- 23 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityAfghanistan
Recognition of Taliban in Afghanistan has to be ‘collective effort’ by countries in region: Pak PM Khan
Islamabad, Feb 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said his government will not recognise the Taliban regime in Afghanistan unilaterally and become isolated, hampering Pakistan's efforts for economic recovery,…
Britain to co-host Afghanistan aid summit, hoping to raise $4.4 billion
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it would co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where poverty and…
Taliban call on Biden to reverse move to halve frozen Afghan funds
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban on Monday warned that it would reconsider its policy towards the United States if President Joe Biden did not reverse his "unjustified" decision to return…
Afghan central bank says U.S. plan for frozen funds an ‘injustice’
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's central bank on Saturday criticised Washington's plan to use half the bank's $7 billion in frozen assets on U.S. soil for humanitarian aid and set aside…
Journalists working with U.N. released after detention in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) -Two detained journalists in Afghanistan who had been working with the United Nations were released on Friday along with several Afghan workers, the U.N. refugee agency said. Earlier…
Afghan refugees in UAE protest months-long wait for resettlement
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility where they have been housed since fleeing their homeland last…
U.N. rights office demands release of Afghan women activists
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights office called on Tuesday for the release of four women activists and their relatives in Afghanistan who were detained or abducted last month…
U.S. offers reward for information on ISIS-K leader, Kabul airport attack
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The United States said on Monday it was offering a reward of up to $10 million each for information leading to the identification or location of…
Five Pakistan soldiers killed in attack from Afghanistan, military says
By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants firing from inside Afghanistan killed at least five Pakistani soldiers at a border post in northwestern Kurram district on Sunday,…
Analysis-ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State's leader is a much-needed national security win for President Joe Biden…
Single bomber carried out Kabul airport attack, U.S. military says
By Phil Stewart and Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 U.S. troops and at least 170 Afghans…
U.S. faces snags in bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations
By Jonathan Landay and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A lack of flights and the search for a new U.S. reception centre are among the hurdles facing the White House…
