If the status quo continues, almost the entire country faces acute poverty. By the end of this winter, 97% of the population could be too poor to survive without aid …
Taliban’s Afghanistan-South Asian perspective
The Taliban have been urging Washington to unfreeze roughly $9.4 billion in Afghanistan’s central bank assets ..
Don’t Let Biden Off the Hook for the Disaster He Left in Afghanistan
The media has largely moved on from the Afghanistan debacle, and many are all too eager to sweep the consequences of President Biden’s botched withdrawal under the rug. Yet the repercussions will last …
Iran calls for US to unfreeze Afghan funds amid humanitarian crisis
Following a visit by Taliban envoy Amir Khan Muttaqi to Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said it wasn’t ready to formally recognize Afghanistan’s new rulers.
Wanted TTP commander Muhammad Khorasani killed in Afghanistan
A senior security official confirmed Khurasani’s death but refused to share details about the circumstances around the high-profile killing.
The U.S. failed in Afghanistan by trying to moralize with bullets and bombs
Last August, the world watched the chaotic and painful American departure from Afghanistan. It led to a profound reckoning: how could two decades of war end in such humiliating defeat at the hands of …
From Afghanistan to Sacramento
As increasing numbers of Afghan refugees have poured into this region. Our writer spoke to some of them regarding their challenges.
US should release Afghan financial assets – Iran FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday United States should release Afghanistan’s financial assets due to humanitarian reasons, blocked since the Taliban seized power in …
Drug resistant tuberculosis in Afghanistan: We must continue to put people at the centre of treatment
In recent years, MSF has been able to improve patients’ experiences of care for drug resistant tuberculosis, but the changing political situation threatens to derail this progress, writes Anita Mesic …
Pakistan has already done a lot for the people of Afghanistan
Pakistan has already done a lot for the people of Afghanistan. Afghanistan, as a country, desperately needs peace and stability after the devastation of some 40 years. The global community is …