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Biden's sanctions on Afghanistan could kill more civilians than two decades of war

Mar 13, 2022 10:42

22.8 million Afghans—more than half the population—are facing acute food insecurity. Lift Biden administration's hold on billions of Central Bank reserves.
Top diplomat slams politicization of Syria chemical file, disregard for terrorists’ crimes

Mar 11, 2022 12:35

Syria’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations has voiced regret over the politicization of his country’s chemical file by certain countries, stating that the practice comes as criminal acts by Takfiri terrorist groups across Syria are being blatantly ignored.
Iran in talks with Taliban to resume 'Silk Road' rail project

Mar 09, 2022 06:23

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 09:39

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.
US would not have chosen 'embarrassing' Afghanistan pullout if it could, Iran FM tells Press TV

Feb 27, 2022 12:56

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.
Biden hammers a $7 billion nail into Afghanistan’s coffin

Feb 25, 2022 20:05

Letting Afghanistan slide into total economic and social ruin will have devastating consequences.
Explosion at mosque kills one, wounds 7 in northern Afghanistan

Feb 12, 2022 07:18

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.
Afghan health system on brink of collapse due to sanctions

Feb 03, 2022 07:07

The health care system in Afghanistan is on the verge of collapse amid rising COVID-19 cases. The Taliban blame the sanctions imposed on the war-torn country by the US for the current crisis.
Iran calls on Australia to ‘responsibly’ deal with terrorists on its soil

Feb 01, 2022 17:23

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has reiterated the Islamic Republic's leading role in the fight against terrorism, urging Australia to “responsibly” counter all the terrorist groups active in the country.
UN claims Taliban killed scores of former govt. officials; group yet to respond

Jan 31, 2022 09:04

The Taliban and its allies have allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with the international military contingent in Afghanistan, claims a new report by the United Nations.