Afghanistan

UN food agency says 95% of people in Afghanistan do not have enough to eat

Feb 20, 2022 05:49

The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) says 95 percent of people in Afghanistan “do not have enough to eat,” as the United States has frozen Afghan government assets worth billions of dollars and international sanctions against the ruling Taliban have plunged the Asian country into a full-blown economic crisis.
Iran FM warns of Afghan refugee crisis, Yemen disaster in meeting with UN chief

Feb 19, 2022 09:56

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned of the burden of a new wave of refugees from Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover of the Central Asian country and also stated that the ongoing Yemen crisis has reached a critical point that requires concerted international efforts.
China slams US seizure of Afghanistan’s assets as ‘conduct of bandits’

Feb 17, 2022 04:36

China has condemned the United States’ decision to seize Afghanistan’s frozen assets amid a mounting humanitarian crisis, saying the conduct is no different from that of “bandits.”
Taliban threaten to reconsider policy toward US over assets freeze

Feb 15, 2022 14:03

The Taliban have warned the United States that they will be forced to reconsider their policy toward Washington if it refuses to free Afghanistan's assets.
Afghans denounce Biden's decision on distributing half of Afghanistan's assets among 9/11 victims

Feb 15, 2022 05:04

US president has signed an order allowing half of the $7 billion in frozen assets from Afghanistan's central bank to be reserved for the 9/11 victims. Afghans condemn the move as oppressive and call for the entire amount to be unfrozen for saving Afghan people’s lives.
Iran unhappy with amount of water released by Afghanistan: Official

Feb 14, 2022 02:27

An Iranian Energy Ministry official says the ruling Taliban group in Afghanistan have failed to release enough water from a major dam on the Helmand River to comply with terms of a treaty that dates back to nearly five decades ago.
Afghanistan’s Central Bank blasts US plan to seize frozen assets as 'injustice' to Afghans

Feb 13, 2022 10:09

Afghanistan's Central Bank has condemned a recent decision by the United States to seize billions of dollars of frozen Afghan funds to pay the claimants of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
In blocking funds, US ‘stealing’ Afghan assets to compensate 9/11 claimants: Taliban

Feb 12, 2022 08:10

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has condemned as "theft" and a sign of "moral decay" a recent decision by the United States to use billions of dollars of frozen Afghan assets to compensate the claimants of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Explosion at mosque kills one, wounds 7 in northern Afghanistan

Feb 12, 2022 03:48

An explosion at a mosque has killed at least one Afghan and wounded seven others in the northern province of Badghis, a Taliban official says.
Afghans celebrate 43rd anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution

Feb 11, 2022 02:41

Afghans mark the 43rd anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution by organizing different events. They view the victory of the Revolution as the beginning of a new era in the Muslim world, inspiring people to seek freedom.