Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 7, 2021 A former British foreign secretary has defended his oversight of the evacuation of troops and civilians from Afghanistan following a damning whistle-blower’s report alleging that the operation was “dysfunctional” and “chaotic” and left U.K. allies abandoned. Dominic Raab, who was transferred from the Foreign Office to his current
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged the United States to increase its support of Afghan girls and women. “Afghanistan right now is the only country where girls do not have access to secondary education. They are prohibited from learning,” the 24-year-old said
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty December 7, 2021 The United Nations has indefinitely postponed the international recognition of Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers and Burma’s military junta. A resolution adopted by consensus without a vote by the General Assembly on December 6 effectively held off any decision on recognition for at least the next 10 months. A week
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 7, 2021 ISLAMABAD — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched its largest ever single-country appeal Tuesday to urgently respond to the humanitarian needs of “over 24 million people in Afghanistan, half of whom are children.” The relief agency said the appeal for $2 billion would help avert the imminent collapse
The Strategist: So brutal is this Taliban war with IS-K that the hospital in Jalalabad, Nangarhar’s provincial capital, treated more casualties in November than it treated during the war between the Taliban, NATO and the Afghan government. Given that many of those being disappeared and murdered are not IS-K operatives, the Taliban’s campaign may only
8am: The aid reportedly included primary foods, including flour. The flour distributed by this agency cannot be cooked, therefore, they have been forced to give it to livestock, the families stressed. Click here to read more (external link).
NDTV: “We are certainly worried about everything related to terrorism and the fight against it. Terrorism is also fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. In this regard, we cannot but worry about the situation and how it is developing in Afghanistan,” Putin said at the 21st India- Russia Annual Summit at the Hyderabad House.
AP: The National Museum of Afghanistan is open once again and the Taliban, whose members once smashed their way through the facility destroying irreplaceable pieces of the country’s national heritage, now appear to be among its most enthusiastic visitors. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Officials at the Afghan-Japan hospital in Kabul on Monday warned that another surge in COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan was expected after 620 new cases were reported in the past three weeks. They said that 350 people out of the 620 have been hospitalized. According to doctors, 10 people have died of the virus in