Post-Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, its airspace revenue has dropped and the airline industry is struggling. As per industry analysts, the suspension of airline flights has harmed the airline industry and the closing of Afghan airspace has caused revenue to plummet, reported Tolo News. The estimated revenue loss from the closed […]
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Women Afghan teachers, health workers urge US to unfreeze Afghanistan’s assets
Many women Afghan teachers and health workers on Tuesday called on the US and other organisations to unfreeze billions of dollars and give them back to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. In a press conference in Kabul, they urged international banks and other organisations to help them in paying their salaries, reported The Khaama Press […]
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Former Afghanistan officials announce govt in exile, Amrullah Saleh to lead
Former officials of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who left the war-torn nation after the takeover by the Taliban announced the continuation of the Afghan government in exile, headed by the former Vice-President Amrullah Saleh. A statement released by the Afghan embassy in Swiss reads that, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the only […]
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Quad to closely coordinate diplomatic, economic, human-rights policies towards Afghanistan
After the first-ever in-person Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) Summit, leaders of the Quad nations in a joint statement said they will closely coordinate diplomatic, economic, and human-rights policies towards Afghanistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on […]
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At G20 meeting, China urges lifting economic sanctions on Afghanistan
China has called for the ending of sanctions and restrictions on Afghanistan amid Taliban struggle for wider international recognition. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during a video conference with the foreign ministers of the Group of 20 (G20) on Thursday said Afghanistan’s foreign exchange reserves are national assets and should […]
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5 killed in multiple attacks in Jalalabad Afghanistan
The eastern province of Nangarhar witnessed multiple attacks in Jalalabad city on Wednesday resulting in the death of five persons, reported Tolo News. Four explosions in different parts of the city took the lives of two people and injured three others, eyewitnesses told Tolo News. Those wounded have been transferred […]
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Former female prosecutors in hiding to escape retaliation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s former female prosecutors are in hiding, fearing retaliation from those who were once jailed after their judgments and have now been released. Many prisoners in Afghanistan have been freed by the Taliban after they took over the country last month. The female prosecutors claim that ex-prisoners are searching for them to take revenge. One female judge said […]
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Despite Afghanistan’s capture rift emerges between Taliban factions, says report
Even though the Taliban has managed to capture Afghanistan and form a government, an internal rift between the faction has started emerging, according to media reports. Writing for The Spectator, David Loyn, said that Talian co-founder Mullah Baradar had expected to run the government but was instead given a deputy’s role. He wanted more roles for Afghanistan’s […]
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Female teachers worried about their future in Afghanistan
Female teachers are uncertain about their future in Afghanistan after the Ministry of Education issued a notice calling on male students and male teachers from grades seven to 12 to return to school. This came into effect on Saturday, Ariana News reported. The notice did not mention female students and teachers, […]
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UN chief requests SCO cooperation on Afghanistan
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has asked for cooperation from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in support of Afghanistan. Guterres conveyed the message to SCO summit on Friday, which was held in Tajikistan, Xinhua reported. During his address, UN chief said that troubling developments in Afghanistan are causing profound political, economic, security and humanitarian challenges. […]
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Afghanistan’s humanitarian situation ‘pretty desperate’, urgent aid needed: UN refugee chief
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is pretty desperate and called for urgent aid to the country, a media report said. Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, Grandi described the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as “pretty desperate” and stressed that food, medicines, shelter and other necessities […]
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Blinken speaks with new UK Foreign Secretary, discusses Afghanistan, China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday and discussed issues including Afghanistan, China, and Iran. In a press statement, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price informed that Blinken congratulated Truss on her appointment and highlighted the importance of the US-UK bilateral ties. The US State […]
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5.5 million internally displaced in Afghanistan: UN
A total of 5.5 million have been internally displaced in Afghanistan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has said. More than 500,592 were displaced in the last eight months, according to a report by the United Nations’s OSHA. IOM said 850,805 undocumented Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan during the last eight […]
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Pakistan was a ‘hired gun’, says Imran Khan on US war in Afghanistan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the US war against terrorism was “disastrous” for Pakistan as Washington used Islamabad like a “hired gun” during their 20-year presence in Afghanistan. “We (Pakistan) were like a hired gun,” Khan said in an interview with CNN. “We were supposed to make them (the […]
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Taliban continues to torture, kill journalists in Afghanistan
Contrary to the promises made by the Taliban of respecting human values, the group continues to violate the basic human rights of media personnel as they are being harassed, tortured, and killed. Journalists are scared; feeling hopeless as the spirit of journalism they built in the past two decades is ceasing to […]