Tag: Afghanistan

Vying for influence over Kabul (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

On December 19, Pakistan hosted a special session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the crisis in Afghanistan. The Taliban, which...

India and Central Asia need more coherence on Afghanistan (Ayjaz Wani, ORF)

The third India-Central Asia Dialogue, held in India on 19 December, coincided with the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic...

Afghanistan Mired in Uncertainty (Aakriti Vinayak, Vivekananda International Foundation)

Taliban after illegitmately wresting power in Afghanistan has entered its fourth month. However the country remains in chaos and at the edge of abyss....

Chinese scholar applauded the upturn brought by the Taliban government after visit, warning risks remained for more investment (Zhao Juecheng and Hu Yuwei, Global...

What is life like for the Afghan people after four months since the Taliban seized power of the country? A group of Chinese scholars...

Increasing girls’ access to formal agricultural education in Afghanistan. Catalyzing the skills needed for agriculture production and food security (Nangyalai Attal, Brookings)

As one of the top growth sectors in Afghanistan, agriculture is the backbone of the economy and women—and girls are the backbone of agriculture,...

‘Let us eat’: Afghan protesters call for release of frozen assets (Al Jazeera)

Hundreds of protesters have marched through the streets of Kabul towards the shuttered United States’ embassy, urging the release of Afghanistan’s frozen assets. Holding banners reading,...

Pakistan warns of consequences from Afghan ‘economic meltdown’ (Al Jazeera)

Member nations of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) are holding a special meeting in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to discuss solutions to address the humanitarian...

Uzbekistan Sends Technicians To Repair Afghanistan’s Mazar-e Sharif Airport (RFE RL)

Uzbekistan has sent experts to the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e Sharif to help repair its airport equipment and restart operations. Uzbekistan Sends Technicians To...

Western tech can protect Central Asia from the Afghan scenario (Anatoly Motkin, ORF)

What is happening in Afghanistan can have a direct impact on Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan—six moderate Muslim states with a population...

Afghanistan’s tumbling currency compounds economic crisis (Al Jazeera)

The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis and deepening poverty in a country where more than half the...

India’s Dilemmas in Engaging the Taliban in Afghanistan: Too Little, Too Late? (Sudha Ramachandran, The Jamestown Foundation)

On November 10, India hosted the Third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan, which saw the participation of National Security Advisers from India, Iran, Russia...

Saudi Arabia sends humanitarian aid to Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Saudi Arabia has sent two aircraft carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, state media reported, its first such initiative since the Taliban took control of the crisis-stricken...

Central Asia And The Taliban: The Difference Between A Restive Border And A Quiet One (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

The Taliban is back in power in Afghanistan, and one of the biggest differences this time compared to 1996 -- when the Taliban first...

China’s second batch of winter supplies arrives in Afghanistan (Global Times)

China's second batch of winter supplies has arrived in Afghanistan. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan and the acting deputy minister of refugee affairs of the...

Afghanistan Relocation and Resettlement Update (US Department of State)

Since August 31, the State Department has continued its around-the-clock efforts to relocate U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents currently in Afghanistan who want to depart, as well as Afghan allies who worked with us over...

Donors back $280m fund transfer to help avert Afghan famine (Al Jazeera)

International donors have agreed to transfer $280m from a frozen trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to support nutrition and...