8am: The Pakistani media have reported that Islamabad would host a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers on Afghanistan in a week. The meeting will be held on December 19, which is aimed at addressing the serious and deteriorating humanitarian situation and preventing the economic crisis in Afghanistan, according to the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 12, 2021 Britain has pledged a further 75 million pounds ($100 million) in aid to Afghanistan to help the country address its humanitarian crisis. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced the aid on December 11, saying the money would help “save lives, protect women and girls, and support stability in the
The New Yorker: A trove of unreleased documents reveals a dispiriting record of misjudgment, hubris, and delusion that led to the fall of the Western-backed government. Rahimi told Ghani that the Taliban had pledged not to enter Kabul. Yet this was based on assurances from Khalilzad and the Taliban, and Ghani regarded both as unreliable
Tolo News: The first round of taekwondo freestyle competitions with athletes from 14 provinces has been hosted by the central province of Ghazni. According to officials of Afghanistan’s Taekwondo Federation, 160 athletes has participated in the competition. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The National Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) has reported that India’s first cargo of humanitarian aid has arrived in Kabul. The aid includes 7.5 tons of medicine and was handed over to Taliban officials at Kabul airport today Saturday, December 11, RTA confirmed. Click here to read more (external link). Related Heartbreaking images
The Insider: Trump was apparently willing to offer US funds to the Taliban — a group that fought against America and its allies for years in a war that claimed the lives of 2,461 US service members — he misleadingly accused the Obama administration of giving Iran billions of dollars to buy missiles to use
Ehsanullah and his wife recently had triplets. He says he doesn’t have enough money to feed and clothe his family and has no choice but to sell one or two of the newborn children. According to the United Nations, almost 24 million people in Afghanistan suffer from acute hunger.
Munaza Shaheed VOA News December 11, 2021 WASHINGTON — Fahima Sarfaraz, an acid attack survivor who briefly stayed in a shelter to avoid domestic violence, is concerned for her friends and other women who used to live with her in the group home in Kabul, Afghanistan. “Taliban have closed down all the women’s shelters in the
Roshan Noorzai VOA News December 11, 2021 Farmers in Afghanistan say that they will continue to grow poppy amid uncertainty over the Taliban’s poppy eradication policy. “We have no choice but to cultivate opium poppy,” said Noor, 52, a farmer living in a remote village in the western Farah province. For safety reasons, he did