He has extensive experience working in Afghanistan through multiple deployments throughout the country. The highlight of his work is nearly two years in Garmser district, Helmand province …
India, US urge Taliban to respect rights, call for end of violence in Myanmar
India and the US have called on the Taliban leadership to abide by the UNSC resolution which demands that Afghanistan’s territory must never again be used to threaten or attack any country or to plan …
Money Matters: The massive shortfall in aid to Afghanistan
In this week’s edition: the U.N. has received only 14% of the $4.44 billion it has asked for Afghanistan; the future of French aid after the presidential election; and a roundtable discussion on USAID …
Islamic State group morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Since coming to power in Afghanistan eight months ago, the Taliban have touted their success in repressing the Islamic State group, but the militants have expanded into neighboring Pakistan …
Islamic State group morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Since coming to power in Afghanistan eight months ago, the Taliban have touted their success in repressing the Islamic State group, but the militants have expanded into neighboring Pakistan …
GLOBALink | U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan undermine tourism industry in Bamiyan’s Band-e-Amir lakes
The picturesque Band-e-Amir was a popular tourist destination in the past but the U.S. sanctions on Afghanistan have ruined people’s joy here. Mohammad Sadat, 25, from the capital city of Kabul, came …
GLOBALink | Beekeeping key to replace opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan
The beekeeping and honey production industry in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar has been expanding after long years of insecurity and heavy fighting. “Running a beekeeping farm is a …
Islamic State morphs and grows in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Basheer was a young Taliban fighter barely out of his teens when the Islamic State group took over his village in eastern Afghanistan, nearly eight years ago. The militants rounded up villagers …
Afghanistan’s Railways Authority reviewing operating contracts
Afghanistan Railways Authority (ARA) officials have said that operating contracts with neighboring countries for Afghanistan’s railway stations were formalized without taking the country’s best …
Afghanistan receives $96M in cash in last six days
As the delivery of cash by the United Nations to Afghanistan continues, the country’s central bank-Da Afghanistan Bank- receives another batch of $32 million in cash on Saturday, April 9, 2022.