Scholarships Help Afghan Students Find Homes at Universities Across US

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AP: As the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan, in the summer of 2021, Fahima Sultani and her fellow university students tried for days to get into the Kabul airport, only to be turned away by gun-wielding extremists. “No education, just go back home,” she recalled one shouting. Click here to read more (external link).

Mohammad Yaqoob blames US for Taliban’s lack of recognition

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Ariana: Mujahid also called on the US to stop violating Afghanistan’s airspace because the Islamic Emirate has pledged not to allow Afghanistan’s territory to be used against another country. He said that the Islamic Emirate has also asked Pakistan not to allow anyone to violate Afghanistan’s airspace through its territory. On Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Mujahid said that the group is not present in Afghanistan, nor is the Islamic Emirate funding it. Click here to read more (external link).

Iran FM Claims Daesh Leaders Coming to Afghanistan

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Tolo News: Amir Hossein Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, claimed that leaders and fighters of Daesh have recently moved to Afghanistan from Iraq, Syria and parts of Libya. Abdollahian said that the shifting of the Daesh leaders to Afghanistan has become one of the main challenges ahead of the interim Afghan government. Click here to read more (external link).

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Audit fails to win U.S. backing for release of Afghan central-bank funds

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Ariana: A U.S. funded audit of Afghanistan’s Islamic Emirate-run central bank has failed to win Washington’s backing for a return of bank assets from a $3.5 billion Swiss-based trust fund, said two U.S. officials and a former U.S. official, a move that would help ease the country’s financial crisis, Reuters reported. The audit has not changed the U.S. Treasury’s view that the bank must make reforms before the department will support disbursements from the Afghan Fund to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), said a U.S. Treasury official on condition of anonymity. Click here to read more (external link).

Tobias Ellwood Faced No-Confidence Motion For Praising Taliban

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Khaama: Tobias Ellwood, the chairman of the commons defence select committees in the UK parliament, is facing motion after he shared a video praising the Taliban for improving security in Afghanistan. Ellwood tried to end the controversy by apologizing for his “poor communication” after his actions infuriated members of his party and veterans. Click here to read more (external link).