By Abubakar Siddique RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi January 28, 2022 Graana walked for more than two hours to seek treatment for her starving 2-year-old son at a hospital in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand. “My son couldn’t walk because he was so weak,” the mother of five told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. “Hunger had disfigured him to the
Ariana: Pakistan National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has claimed Thursday that Afghan soil was still being used against Pakistan, Dawn News reported. Briefing Pakistan’s National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Yusuf has also claimed that “organized terrorist networks” are operating in the country. Click here to read more (external link).
Al Jazeera: Biden administration faces looming deadline to give position on matter regarding $7bn held at New York Federal Reserve. The US government has said that releasing frozen funds to the Taliban is currently a legal impossibility. Click here to read more (external link). Other Economic News As Hunger Spreads in Afghanistan, Hospitals Fill With
Tolo News: The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said that the Islamic Emirate has reached an agreement with Qatari and Turkish joint ventures on the details of aviation security, ground services and airspace of the five airports of the country. “The details have been discussed, a series of general decisions have been taken, but
8am: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a former government soldier and his brother in Kunduz province. According to reports, the crime rate in Kunduz has recently increased and, some of the victims are soldiers of former security forces. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Recently, two letters were issued by two local Taliban officials in Ghazni in connection with a complaint lodged 31 years ago in the Malistan district of Ghazni province. According to the letters, Malistan residents must pay 6,250,000 Pakistani rupees in compensation. 31 years ago, a herd belonging to the residents of Ajristan district was
Akmal Dawi VOA News January 27, 2022 A survey of the Islamic State group’s attacks around the world in 2021 indicates the group killed and injured more people in Afghanistan last year than it did anywhere else, and experts warn the terror group is on the rise following the U.S. military withdrawal from the country.
TRT World: … Taliban “have definitely not convinced Tehran and Moscow as a sure shot bankable ally,” said Kamal Alam, a non-resident senior fellow at The Atlantic Council. “This means other groups, especially NRF, remain politically very relevant.” Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The Free Speech Hub has reported that the Taliban forces had forcibly canceled the news conference of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Before holding the conference, a bunch of Taliban forces rushed to the meeting place, threatening and pressuring the federation’s officials to cancel the conference, according to the FSH’s statement. Click here
Margaret Besheer VOA News January 26, 2022 The U.N. secretary-general warned on Wednesday that Afghanistan is “hanging by a thread,” as the organization appealed for a total of $8 billion to scale up humanitarian assistance to more than 22 million Afghans this year. “When it comes to complex humanitarian emergencies, Afghanistan is as bad as