Category: SOCIETY & CULTURE

Donors pledge $2.44 billion for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

MONITORING (SW) – A total of 41 donor countries pledged more than $2.44 billion towards the United Nations $4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the world body said on Thursday, as international concerns grew over the Taliban denying girls a secondary education.

US cancels talks with the Taliban over girls school closure

MONITORING (SW) – The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues, officials said on Friday, after Afghanistan’s Islamist rulers reversed a decision to allow all girls to return to high school classes.

Turkey defends inviting Muttaqi to ADF

MONITORING (SW) – Mevlut Cavusoglu, the  Turkish Foreign Minister, has said that the Islamic Emirate has not yet fulfilled some of its obligations in Afghanistan.