Tag: Afghanistan

US offers to pay families of Afghans killed in drone attack (Al Jazeera)

The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched US drone attack in Afghanistan...

Ahead Of Talks, Putin Claims IS Has 2,000 Fighters In Afghanistan (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Islamic State (IS) militant group has thousands of fighters in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host...

The challenge of addressing the health care needs of Afghan evacuees (Stuart M. Butler and Nehath Sheriff, Brookings)

Over 130,000 people were evacuated from Afghanistan as United States and allied troops left the country at the end of August, with more individuals and families expected...

Afghan quagmire may trigger critical-level tensions, warns Moscow-led bloc’s brass (TASS)

After the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) seized power in Afghanistan, developments there have led to growing instability in Central Asia and can worsen even...

Taliban to visit Russia next week to take part in talks on Afghanistan, says diplomat (TASS)

The Taliban (banned in Russia) delegation will arrive in Moscow next week to participate in the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Ministry...

Iranian and Pakistani military leaders discuss cooperation, Afghanistan (Al-Monitor)

Iranian and Pakistani military leaders vowed to improved cooperation and discussed Afghanistan on Wednesday. Iranian and Pakistani military leaders discuss cooperation, Afghanistan - Al-Monitor: The...

Afghanistan’s girls lament continued closure of high schools (Ali M Latifi, Al Jazeera)

Kabul resident Rahela Nussrat, 17, is in her final year of high school, but she has not been able to attend classes. The reason:...

G20 agrees aid to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis (Al Jazeera)

The Group of 20 (G20) has agreed to work together to avoid a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan, even if it means having to coordinate...

Qatar urges engagement with Taliban amid humanitarian crisis (Al Jazeera)

Qatar believes that recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan is not a priority now, and that the focus should be on engaging with the...

Afghanistan crisis worsening as temperatures drop, warns UNHCR (UN News)

A month since the UN-led $606 million appeal for solidarity for the people of Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency said that only 35 per cent of...

Russia retains considerable influence on Taliban — Russian envoy (TASS)

Russia's influence on the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) in Afghanistan remains considerable, Russia's special presidential envoy for Afghanistan, director of the Foreign Ministry's...

Expanded trio on Afghanistan to meet before Moscow format talks — Russian envoy (TASS)

The expanded trio (Russia, the US, China and Pakistan) on Afghanistan will meet in Moscow before Moscow format talks, Russia's special presidential envoy to...

Lavrov says NATO’s weapons left in Afghanistan should not be used for destructive purposes (TASS)

Speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

NATO avoids responsibility for its presence in Afghanistan — Russian top diplomat (TASS)

NATO avoids responsibility for its twenty-year presence in Afghanistan, inviting the republic’s neighbors to solve the existing problems, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said...

Afghanistan: World must act on ‘make or break moment’ – UN chief (UN News)

“If we do not act and help Afghans weather this storm, and do it soon, not only they but all the world will pay a...

Imran Khan: US must engage with Taliban or face chaos (Peter Oborne, David Hearst, Middle East Eye)

The United States has to “pull itself together” and deliver an aid package to Afghanistan or face the collapse of a country which would...