8am: Taliban spokesperson Bilal Karimi by posting photos on Twitter has said that the practical work of the air corridor between China and Afghanistan formally started today on Sunday, (October 31). Today evening, the first cargo of pine nuts was sent through the air corridor to China. Click here to read more (external link). More
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 30, 2021 The Taliban said Saturday that a failure by the United States to recognize their government in Afghanistan would prolong multiple crises facing the country and it could eventually turn it into a problem for the world. The Islamist group regained control of the country in August and established
Ariana: Thousands of skilled and educated people have left or are leaving the country due to an uncertain future. Many of whom are reportedly qualified professionals from civil servants to lawyers, IT experts and health professionals. Click here to read more (external link).
Ron Synovitz RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 29, 2021 War, drought, and COVID have devastated farmers across Afghanistan. Now, Afghan farmers who’ve lost money trying to grow crops over the past year say the Taliban is dealing them another crippling blow. The cash-strapped regime is making them pay so-called charity taxes on their land and harvests,
Tolo News: The Taliban in unofficial meetings with Iranian officials said they recognize the Helmand River Treaty signed between Afghanistan and Iran in 1973, an official from Iran’s foreign ministry has said. According to the treaty, Afghanistan is committed to sharing the water from the Helmand River with Iran and will supply 26 cubic meters
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 28, 2021 ISLAMABAD — The United States announced Thursday it is providing nearly $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, where millions of people could face acute hunger this winter unless aid arrives soon. National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement the U.S. assistance will be directed
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
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
Al Jazeera: As the world watched the Taliban wage a stunning offensive that ended in the rapid collapse of the country’s western-backed government, a longer-term crisis was building. In desperate attempts to feed their families, herders have been forced to sell their livestock, farmers to flee their villages, and parents marrying their daughters at ever
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 26, 2021 The leaders of Pakistan and China on October 26 launched a joint appeal to the international community calling for urgent humanitarian and economic aid to Afghanistan, where people are facing food and medicine shortages in the coming winter. A statement said Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese