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 […]
Read more ›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 […]
Read more ›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. […]
Read more ›Along Afghanistan’s ‘highway
of death,’ the bombs are gone
but suffering has deepened
We leave Kabul on an October morning as darkness gives way to light. It’s a drive filled with jerks and bumps and often at a snail’s pace due to the poor condition of the highway. We spot Afghan men alongside the road dressed in thick jackets. Winter is on the horizon. At the checkpoint, the Taliban fighters are also bundled […]
Read more ›The U.S. Should Support Diplomacy, Not Armed Resistance, in Afghanistan
After a military retreat by Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front last week in the Panjshir Valley, the group’s head of foreign relations, Ali Nazary, appeared in Washington last Friday to vow that it would continue holding out against the Taliban and to seek military assistance for doing so. Yesterday, The New York Times reported that the NRF has hired lobbyist Robert […]
Read more ›Militant Groups Could Take Advantage Of Afghan Crisis, Pakistan Says Ahead Of OIC Meet
Groups such as Al-Qaeda and Daesh will take advantage of the Afghan crisis, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi cautioned on Friday ahead of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s special session in Islamabad. The 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC’s Council of Foreign Ministers was called by Saudi Arabia and will be hosted by Islamabad on Dec. 19. The meeting’s […]
Read more ›Drone strike on Pakistani Taliban leader fails to explode, TTP sources say
A drone strike hit a house just inside Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, apparently targeting a senior member of the Pakistani Taliban, but the missile failed to explode, Reuters quoting Pakistani Taliban sources said on Thursday. One of the Pakistani Taliban officials said the drone fired a missile at a hujra, or guesthouse on the compound of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, a […]
Read more ›China warns companies to get permits before ‘blindly’ visiting Afghanistan for minerals
China’s embassy in Afghanistan warned its companies and citizens on Friday not to “blindly” visit the country to inspect mineral resources, after reports of foreigners being detained without exploration permits, Reuters reported. According to the report Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has “extremely strict” standards for issuing permits for prospecting for minerals, the embassy said, adding that companies and […]
Read more ›Naseer Ahmad Faiq becomes Afghanistan’s envoy to UN, replacing Isaczai
Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations announced late Thursday night that Naseer Ahmad Faiq has taken over the leadership of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, replacing Ghulam Mohammad Isaczai. Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations wrote in an official tweet that Faiq is in charge of all activities of Afghanistan’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. […]
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