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'Situation in Afghanistan critical as frozen assets may lead to 1.5 millio
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): Afghan industrialists have urged the international community to unfreeze Afghan funds as if immediate financial help is not provided to the country then it will lead to the closure of factories making 1.5 million people unemployed in the troubled countr
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Biden says 'I make no apologies for what I did' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) defended his decision to pull out from Afghanistan and said "I make no apologies for what I did".
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Over half million people lost jobs in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): More than half a million people have lost or been pushed out of their jobs in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: 6 people, including Taliban commander and his son killed in K
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): Six people, including a Taliban commander and his son, were killed in gunfire on Wednesday in the eastern Kunar province.
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Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal, says 'I make no apologies for what I
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) defended his decision to pull out from Afghanistan and said "I make no apologies for what I did".
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UN to urge donors to provide USD 8 billion aid for Afghanistan, says Lyons
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): The UN top envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons on Wednesday said that the organization is working on a proposal to urge donors to provide eight billion dollars in aid for Afghanistan.
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Taliban urges Muslim countries to recognize Islamic Emirate govt
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 20 (ANI): The Taliban on Wednesday urged Muslim countries to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government.
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Americans strongly oppose aid to Afghanistan, fear money landing in Taliba
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): A majority of American voters oppose providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, as they fear the money will end up in the pockets of the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism), according to a Morning Consult/Politico poll out on Wednesday.
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Taliban convenes first ever Economic conference, pleads humanitarian aid f
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 19 (ANI): Afghanistan convened their first-ever Economic Conference on Wednesday attended by its high ranking officials and representatives of 80 countries both online and in-person where the country's acting Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund in his vi
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Afghanistan wants independent foreign policy despite hoping for outside fi
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 19 (ANI): Kabul wishes to have independent foreign policy despite hoping for outside financial support as stated by Afghanistan's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salaam Hanafi on Wednesday.
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Vladimir Putin meets Iranian President, discusses Afghanistan situation
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], January 19 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart, Ebrahim Raisi and said that he was concerned about the situation in Afghanistan, and he wanted to discuss this topic and find out Tehran's position, reported Sputnik.
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Employment of Afghan women dropped 16 pc in 2021 after Taliban takeover: U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 19 (ANI): Employment of Afghan women is estimated to have decreased by 16 per cent in the latter part of the year after the radical Islamist Taliban movement, an organization under UN sanctions over terrorist activities, swept to power, the International Labour O
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