VOA News February 15, 2022 Afghanistan’s hardline Islamic rulers say they plan to “reconsider” their policy towards the United States if the administration of President Joe Biden refuses to return the full $7 billion in assets that have been frozen in the United States. President Biden issued an executive order last Friday calling on banks
The Guardian (UK): Television industry employees once used their programs to address progressive ideas. Many are now out of work and fearful to leave their homes. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 13, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s former president, Hamid Karzai, joined the Taliban rulers Sunday in urging the United States to review its decision to allow half of the roughly $7 billion in his country’s foreign frozen assets to be reserved for families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
8am: Following Joe Biden’s executive order to cut Afghanistan’s foreign exchange reserves and release another part of the country’s funds, Pakistan’s representative to the United Nations Munir Akram said: “Half a loaf of bread is better than nothing.” Click here to read more (external link). Related US Decree on Afghan Assets Is Unjust, DAB Says
Ariana: The United Nations aims to kick start this month a system to swap millions of aid dollars for Afghan currency in a plan to stem humanitarian and economic crises and bypass blacklisted Taliban leaders, according to an internal U.N. note seen by Reuters. Click here to read more (external link). Other Economic News “I’ve
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 11, 2022 U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will free up some $7 billion in Afghan reserves that were frozen after the Taliban took control of the country in mid-August. The United States will set up a trust fund in the coming months to administer half
8am: The Pentagon has rejected CNN reports that US forces fired on civilians at Kabul airport, saying its investigation has found no definitive evidence that anyone was killed by gunfire in the Kabul airport attack. Click here to read more (external link).
Katherine Gypson VOA News February 9, 2022 WASHINGTON — Six months after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, lawmakers have few good options for sending aid to prop up the struggling Afghan economy without enabling the Taliban. In the almost 20 years the U.S. was involved in Afghanistan, the country depended on foreign aid for more than
Ariana: Lieutenant General Michael Kurilla, US President Joe Biden’s pick to be commander of Central Command, warned al-Qaeda and ISIS were “reconstituting” in a wide-ranging Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday. “One of the challenges is the threat to the homeland from al-Qaeda and ISIS. They are reconstituting. The Taliban (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) has not
Akmal Dawi VOA News February 8, 2022 Farhad Darya, a well-known Afghan singer, and his wife Sultana say they cannot just watch as millions of people in Afghanistan face the threat of starvation this winter. From their home in Virginia, the two launched an emergency appeal on GoFundMe to solicit funds and provide food to