Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) intends to expand its network in Afghanistan by increasing its air cargo business, for which its …
WB approves $97.50m grant for Afghanistan
The World Bank has approved a grant of $97.50 million to provide regular cash support to the Afghans affected by droughts and COVID-19 and improve food and nutrition security. Approved by the World …
It’s time for the US to make good with Afghanistan (Opinion)
Ahead of this week’s NATO meeting, former US Secretary of State Madeline Albright and former Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini write about the opportunity available to the new …
Taliban Urges US Public to Demand Early Pullout From Afghanistan
Through an “open letter,” the Taliban is urging U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration Tuesday to stick to a 2020 troop withdrawal peace agreement, describing it as “the most effective way of …
Weapons Biz Bankrolls Experts Pushing to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
Earlier this month, a study group established by Congress recommended that President Joe Biden extend the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops from America’s longest war. It’s a strategy that many …
U.S. enters NATO meetings as China and Russia threats loom and war in Afghanistan drags on
“America cannot afford to be absent any longer on the world stage,” Biden said in an address at the State Department.
NATO chief says alliance won’t remove troops from Afghanistan ‘before the time is right’
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opened the door Monday to the alliance keeping forces in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline when the US had promised to remove its remaining 2,500 troops from …
U.N. report: 65 human rights defenders, journalists killed in Afghanistan since 2018
Sixty-five human rights defenders and media professionals have been killed in Afghanistan since 2018, the United Nations said Monday.
NATO will leave Afghanistan when ‘time is right’: Stoltenberg
The Taliban must do more to meet the terms of a 2020 peace deal with the US before withdrawal, says NATO chief.
NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal depends on violence levels, Stoltenberg says
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on the Taliban on Monday to reduce violence in Afghanistan and said any possible withdrawal of troops would be based on the situation on the ground.