The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for a year till March 17, 2023, according to a media report on Friday. Resolution 2626 decides that UNAMA and the UN Secretary-General’s special representative will continue to carry out their mandate in support of the people of Afghanistan, in […]

The interim government in Afghanistan formed a commission Wednesday to encourage Afghans living outside the country to return home. Mohammad Naeem, a spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said the commission will be headed by Interim Minister of Minerals and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar. The Repatriation and Relationship of Afghan Personalities’ commission “will liaise with Afghans who have left […]

The Biden administration will grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to Afghans without permanent legal status but who are currently in the US, a move that could aid those evacuated after last year’s US withdrawal from Afghanistan. The grant of so-called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) will be available to 72,500 Afghans who entered on what is known as “humanitarian […]

House lawmakers on Thursday pressed Pentagon officials on the impact of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, raising doubt over efforts to combat terrorism from afar and whether the U.S. is compensating civilian casualties of the 20-year war.