Referring to US President Joe Biden’s decision over the fate of the frozen Afghan assets, Sayed Akbar Agha, the head of the Rah-e-Nejat council of Afghanistan, said the United States has committed war crimes in Afghanistan and the country should compensate the Afghan people.

His comments come as Biden signed an executive order on Friday to split billions of frozen assets held in American banks. $3.5 billion--roughly half--will be eventually used for aid to Afghanistan, but the other half will at the moment be earmarked for compensation of victims of September 11, for whom lawsuits are pending.

At a press conference, Sayed Akbar Agha said that civilians were done great harm during the past 20 years of war in Afghanistan and the US committed crimes across Afghanistan.

“Many Afghans lost their lives as a result of bombing attacks by the United States, attacks were carried out during various ceremonies like funerals--even in mosques--therefore the US should pay compensation,” said Sayed Akbar Agha, head of the Rah-e-Nejat Council of Afghanistan.

Meanwhile, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the United Nations, China, and the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awam Party of Pakistan reacted to the US decision toward the frozen Afghan assets.

OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha, quoted by Ashraq Al-Awsat, said the 57-member body and the Islamic Development Bank are negotiating with international parties to unfreeze Afghan assets, Al-Awsat reported on Sunday.

Mahmood Khan Achakzai, chairman of the Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party of Pakistan, on Twitter said compensating the families of 9/11 victims with the money of Afghan people is unjust and the world must "rebuild Afghanistan and restore its sovereignty.”

At the same time, Afghan women activists from several organizations in an open letter to Biden urged him to reconsider his decision on the frozen Afghan funds.

The activist women said the people of Afghanistan themselves are victims of terrorism and President Biden's recent decision is extremely unfair.

“Giving this $3.5 billion as compensation will be a big crisis for Afghan people, and will be remembered in history,” said Asef Nang, an economic analyst.