By Abubakar Siddique RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 27, 2021 With Afghanistan in the grips of economic collapse and a devastating humanitarian crisis, many Afghans are pinning their hopes on international aid to stave off soaring hunger and poverty. But Afghans say the limited assistance that is arriving in the war-torn country is being misappropriated by the
Press TV October 27, 2021 Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has expressed grief over the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, saying the United States is certainly involved in the ongoing insecurity in the war-torn country. Raeisi made the remarks during separate meetings with the visiting foreign ministers of Pakistan and Tajikistan in Tehran on Tuesday, as high-ranking
8am: A number of education activists demanded the reopening of girls’ schools, and creating job opportunities for female teachers while maintaining their respect and legal privileges. According to education activists, girls’ schools are closed for high school in 30 provinces. Click here to read more (external link). Related Taliban Ought to Pay us, Say Teachers
Tolo News: Afghan Mixed Martial Arts MMA Fighter Javid Basharat choked out his Israeli opponent Oron Kahlon and succeeded to win the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) contract. After Seyar Bahadorzada and Nasrat Haqparast, Basharat is the third Afghan athlete to receive a UFC contract. Click here to read more (external link). Related Morning Report: Dana
Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 27, 2021 The European Union is considering reopening its diplomatic mission to Afghanistan, but it has no plans of officially recognizing the Taliban administration, an EU spokeswoman told RFE/RL. “The idea is, and what the EU is working for right now, is to establish a minimal presence on
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. October 27. 2021 A senior Pentagon official said it is unclear whether the Taliban has the capability to fight the Islamic State extremist group effectively, even if it is clear that the two groups are “mortal enemies.” Colin Kahl, undersecretary of defense for policy, told a congressional committee on October 26 that the
By RFE/RL’s Tajik Service October 27, 2021 DUSHANBE — Tajikistan has approved the construction of a Chinese military base near the Tajik-Afghan border, in the latest sign of Beijing’s expanding security footprint in the region. Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament on October 27 approved construction of the facility as part of an agreement between Tajikistan’s Interior
Employees of Red Crescent told Aamaj News: "The institution has sufficient money, but due to Taliban's bad management, we have not received our salaries for past three months."https://t.co/IKHadljKet pic.twitter.com/Nl8INeKqlU — Aamaj News (@aamajnews24) October 26, 2021
Michael Scollon Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 26, 2021 The Taliban has been criticized for including some notoriously shady characters in Afghanistan’s acting government, perhaps none more than Sirajuddin Haqqani, a designated terrorist last photographed hiding behind a plant. In his first public appearance since he was named the Taliban’s interior minister in