The United Nations experts have expressed concern about Afghanistan’s grave humanitarian crisis and have asked the government of the United States to unfreeze the $7 billion of Da Afghanistan Bank, …
UN human rights experts urge United States to ease Afghanistan assets freeze
Alarmed by the critical humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, independent UN human rights experts called, on Monday, for the United States to end its freeze on Afghanistan’s foreign assets.
Here’s how Pakistan smuggles drugs into India through sleeper cells | CNN-News18 accesses intel note
Pakistan is taking advantage of its geographical location for drug business in the Golden Crescent and its porous border with Afghanistan serves as major transit corridor for the drugs, the note added …
In Afghanistan, boys are becoming the breadwinners
In Kabul, war and poverty have long created a permanent underclass of child beggars, scavengers and shoeshine boys, but their numbers have soared in recent months, reports Pamela Constable …
U.S. asset freezes worsen Afghan women’s suffering – UN experts
The United States, as well as the Taliban authorities, is contributing to the suffering of women in Afghanistan through asset freezes, U.N. independent experts said on Monday.
US commission: Cite Afghanistan for religious persecution
Afghanistan should join a list of the “worst of the worst” violators of religious freedom in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power, a U.S. advisory body is recommending to the State Department.
Reiterated support for peaceful, stable, secure Afghanistan: PM Modi after talks with Boris Johnson
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reiterated India’s support for an inclusive government in Afghanistan and also stressed the need to choose dialogue and diplomacy to address the ongoing conflict …
‘Very disturbing’: University of Alberta student describes escape from Afghanistan, living under Taliban
The University of Alberta’s recruitment team worked with international agencies to get Aftikhar Mominzada’s visa expediated so he could get to Canada.
Rare Pakistan airstrikes on Taliban show tension after U.S. exit
Pakistan’s rare air strikes inside Afghanistan over the weekend that killed more than 40 civilians shows simmering tensions with the Taliban following the U.S. withdrawal from the region.
The forever war in Afghanistan is nowhere near its end. Now IS indulging in ethnic warfare
Islamic State is seeking to overthrow the Taliban—quietly helped along by the discontent in its own ranks, economic crisis, and disputes over the spoils of power.