Splitting of Afghan state assets linked to the US court rulings
KABUL (SW) – White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki has said no assets of the Da Afghanistan Bank would be paid to the families of 9/11 victims without a US court ruling.
Category: Democracy & Human Rights
97 per cent of Afghanistan population below poverty line
MONITORING (SW) – Six months since the shift in power in Afghanistan, humanitarian needs across the country have skyrocketed. 97 per cent of the population is expected to be living well below the poverty line by the second half of this year.
Pakistan fires mortar shells at Afghanistan’s Kunar province
ASSADABAD (SW) – Local sources in Kunar have confirmed that Pakistani forces have fired mortar shells at part of this province a day earlier.
Britain to co-host Afghanistan aid summit, hoping to raise $4.4 billion
MONITORING (SW) – 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 hunger have spiralled since the Taliban took power last year.
Islamic Emirate warns Biden of reciprocal policy moves
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has warned Washington of reciprocal policy moves against the US President Joe Biden’s announcement of splitting Afghanistan’s state reserves.
US demanded to pay war compensations to Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Hundreds of protesters took to the streets on Tuesday to demand the US pay war compensations to Afghanistan and not split the country’s state reserve funds.
Nazari urges Bamyan residents to cooperate with the government
BAMYAN (SW) – The deputy minister for commerce, Abdul Lateef Nazari has urged the Bamyan residents during his trip to the province to cooperate and reconcile with the Islamic Emirate’s government.
Valentine’s Day goes unnoticed
KABUL (SW) – This year’s Valentine Day celebrations were muted as youth avoided marking it in the public in the wake of the rise to power by the Islamic Emirate.
“Richest country blatantly plundering the wealth of the poorest”
MONITORING (SW) – Amid ongoing condemnation of the US over split of Afghan state funds by the President Joe Biden, the Chinese foreign ministry too has criticized Washington over the move.
Islamic Emirate appoints women representative in Badakhshan
FAIZABAD (SW) – A woman has been picked for the first time since the recent developments in the country by the Islamic Emirate to represent the Badakhshan women.
Analysts see Biden’s move of splitting Afghan state funds as detrimental
KABUL (SW) – Analysts see the US President Joe Biden’s move to split Afghanistan’s state reserves as detrimental to the country’s economy and future prospects.
World Radio Day: 120 stations went silence in 6 months
KABUL (SW) – Nearly a century since radio was introduced in Afghanistan, the broadcast medium remains popular despite phenomenal changes in the modes of mass communications.
