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US revokes sanctions waiver for Iran's Chabahar Port, effective September
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Trump administration, in yet another hard move against India, has announced the revocation of its waiver of sanctions over the Iranian port of Chabahar, in almost ten days, terminating a special waiver granted to India in 2018.
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Mental health of women in Afghanistan "very weak": Report
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in their latest report called the mental health of women in Afghanistan "very weak."
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Afghan economy has shrunk, country receives USD80 Mn every 14 days: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a newly released report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has highlighted that millions of dollars have been transported to Afghanistan in different shipments over the previous three months.
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US foreign affairs panel chief stresses on transparency in Afghanistan fun
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Earlier, the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a new report that since the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021, the U.S. has appropriated over $2.35 billion
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Taliban interference in humanitarian aid "main barrier" to beneficiaries i
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The interference of Taliban in the humanitarian assistance has become a massive roadblock in the distribution of aid to the Afghan people in need, said the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), according to TOLOnews.
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Afghanistan registers trade surplus with Pakistan: report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to the SIGAR report, Afghan exports are driven by mineral fuel, oils, and products, including the recent surge in coal exports. Other Afghan export items are textile and food items such as fruits and vegetables. Afghanistan's main imports from Pakistan are food products, followe
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Afghan farmers resorting to poppy cultivation for survival
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 21 (ANI): Amid severe economic crisis in Afghanistan, millions of destitute Afghan farmers and labourers have turned to the cultivation of opium poppies, the Office of the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said in a statement.
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Uzbekistan to host int'l conference on post-conflict reconstruction in Afg
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 1 (ANI): Uzbekistan will host an international conference here this month to discuss the promotion of stability, security and post-conflict reconstruction in neighbouring Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said Friday.
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Biden admin refuses to cooperate in watchdog probe into fall of Afghan gov
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): Biden administration officials are ignoring the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction's (SIGAR) requests to provide documents related to the collapse of the Afghan government, media reports said on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: World Bank, ARTF approve three projects to help people suffer
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 4 (ANI: In order to curb Taliban's growing atrocities against its citizens, especially women, the World Bank and the Management Committee of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) have approved three projects totalling USD 793 million to deliver urgent and
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US retreat instigated the toppling of Afghan Army: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 18 (ANI): The fall of the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) after the Taliban came to power by seizing Afghanistan has been attributed to the withdrawal of the US forces and military contractors as mentioned in a special report issued by the
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900,000 Afghans lost jobs since Taliban takeover: SIGAR
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): According to the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), at least 900,000 Afghans have lost their jobs since the Taliban took control last August.
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