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Taliban-appointed foreign minister visits Pakistan

Nov 11, 2021 05:37

Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign affairs chief has embarked on a visit to neighboring Pakistan as the Taliban rulers seek regional and global recognition.
After Afghanistan disaster, the Pentagon is on track to get even more money (2)

Nov 10, 2021 12:33

The defeat in Afghanistan offers a chance to rethink America’s war machine, but Congress is on the verge of raising military spending to $740 billion.
Iran at India forum: US, allied invaders must be held to account for Afghanistan woes

Nov 10, 2021 08:11

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the United States and its coalition allies must be held accountable for the myriad of crises Afghanistan is facing today, adding the “least responsibility” they bear is to compensate for all the damage they have inflicted on the Afghan people over the past two decades.
Afghans queue to receive aid amid acute food shortage

Nov 09, 2021 08:17

World Food Programme, the food-assistance arm of the United Nations, distributed vital relief supplies in Kabul over the weekend as crisis-stricken residents queued to receive wheat and other items.
Afghanistan kicks off nationwide polio drive with Taliban's backing

Nov 08, 2021 12:03

Afghanistan has launched a four-day polio vaccination drive in a first nationwide campaign in three years aimed at eradicating the crippling infectious disease.
Nearly 20 killed, dozens injured as twin bombings hit Kabul's biggest hospital

Nov 02, 2021 09:19

Multiple explosions have rocked Afghanistan’s capital, leaving at least 19 people dead and dozens of others injured, as the war-ravaged country continues to grapple with fresh security challenges.
'Iran will never join ‘one-sided’ mechanism on Afghanistan designed by US, extra-regional states'

Nov 01, 2021 05:21

Iran says while it welcomes any initiative that improves the situation in Afghanistan, it will never join a one-sided mechanism designed by the United States and other extra-regional countries on the crisis-hit country.
Taliban demand recognition as leader appears for first time

Oct 31, 2021 05:27

The Taliban have warned that a failure by the United States and other countries to recognize their government in Afghanistan and unfreeze Afghan assets abroad would lead to problems not only for the war-torn country but for the rest of the world.
US State Dept., Pentagon are concealing data on Afghanistan defeat: US watchdog

Oct 30, 2021 13:07

An American government watchdog has said that the US State Department and Pentagon are suppressing information that Congress and the public need to understand about the US military defeat in Afghanistan.
Taliban pushing to unlock billions in Afghan central bank reserves abroad

Oct 30, 2021 00:41

The Taliban government in Afghanistan is pressing for the release of billions of dollars in Afghan central bank reserves overseas, which have been frozen since the group's takeover of the country.