Afghanistan
Exclusive-World Bank backs using $280 million in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan
By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid agencies to help Afghanistan…
U.N. pushes cash handouts to avert mass poverty in Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday that a program to pay $300 million a year in cash to Afghan families with children, elderly…
U.S. delegation met with Afghan Taliban representatives in Qatar -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. delegation led by the special representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, held talks with senior Afghan Taliban representatives in Qatar on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. State…
Saudi opens consular section of Kabul embassy as of Tuesday – state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced that it was opening the consular section in its embassy in the Afghani capital of Kabul as of Tuesday to provide consular services to…
Afghan girls take exams for Turkish-run schools in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghan girls took entrance exams on Friday for a Turkish foundation in Kabul that runs some of Afghanistan's most highly regarded schools, despite a delay…
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan hold drills near Afghan border
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have held military drills near the former's border with Afghanistan, imitating a response to an incursion, the Uzbek defence ministry said on Wednesday. Central…
Exclusive-UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport – foreign diplomats
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle…
Pakistan allows Indian aid transit to Afghanistan
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday granted permission to arch-rival India to use its land route to ship wheat aid to neighbouring Afghanistan where millions of…
Taliban to purge ‘people of bad character’ from ranks
By Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Taliban have formed a commission to purge "people of bad character" from their ranks to protect Afghanistan's reputation, the group said on…
Delhi Declaration-Forging a Consensus on Afghanistan
The meeting of the National Security Advisers in New Delhi on November 10 had multi-layered significance. The initiative underlined India’s national security equities in Afghanistan. These equities are undeniable given…
By Kanwal Sibal
Russia to evacuate 380 people from Afghanistan – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will evacuate 380 people from Afghanistan, including citizens of Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine and Afghanistan, the RIA news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as…
U.N. envoy says Islamic State now appears present in all Afghan provinces
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday delivered a bleak assessment of the situation following the Taliban takeover, saying that an affiliate of the Islamic…
