Friday. More.