Afghanistan
Afghanistan- No Last Word Yet
Sher Mohammed Abbas Stanikzai, the head of Taliban’s Doha office, has met our ambassador in Doha at his request. This contact was preceded by his interview with an Indian TV…
Tajikistan can’t afford to take in Afghan refugees without help -police chief
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan cannot afford to take in large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring Afghanistan as it promised to do in the summer, the police chief…
Aid is EU’s bargaining chip in any Taliban recognition, says Slovenian EU presidency
BLED, Slovenia (Reuters) - The European Union is far from deciding whether to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan after it took over the country last month but EU…
Explainer-What leverage do U.S., allies have over Taliban in Afghanistan?
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies may have left Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban but they still have "leverage" to make the…
EU says it will not rush into recognising the Taliban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will need to engage with the Taliban but it will not rush into formally recognising the Islamist militant group as the new rulers of Afghanistan,…
Taliban launch charm offensive with Afghan banks amid funding fears
By Tom Arnold, Marc Jones and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - The new, Taliban-appointed head of Afghanistan's central bank has sought to reassure banks the group wants a fully-functioning financial…
Pope says Afghan withdrawal ‘legitimate’ but mistakes Putin remarks for Merkel’s
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said the West's withdrawal from Afghanistan was "legitimate" but backed some criticism of its involvement there with a quote he mistakenly…
U.S. to help build border facilities on Tajik-Afghan border – embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States will help build new facilities for border guards in Tajikistan along the Central Asian country's frontier with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to better respond to…
Aviation insurers hold back on Afghanistan flights after U.S. troops leave
By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) - Aviation insurers are unwilling to insure commercial flights into Afghanistan because of the risk of attacks after U.S. troops left…
Analysis: Afghanistan pullout spurs EU to revive rapid reaction force
By Robin Emmott and John Chalmers LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan has shown that the European Union needs to intervene militarily in a crisis…
Afghanistan central bank board member urges Biden, IMF to release funds
By Josh Smith (Reuters) - A senior board member of Afghanistan's central bank is urging the U.S. Treasury and the International Monetary Fund to take steps to provide the Taliban-led…
Afghanistan crisis shows EU must seek greater military autonomy: Michel
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The European Union must take action to be better prepared for military evacuations of its citizens in situations such as occurred in Afghanistan in recent weeks, EU…
