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US refuses to lift sanctions on Taliban
The United States has refused to lift sanctions on Taliban, but agreed to provide humanitarian aid to vulnerable Afghans.
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Turkey to send 700 tons of aid to Afghanistan on ‘charity train’
Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday that the country would be sending a “charity train” to Afghanistan carrying emergency goods.
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UN’s special rapporteur in Afghanistan to assess human rights situation
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan is currently in the country and has already met with the IEA’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi.
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‘Dog Days’: A Former Journalist Sells Corn on the Streets
a young man who used to cover the news three months ago is leaving his house these days to sell corn in the streets.
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SIGAR issues pessimistic economic forecast for Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s economy suffered severe contraction in 2021, with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and IMF estimating up to a 20–30 percent drop, the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported.
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WHO calls for $378 million to prevent collapse of health centers
World Health Organization (WHO) officials on Tuesday said they have requested $378 million in aid in order to prevent Afghanistan’s health services from collapsing.
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Taliban warn all foreign troops must leave by September deadline
While capturing Kabul is “not Taliban policy”, any foreign troops left in Afghanistan after NATO’s September withdrawal deadline will be at risk as occupiers.
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Hundreds of doctors ask for their 14-month unpaid salaries in Kabul
Hundreds of male and female doctors from Samangan and Nuristan provinces gathered at the gate of UNAMA in Kabul and asked the World Bank to pay their salaries for the past 14 months.
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Malaysian’s Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Kabul
The aid has winter clothes and other primary materials, specifically for the children.
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Afghan Media Face Budget Issues, Lack of Access to Information
Afghan media outlets are running out of budget and are faced with lack of information under the Taliban, watchdog organizations said, alarming that it will leave long-term impacts on their activities.
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IEA Council of Ministers meet to discuss numerous issues
A meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) was held on Monday at the Presidential Palace in Kabul under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, Zabiullah Mujahid, the deputy minister of information and culture said in a statement.
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Islamic Emirate official assures donors aid will be delivered transparently
International aid to Afghanistan will be delivered transparently and will not end up in private pockets, an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) official said on Sunday.
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US Grants Licenses for More Aid Flow to Afghanistan
The United States on Friday further paved the way for aid to flow to Afghanistan despite U.S. sanctions on the Taliban, who seized control of the country last month, issuing general licenses amid concern that Washington's punitive measures could compound an unfolding humanitarian crisis.
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Rights watchdog calls for financial restricts on Afghanistan to be eased
Amnesty International has called on the international community to ease financial restrictions on Afghanistan that are blocking the provision of healthcare, food and other essential services, and expedite delivery of scaled-up humanitarian assistance to avert a mounting crisis that threatens the lives of tens of millions of people.
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International community should live up to its pledges: Taliban
Taliban’s permanent representative-designate to the UN Suhail Shaheen said that the international community should meet their pledges and provide the people of Afghanistan with humanitarian aids as winter is arriving.
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US refuses to lift sanctions on Taliban
The United States has refused to lift sanctions on Taliban, but agreed to provide humanitarian aid to vulnerable Afghans.
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US Grants Licenses for More Aid Flow to Afghanistan US Grants Licenses for More Aid Flow to Afghanistan
The United States on Friday further paved the way for aid to flow to Afghanistan despite U.S. sanctions on the Taliban, who seized control of the country last month, issuing general licenses amid concern that Washington's punitive measures could compound an unfolding humanitarian crisis.