As Their Country Fell Apart, Former Afghan Officials Fled To Mansions In The US: REPORT Jennie Taer on June 13, 2022 Many members of Afghanistan’s last government fled the country…
KABUL – The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces “severe” human rights challenges and called on Taliban authorities to reverse growing restrictions on women…
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON – The biggest factor that led to the collapse of the Afghan military in August last year was the U.S. decision to withdraw forces and contractors…
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL – Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) this financial year, the country’s Taliban authorities said on Saturday without clarifying how…
KABUL – Afghanistan’s acting defence minister said on Sunday that the Taliban administration would not tolerate “invasions” from its neighours after protesting against airstrikes it says were conducted by neighbouring…
By Andrea Shalal and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON – The World Bank has resumed work on three projects in Afghanistan focused on health, agriculture and livelihoods, but will maintain a hold…
(Reuters) – The outlook for Afghanistan’s economy is dire with per capita income having fallen by over a third in the last four months of 2021 after the Islamist Taliban…
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – The U.S. government aims to open a new center in Northern Virginia to receive additional Afghan evacuees, according to four sources familiar…
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military has stepped up operations along the Afghan border in recent weeks after a spate of militant attacks that has dashed any hope the…
KABUL – The Taliban on Monday warned that it would reconsider its policy towards the United States if President Joe Biden did not reverse his “unjustified” decision to return only…
KABUL – Afghanistan’s central bank on Saturday criticised Washington’s plan to use half the bank’s $7 billion in frozen assets on U.S. soil for humanitarian aid and set aside the…
By Andrea Shalal and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON – The United States is seeking to free up half of the $7 billion in frozen Afghan central bank assets on U.S. soil…
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – A lack of flights and the search for a new U.S. reception center are among the hurdles facing the White House as…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted an Afghan national Friday on charges of abusive sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl. “This case is indicative of law enforcement’s commitment to…
KABUL – A blast ripped through a minivan in the western Afghan city of Herat on Saturday, killing at least six people, according to officials. Herat commander Mawlawi Ansari told…
The Taliban made it illegal for women in Afghanistan to go on long-distance road trips alone, BBC News reported Monday. The Taliban’s Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of…
Ahmad Fawad Yusufi, an Afghan refugee who served the U.S. Army as a translator in Afghanistan, was shot and killed in San Francisco on Nov. 28. An Uber driver, Yusufi…
JOINT BASE MDL – Shocking photos from New Jersey’s Joint Base MDL school for children of Afghanistan refugees showed a complete disregard for public health safety and a clear violation…
Taliban officials asked Congress to end U.S. sanctions and to free up Afghan assets, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Afghan citizens are being deprived of civil services in the health…
The U.S. Department of State was over two months late to California Republican Rep. Mike Garcia’s urgent request to help get a group of allies out of Afghanistan, according to…
More than 100 non-governmental groups demanded that the Biden administration evacuate tens of thousands of Afghan allies still stranded in the country, according to a letter posted by Iraq and…
Frequent flyer miles donated over a two-month period will provide around 40,000 flights for Afghan refugees, the Associated Press reported. The Biden administration is considering doubling the number of miles…
An Afghan refugee was charged with raping an 18-year-old after resettling in Missoula, Montana, Fox News reported on Thursday. Zabihullah Muhmand, 19, ended up in Montana as part of a…
The Afghan interpreter who helped then-Senator Joe Biden when his helicopter had to make an emergency landing in Afghanistan has evacuated the country. Aman Khalili spent weeks in hiding before…