Afghanistan
Taliban have broken promises on rights, outgoing Afghan envoy says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The Taliban have already broken their promises to safeguard women and protect human rights, and the international community must hold them to account, the…
Blinken says U.S. will assess Pakistan ties over Afghanistan’s future
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Afghan women should not work alongside men, senior Taliban figure says
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position which, if formally…
Afghan withdrawal raises questions about United States, Gulf Arab official says
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised questions for its Arab allies in the Middle East about whether or not they can continue to rely…
U.N. faces rival claims for Myanmar seat, doubts over Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is faced with rival claims to Myanmar's seat at the 193-member world body as the ruling junta seeks to cement…
Afghans still fleeing rural homes despite fall in violence – UN migration agency
GENEVA (Reuters) - Many Afghans are still fleeing their homes despite a drop in violence since the Taliban seized power last month, and the number of people crossing land borders…
Afghans face ‘their most perilous hour’, warns U.N. boss
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for donors to pledge hundreds of millions of dollars for Afghanistan, saying that poverty was spiralling and many people could…
Joe Biden – President Who Pulled Punches When it Mattered
Hours after the last U.S. troops and diplomats were out of Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said in an address at the White House that Washington will continue to support the…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have contradicted public promises on rights including by ordering women to stay at home, blocking teenage girls from school and holding house-to-house…
Russia planning to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan -RIA cites foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is planning to send food and medicine to Afghanistan soon as humanitarian aid, the RIA news agency cited Russia's foreign ministry as saying on Monday. Foreign…
Analysis-As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and Pakistan have already reached…
Qatar’s foreign minister visits premier of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
CAIRO (Reuters) -Qatar's foreign minister held talks with the prime minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan on Sunday, in the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the militant group seized the capital…
