Posts Tagged: afghanistan
Taliban Warns Against Dissent, Women’s Rights Activism
i24 News – Afghanistan's new Taliban authorities warned Saturday they have the right to crack down on dissent and jail protesters, as concerns grew over...
Shun Polarization, Try Dialogue to Heal Divided World, Pope Says at Christmas
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Saturday decried increasing polarization in personal and international relationships, saying only dialogue can resolve conflicts ranging from family...
Winter Presents New, Dire Challenges for Afghanistan’s Women
A harsh winter has descended upon Afghanistan. Everyone who is still there is now trapped, in hiding, and cold. Very cold. One woman asked us for...
Donors Back $280m Transfer to Afghanistan
i24 News – Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to...
Jewish Army Ranger Killed in Afghanistan to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor for Heroic 2018 Rescue
A Jewish soldier killed in Afghanistan while heroically supporting an evacuation mission it set to posthumously receive the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military award. Sgt....
Taliban Close in as Desperate Afghan Women Await Rescue
In Bamiyan province, through which the Silk Road once flourished and the towering statues of Buddha once stood, an Afghan woman's naked body has just...
Taliban Begin Paying Salaries to Government Employees
i24 News –Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Saturday they had begun paying government employees who had not received a paycheck since the Islamists seized power and...
Pentagon Chief Seeks to Reassure Concerned Middle East Allies
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought on Saturday to reassure allies in the Middle East that President Joe Biden's administration was committed to the region...
Why the World Is Engaging with the Taliban
The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community, appear to be benefiting from mounting concerns about the...
Russia, Hosting Taliban at International Conference, Calls for Afghan Aid
Russia called on Wednesday for international aid to support Kabul, as it hosted the Taliban at a major international conference on Afghanistan for the first...
Israeli-Canadian, IsraAID Helped Evacuate 165 Refugees From Afghanistan in ‘Spy Novel’ Operation
Sylvan Adams, co-owner of the Israeli national cycling team, revealed new details Tuesday of a mission that helped Afghan women cyclists and others to escape...
UN: World Should Send Pledged Aid to Afghans to Avert Economic, Refugee Crisis
The world should urgently provide promised aid to Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency said on Saturday, warning that a lack of resources is hampering efforts...
Think Afghanistan Is a Problem? Look at Pakistan
Societal struggles and reforms often take unexpected turns in vast swaths of land stretching from the Middle East into Central Asia. Take education for example. The Taliban...
More Than 100 Killed and Wounded in Mosque Blast in Northeastern Afghanistan: UN
A suicide bomb tore through a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing or wounding more than 100 people, a UN agency said. Video...
