Afghanistan

Public health professionals must demand an end to the use of weaponized drones by USA

Jan 17, 2022 12:31

The U.S. government has been steadily increasing lethal covert drone operations since 2008, and almost everything we know about the program comes from whistleblowers and leakers.
US must ‘respond positively’ to UN call to release Afghan funds: Taliban

Jan 14, 2022 14:07

The Taliban government has called on the United States to release billions of dollars of Afghanistan’s frozen assets to avoid a worsening humanitarian crisis after the 20-year invasion of the war-ravaged country by US-led forces.
US sanctions are causing a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan

Jan 14, 2022 04:30

In the years after 2001, the United States and its allies created the most aid-dependent state in the world. Upon withdrawal, almost all of this aid has been cut, and further sanctions limit almost all financial transactions with the country.
Value of Iran’s trade with neighbors rises by 42% in 9 months

Jan 13, 2022 09:32

The value of Iran’s trade with neighboring countries in the first 9 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March-December 2021) increased by 42 percent compared to the same period last year.
Dick Cheney paved the way for Trump and the Capitol insurrection

Jan 12, 2022 11:21

Former Vice President Dick Cheney championed the use of torture by the U.S. government, and never recanted. Deliberate, in-your-face disregard for international human rights laws and norms has become a signature of the GOP. Cheney honed it to a fine art.
Afghanistan: Taliban warn northern neighbors of 'consequences' of not returning aircraft

Jan 12, 2022 09:15

The ruling Taliban in Afghanistan have warned neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan of "consequences" in case they fail to return the Afghan Air Force aircraft and helicopters that were flown into their territories by fleeing pilots during the US military exit in August last year.
Iran: Security forces bust intl. drug smuggling cell near southwestern border

Jan 12, 2022 09:13

Security forces of Iran have disbanded an international drug smuggling cell in southwestern Khuzestan Province, confiscating a large amount of narcotics and arms from the traffickers.
The silence — or worse — of human rights hawks on US sanctions against Afghanistan

Jan 11, 2022 13:29

Months after the US-backed Afghan government fell to the Taliban, ordinary Afghans now face what could be their direst winter in decades. Thanks to the economic collapse that accompanied the U.S. military withdrawal, coupled with the imposition of sanctions and the cessation of much humanitarian aid, millions of Afghans must contend with the very real prospect of starvation.
Iran, Qatar discuss Afghanistan, Yemen

Jan 11, 2022 11:23

The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar talked about a range of regional and international issues, including the latest developments in Afghanistan and Yemen.
UN launches $5bn aid appeal for Afghanistan amid worsening crisis

Jan 11, 2022 08:24

The United Nations (UN) has announced the launch of a more than $5 billion funding appeal for Afghanistan to avert a major humanitarian crisis in the South Asian country.