Insider:”‘Before we start this withdrawal,’ President Trump said, ‘I want to make something clear. Let me just tell you right now that if anything bad happens to Americans or America interests, or if you ever come over to our land, we will hit you with a force that no country has ever been hit with
Tolo News: The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor for Afghanistan has defended his decision to “deprioritize” the focus on the United States in an investigation of war crimes in Afghanistan, saying that the “worst crimes” were committed by Daesh and the Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).
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
Aamaj: The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reports that Taliban have beaten male doctors who have treated female patients. SIGAR reports that health-care services for women have significantly reduced in Afghanistan, and Taliban have ordered that female patients must be treated by female doctors. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Some former employees of Afghanistan’s Central Bank and the Ministry of Commerce and Industries have written an open letter to Harvard University officials, asking them to dismiss Ajmal Ahmadi, the former head of the Central Bank, from the university’s academic staff… Ajmal Ahmadi has been accused of constantly abusing his authority for personal gain
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 30, 2021 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and the United States wrapped up two days of meetings in Qatar on Tuesday, with the Islamist group saying its delegates urged U.S. officials to unfreeze Afghan state assets and remove sanctions. The discussions took place amid growing appeals by aid groups to international
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS November 29, 2021 The World Bank is hoping to tap a multi-billion trust fund that had been reportedly abused by the Ghani administration amid poor oversight as a way of bypassing the Taliban and aiding Afghans who are suffering from economic implosion in the face of winter. The UN and other aid
Antiwar.com: An “honest mistake” is buying your partner the wrong perfume or copying someone into an email chain by accident. It is not firing a drone missile at a car, killing 10 civilians – and doing so when a small child was clearly visible moments earlier. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: “The biometric system was damaged. They have taken the data with them. This is a big betrayal of the country. We have been trying to repair the systems which have been damaged by the foreign forces,” said Alam Gul Haqqani, head of the department. Click here to read more (external link).
Nike Ching VOA News November 24, 2021 STATE DEPARTMENT — A senior State Department official said the United States is “extremely concerned about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan,” adding the country was suffering such a crisis before the military takeover by the Taliban in August. Last week, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi wrote an