Tag: Afghanistan

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...

Wang Yi calls for coordinated action to expand economic exchanges with Afghanistan (Liu Caiyu, Global Times)

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on countries neighboring Afghanistan to take coordinated action to expand economic and trade exchanges...

The US-Taliban deal on Afghanistan is not a ‘model’ (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

Nearly 75 days after the Taliban seized full control of Afghanistan, the economic and political situation in the country is already pulling Western states...

Chinese foreign minister in Qatar for talks with the Taliban (Al Monitor)

China’s top diplomat will be in Qatar this week to meet with Taliban officials. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will head to Doha today and...

Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi to meet Afghan Taliban in Qatar in first high-level meeting with Afghan interim govt (Global Times)

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet a delegation of the Afghan Taliban interim government in Qatar to exchange views on the...

‘Children going to die’: UN warns of ‘acute’ Afghan food crisis (Al Jazeera)

Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from the brink of collapse, a...

Moscow expects US to fulfill promise of assistance to Afghanistan, says Russian envoy (TASS)

Moscow is counting on Washington to will fulfill its promise of socio-economic assistance to Afghanistan, Russian Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said, addressing...

Russia to support UN in organizing donor conference on Afghanistan — envoy (TASS)

Moscow is interested in convening a UN donor conference on Afghanistan as soon as possible, Special Russian Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Director of the...

Moscow to push for unfreezing of Afghan foreign assets, says Russian envoy (TASS)

The freezing of Afghanistan’s assets in the US and EU is ridiculous, they should be unfrozen, which Moscow will be pushing for, Russian Presidential...

Russia preparing emergency humanitarian aid for Afghanistan — envoy (TASS)

Russia’s Defense and Emergencies Ministries are preparing humanitarian aid that they will render to Afghanistan as emergency assistance soon, Special Russian Presidential Representative for...

Russian-Led CSTO Stages More Counterterrorism Drills On Tajik-Afghan Border (RFE RL)

Members of the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have completed another joint counterterrorism training exercise in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan. The exercise...

An Assessment of International Coalition Forces Intervention in Afghanistan (Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak, VIF)

The Al Qaeda attack on the twin towers on 9 September 2001 turned America’s global war on terror into a crusade. The operation Enduring...