Sun 19 September 2021: To date, the Taliban have reportedly not harmed any artworks or artifacts in their drive to consolidate power across the country. In February, the group’s leaders issued orders to its members to “robustly protect, monitor and preserve” relics, put a stop to illegal excavations, and safeguard “all historic sites.” The group […]
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Sat 18 September 2021: A new Qatari plane carrying humanitarian aid to Afghanistan has arrived at Kabul airport, according to the Gulf state’s foreign ministry. A ministry statement said Saturday the aid was provided by Qatar Charity, in coordination with the Qatar Fund for Development. The latest shipment “contained 20 tons of food aid”, the […]
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Sat 18 September 2021: The United Nations Child Fund (UNICEF) reported around 10 million children in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance to survive, saying a lack of access to sufficient food, medicine and drinking water are the challenges that Afghan children face. According to UNICEF, due to a lack of access to basic needs, many children […]
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Sat 18 September 2021: Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld resigned on Friday on the issue of evacuation of refugees from Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover. Earlier country’s Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag had resigned after the lower house of parliament criticized the government over its handling of evacuations from Afghanistan. Bijleveld, who was also condemned because […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: Dozens of traders, money changers and industrialists in Kandahar have called on the international community to return the confiscated money to Afghanistan. Nearly ten billion dollars of Afghanistan’s foreign exchange reserves have been seized by the world, especially the United States, and in addition to those billions of dollars of experience […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: France will be “especially careful” about the Taliban’s relationships with terrorist organizations, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. “This is for our safety,” Macron said at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel before his one-on-one meeting with her at the Elysee Palace. Noting that they would discuss the international […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigned Thursday after lawmakers formally condemned her handling of the Afghanistan evacuation crisis. “The House considers that the government has acted irresponsibly. And although I stand by our commitment, I can only accept the consequences of this judgement as the minister with ultimate responsibility,” Kaag said in a […]
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Fri 17 September 2021: The International Monetary Fund’s engagement with Afghanistan remains suspended due to the lack of clarity on international recognition of the government, but the organization stands ready to work to resolve the matter to stave off a looming humanitarian crisis, IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice said on Thursday. “We stand ready to work […]
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Thu 16 September 2021: As embassies in Kabul remain closed, the number of Afghans buying black market visas at high prices is increasing, according to Afghan tv. Because most embassies have closed since Kabul’s government collapsed, only a Pakistani visa may now be obtained lawfully in Afghanistan. People are buying visas from a number of […]
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Thu 16 September 2021: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar — deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s newly announced caretaker government and the top figure in the Doha deal — has been named among the 100 most influential people of 2021 by Time magazine. Mullah Baradar led the Taliban in negotiations with the US during the peace […]
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