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US announces additional humanitarian aid of USD 204 million for Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): The United States on Thursday (local time) announced an additional USD 204 million in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, bringing the total donated since its withdrawal in August last year to USD 720 million.
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US unveils relaxations for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday unveiled a slew of relaxations for a wide range of financial and commercial transactions in Afghanistan.
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US to shut down Afghanistan's embassy, consulates, says report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): The US government has informed Afghanistan's diplomats in the country that it will shut down the embassy in Washington and the consulate missions in Los Angeles and New York, according to a media report on Friday.
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US decision to split frozen funds for relief, 9/11 victims is injustice t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 13 (ANI): Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticized the US decision to split USD 7 billion of the frozen Afghan assets fund between humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, and said it is an "injusti
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Biden signs executive order to preserve certain Afghanistan central bank a
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): As Afghanistan faces a worsening humanitarian and economic crisis, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) signed an Executive Order as part of an effort to set aside USD 3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets for the benefit of the Afghan people.
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US' Afghan evacuation efforts were resisted by White House, diplomats for
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US] February 8 (ANI): The State Department and the White House hindered efforts by US military leaders to prepare evacuation of embassy personnel and allies from Afghanistan for weeks before Kabul's fall, said a media report citing an Army investigative report.
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Taliban's legitimacy impossible until US hostage is released: Ned Price
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): The United States has raised the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage in Afghanistan nearly two years ago, in every meeting with the Taliban, said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price on Sunday (local time), adding that the
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Biden calls on Taliban to release US hostage in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) called for the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, who was taken hostage by Taliban in Afghanistan nearly two years ago.
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US to provide additional one million COVID vaccine doses to Afghanistan: B
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 19 (ANI): The United States is committed to providing additional one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan through COVAX, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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USAID announces over USD 308 million in additional humanitarian assistance
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 12 (ANI): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the United States government's initial 2022 contribution of more than USD 308 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan.
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Blinken, Qatari FM discuss Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) spoke with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and reviewed the latest developments regarding Afghanistan.
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US to provide additional one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 23 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that the United States will work with the international community to scale up the level of assistance provided to Afghanistan, adding to provide one million additional COVID-19 vaccine dos
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