Xinhua: A fresh batch of 40 million U.S. dollars in cash as humanitarian aid reached war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday, said a statement of Da Afghanistan Bank, the country’s central bank. Click here to read more (externa link).
8am: The London edition of The Economist recently published a report on the Taliban‘s governance method in comparison to the previous government, with the intention of using usual media measures to improve the Taliban‘s reputation. The Western media has been gradually attempting to portray the Taliban in a more positive light, and this report discusses
Ariana: “I heard both condemnation and support for Taliban conduct and different recommendations for how the intl community should address challenges. But every Afghan participant voiced support for dialogue and opposition to armed conflict as a solution to the country’s challenges,” West said on Twitter. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: DBA reports from receiving cash packages on a weekly basis, which helps the Taliban-run administration to strengthen their governance, according to the critics of the ruling regime. According to the central bank, this is the 61st aid package that has been dispatched to Afghanistan. Since the return of the Taliban to power in August
Khaama: According to the central bank, this is the 60th aid package that has been dispatched to Afghanistan. Since the return of the Taliban to power in August 2021, the international community’s cash aid has reached nearly $2 billion. Compared to the Pakistani Rupee and Iranian Rial, Afghani has remained quite strong over the past
Tolo News: The European Union’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson, said that the EU is “not supporting armed resistance, neither politically, nor in other ways.” Niklasson made the remarks at a press conference in Kabul on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: Afghanistan Central Bank on Tuesday announced that a fresh $40 million cash package has reached Kabul, and deposited in a private bank. Afghanistan central bank also known as ‘Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) in a statement said on Tuesday that the Afghan Interim Regime[Taliban] appreciates the moves which lead to the inflow of cash to
Tolo News: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in its newly released report said that the “Taliban” derives revenue from this aid in the form of “licenses,” “taxes,” and “administrative fees” imposed on NGOs and their employees as a condition for operating in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: “Tens of millions of dollars are flown into Kabul every week by the United States and the United Nations for distribution across the country as humanitarian catastrophe grips tighter with winter closing in. Sources inside and outside the country say much of the money never reaches those who need it,” according to a Foreign
Washington Examiner: American taxpayers have spent more than $1 billion in Afghanistan since the botched withdrawal, yet the Biden administration is refusing to give an accounting of the funds to a government watchdog. Specifically, SIGAR said it wanted information on the collapse of the Afghan government, risks to the population, U.S. compliance on prohibiting the