Tag: Afghanistan

Nepal’s Afghanistan Policy is gradually Acquiring Some Shape (Kamal Dev Bhattarai, VIF)

When the Taliban captured the Afghan capital Kabul on August 15, Nepal was completely unprepared to face the unexpected situation that unfolded in the...

The Future of India’s Development Cooperation in Afghanistan (Swati Prabhu, ORF)

Afghanistan has been suffering wars and civil strife for decades, and remains one of the poorest countries in the world. Today at least 18...

Inside Afghan Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani’s Reception Honoring Suicide Bombers (Abdul Sayed, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Taliban Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, hosted a large reception for the heirs and families of hundreds of Taliban suicide bombers in the five-star...

More than half of Afghans face food insecurity at ‘crisis’ or ‘emergency’ levels (U News)

Nearly 23 million people, or 55 per cent of the Afghan population, are estimated to be in crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and...

Ordinary Afghans ‘broke and broken’, warns UN migration agency chief (UN News)

A stark warning for the people of Afghanistan has been issued by UN migration agency chief António Vitorino who on Thursday said that ongoing conflict, grinding...

Botched drone strike that killed 10 civilians in Kabul was not a result of criminal negligence, Pentagon says (Alex Horton, Dan Lamothe and Karoun...

A U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians as the Afghanistan war came to its chaotic end was not the result of...

‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan (UN News)

Human rights defenders in Afghanistan report that they are now enduring a “climate of fear”, threats, and becoming increasingly desperate over conditions in the country, an independent UN expert said on Wednesday. ‘Climate of fear’...

How Taliban victory will reshape regional dynamics in Central Asia (Paul Stronski, East Asia Forum)

The Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan is transforming the regional landscape and unnerving neighbouring countries. Central Asian countries face migration flows, humanitarian challenges and political uncertainty. The post-American Afghanistan...

Taliban bans the use of foreign currency across Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

The Taliban has announced a complete ban on the use of foreign currency in Afghanistan, a move certain to cause further disruption to an...

Afghanistan: Deadly hospital attack; UN ramps up aid delivery (UN News)

A deadly attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, is a reminder that health facilities should never be a target, the UN’s...

China-Afghanistan freight trains never stop with farm product trade restored: FM (Cheng Shijie, Liu Xin, Zhang Han, Global Times)

China-Afghanistan cargo trains have never stopped, trade of agricultural products between the two countries is being restored, and China will carry on listening to...

Afghanistan: Deadly blasts near military hospital in Kabul (Al Jazeera)

At least 19 people were killed and 43 wounded when two explosions, followed by gunfire, hit Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in the capital Kabul,...

CSTO ‘Combat Brotherhood 2021’ Exercises Send Strong Message to Afghanistan (John C. K. Daly, The Jamestown Foundation)

On October 18–23, the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which includes Afghanistan as an observer, held its Combat Brotherhood 2021 strategic military exercises,...

As US freezes funds, a harsh winter awaits cash-strapped Afghans (Ali M Latifi, Al Jazeera)

In its latest report to the United States Congress, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has detailed Washington’s decision to cut off...

Watchdog: 30 recent cases of violence against Afghan journalists (Al Jazeera)

More than 30 instances of violence and threats of violence against Afghan journalists were recorded in the last two months, with nearly 90 percent...

The United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Afghanistan (US Department of State)

PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE As part of our enduring commitment to the people of Afghanistan, the United States announced today nearly $144...