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DOES v. TALIBAN

No. 22-7134.

JOHN DOES 1-7, Appellants, v. TALIBAN, ET AL., Appellees, INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND; INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, Garnishee-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2024.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Thornton argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Ginger D. Anders argued the cause for garnishee-appellee International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. With her on the brief was Sarah E. Wiener .

James R. Newland, Jr. argued the cause for garnishee-appellee International Monetary Fund. With him on the brief were Kiran Aftab Seldon and Owen R. Wolfe .

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MILLETT.

In 2020, seven victims of a 2016 terrorist bombing in Afghanistan obtained multi-million-dollar default judgments against the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and the Haqqani Network. Following the Taliban's 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, those seven victims, suing as John Doe plaintiffs ("John Does"), sought to attach assets presently...

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