Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is appearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, where lawmakers are asking questions about the withdrawal.
Donors pledge $1.1 billion for ‘collapsing’ Afghanistan
Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried up, raising the spectre of a …
Guterres warns Afghanistan faces ‘dramatic humanitarian crisis’
The U.N. cautions that Afghanistan risks economic collapse. It says donors are pledging $1 billion to help the country, though where the money will go remains unclear.
‘Sponsors of terror!’ Pakistan must pay for support of Taliban & IS-K, says ex-diplomat
PAKISTAN should be punished for its decades-long support of Islamic terrorists and global jihad with “far reaching” sanctions, according to a former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan.
Blinken says U.S. will assess Pakistan ties over Afghanistan’s future
The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, to formulate what role Washington would want it play in …
Qatar’s foreign minister urges Taliban to respect women’s rights
Thani, said the country will hold off on recognizing the Taliban government in Afghanistan and the focus should be on whether the Taliban is respecting women’s rights.
From pariah to partner: How Qatar’s role in Afghanistan helped to restore U.S. relations
Huddled in a makeshift operations center at a newly built compound in Doha, Qatari officials erupted in cheers last week as television screens showed a plane ferrying U.S. citizens take off from Kabul …
U.N. raises funds for Afghanistan “lifeline” as starvation looms
“After decades of war, suffering and insecurity, they face perhaps their most perilous hour, ” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said.
U.N. faces rival claims for Myanmar seat, doubts over Afghanistan
The United Nations is faced with rival claims to Myanmar’s seat at the 193-member world body as the ruling junta seeks to cement its coup with international legitimacy by ousting the U.N. ambassador …
The Taliban’s Comeback Is a Conundrum for Iran
But Shiite-majority Iran has also been a target of attacks in the past from the Sunni Islamist Taliban, and it worries that if Afghanistan descends into chaos, it could negatively affect Iran’s …