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Havlish v. Taliban—Second Circuit Affirms that Afghanistan Central Bank Assets are Immune from Attachment

The Second Circuit has finally decided whether frozen Afghan central bank assets can be attached or turned over to satisfy judgments against the Taliban for acts of terrorism against U.S. citizens. The court answered “no” in Havlish v. Taliban over one partial dissent. The case presents complex and important issues, and although both the majority…

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Havlish Plaintiffs File a Potentially Misleading Brief Claiming Entitlement to Afghan Central Bank Assets

The 2021 return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan has led to litigation in the United States over the assets of the Afghan Central Bank (“DAB”).  As I explained in an earlier post, an executive order by President Biden froze about $7.0 billion in DAB assets held in New York. A license from the…

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Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk

Vanderbilt Law School
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George Washington University Law School
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Cornell Law School
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University of North Carolina School of Law
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UC Davis School of Law
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George Washington University Law School
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Vanderbilt Law School
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MoloLamken LLP
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Institute for International and European Law
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