Afghanistan

UN establishes formal ties with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Mar 17, 2022 16:59

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted to secure a formal presence in Taliban-governed Afghanistan, which has yet to win international recognition.
CIA black site detainee used as torture prop in Kabul

Mar 16, 2022 05:38

Declassified documents show that a Kuwaiti national detained by the CIA was used as a prop to teach the agency’s training interrogators about torture.
US says Afghan embassy, now out of money, will close down

Mar 13, 2022 06:00

The Afghan embassy in Washington will shut down in the coming week amid severe financial pressure and cut off from the new Taliban government in Kabul, according to a senior US State Department official.
Plight of Afghans ignored by international community

Mar 11, 2022 08:28

The war in Ukraine has triggered a refugee crisis in Europe. But critics say refugees in other parts of the world do not receive the same solidarity and media coverage. Afghanistan is going through a tough time and thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes.
Iran in talks with Taliban to resume 'Silk Road' rail project

Mar 09, 2022 02:53

Iran is in talks with the Taliban to extend a rail link from its border city of Khaf to the Afghan city of Herat, an official has said.
Taliban call for lifting of sanctions on Afghanistan

Mar 04, 2022 06:09

The Taliban have called on the international community to lift its sanctions on Afghanistan shortly after the United Nations warns about the country’s ‘irreversible’ economic collapse.
Afghanistan on brink of 'irreversible' economic collapse: UN envoy

Mar 03, 2022 07:29

Humanitarian agencies may have distributed enough aid to Afghanistan to prevent large-scale famine and starvation, but the economic challenges have left the country on the brink of “irreversible” ruin, the UN envoy to Kabul says.
US would not have chosen 'embarrassing' Afghanistan pullout if it could, Iran FM tells Press TV

Feb 27, 2022 09:26

Iranian Foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has dismissed US claims that the withdrawal from Afghanistan had all been planned beforehand, saying they would not have opted for such an "embarrassing" pullout if they had other choices.
Iran proposes joint investment programs in Afghanistan

Feb 23, 2022 12:35

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan has expressed Tehran’s readiness for joint investment programs in various fields in the neighboring country.
Ex-British FM: West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan

Feb 21, 2022 09:32

Former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says the West has inflicted catastrophic damage on Afghanistan and its own reputation by imposing a policy of starvation on the country.