Looking at Afghanistan’s map, one observes a narrow strip of land protruding northeastward out of its northern part. Called the Wakhan Corridor, it is a colonial construct to keep the borders of …
The Taliban deny using force to divert international aid in Afghanistan
The Taliban have denied using force to divert international aid in Afghanistan. That’s after a U.S. watchdog said authorities use every means at their disposal to ensure aid goes where they want it to.
The Dangerous Work of Reporting the Truth in Afghanistan
The Taliban have crushed the country’s once-thriving media industry. But journalists are fighting back The post The Dangerous Work of Reporting the Truth in Afghanistan first appeared on The Walrus.
Trade resumes as Pakistan and Afghanistan reopen Torkham border …
FILE- Afghan refugees settle in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.
Key Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing remains shut … – KOLR
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A nearly weeklong closure of a key crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people, causing financial losses to …
It’s time to take back Afghanistan from the Taliban
Friday 15 August is a painful anniversary for Afghanistan – it is four years since the Taliban took Kabul, turning my country into the worst place in the world to be a woman, and once again a …
Pentagon watchdog finds widespread waste in $800 million Afghanistan …
The temporary program, called the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, was appropriated $823 million by Congress, of which $675 million was spent on projects, many of which were …
AFGHANISTAN: World Bank, ARTF Support Access to Finance for Small …
WASHINGTON, April 3, 2024 —A grant in the amount of $16 million from the Afghanistan Resilience Trust Fund (ARTF) has been approved to support financing for micro and small enterprises in Afghanistan, …
Not ‘Going to Be Possible’ to Get All Americans Out of Afghanistan …
Seth Jones, a former advisor to U.S. special operations in Afghanistan, told CNBC that he does not think the U.S. will be able to remove the nearly 1,500 Americans still left in Afghanistan before …
Afghanistan gets back to business – Euromoney
He was then a German textile magnate, and an adviser to the deposed king of Afghanistan, who had lived in the villa since being ousted in the mid-1970s. Today, Dayani gets around Kabul in a sleek …