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Canadian PM: I expected Ghani’s govt to collapse, just not so quickly

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, said in an interview with Global news that they expected the fall of the former Afghan government, but did not think it would happen so quickly. “I have talked with a number of our allies in Europe and elsewhere who were caught extremely off guard with how quickly things got out but the intelligence was […]

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UNICEF dispatches mobile clinics to help malnourished Afghan children

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said Sunday that it has tasked mobile health teams to provide health services to Afghan women and children across the country. UNICEF said in a statement that the mobile health and nutrition teams will travel across Afghanistan to provide health services to women and children who have no access to “life-saving health care”. […]

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IEA once again calls for good relations with international community

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has called on Afghanistan’s neighbors, the region and the world to play a positive role in building good and strong relations with them. The IEA made the call in a statement marking the 42nd anniversary of the former Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan. The former Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on December, 1979, but was […]

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Islamic State claims responsibility for explosion in Kabul

Islamic State claims responsibility for an explosion that took place close to the gate of the passport office in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, the militant group said on Saturday in a statement posted on an affiliated Telegram account.

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Turkey, Qatar ink deal to jointly operate Kabul Airport

Turkey and Qatar agreed to jointly operate the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, Reuters quoting diplomatic sources told Anadolu Agency on Thursday. After talks between committees from both countries, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Turkish and Qatari companies to operate the airport in collaboration on the basis of equal partnership, the sources told Anadolu Agency. According to […]

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Putin says West should provide aid to Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin in his annual press conference on Thursday said that Afghanistan needs economic assistance, which, first of all, should be provided by the US and NATO that have been in this country for the past two decades, Tass news reported. “Now, it is necessary to provide assistance to the Afghan people. And this should be done, first […]

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Protesters in Kabul call for release of Afghanistan’s assets

Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Kabul toward the shuttered U.S. Embassy on Tuesday, urging the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets. Holding banners reading, “Let us eat” and “Give us our frozen money,” the protesters chanted slogans and marched down a central avenue, with the ruling Taliban providing security. International funding to Afghanistan has been suspended and billions […]

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UN proposing paying nearly $6 million to IEA for security

The United Nations is proposing to pay nearly $6 million for protection in Afghanistan to Islamic Emirate-run Interior Ministry personnel, whose chief is under UN and US sanctions and wanted by the FBI, according to a UN document and a source familiar with the matter, Reuters reported. The proposed funds would be paid next year mostly to subsidize the monthly […]

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Abdullah calls on OIC to mobilize more funds to help Afghans

Abdullah Abdullah, former Chairman of the High Peace Council, welcomed decisions taken by delegates who attended the 17th extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad but called for the organization to mobilize more money for Afghanistan. In a series of tweets, on Tuesday night, he called on member states of the OIC to immediately mobilize all […]

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House‌ ‌Democrats‌ ‌call‌ ‌on‌ ‌Biden‌ ‌to‌ ‌unfreeze‌ ‌Afghan‌ ‌reserves‌ ‌

More‌ ‌than‌ ‌40‌ ‌House‌ ‌Democrats‌ ‌on‌ ‌Monday‌ ‌called‌ ‌on‌ ‌US‌ ‌President‌ ‌Joe‌ ‌Biden‌ ‌to‌ ‌open‌ ‌up‌ ‌access‌ ‌to‌ ‌economic‌ ‌reserves‌ ‌for‌ ‌Afghanistan‌ ‌in‌ ‌order‌ ‌to‌ ‌prevent‌ ‌”imminent‌ ‌mass‌ ‌starvation.”‌ ‌ Following‌ ‌the‌ ‌report‌ ‌on‌ ‌Wednesday‌ ‌Mohammad‌ ‌Naeem,‌ ‌spokesman‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Political‌ ‌Office‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌Islamic‌ ‌Emirate‌ ‌of‌ ‌Afghanistan‌ ‌(IEA),‌ ‌thanked‌ ‌the‌ ‌US‌ ‌Congress‌ ‌members‌ ‌in‌ ‌a‌ ‌series‌ ‌of‌ ‌tweets.‌ ‌ […]

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