Islamic Emirate expresses support for private sector
KABUL (SW) – Senior officials of the Islamic Emirate have expressed support for the private sector businesses in Afghanistan.
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Fall and rise of USD value causes panic among traders
MONITORING (SW) – Sudden drop in the value of the US dollar against the afghani following a steady spike in its value has irked currency traders in Kabul.
74 children lose their lives to measles outbreak
FAIZ ABAD (SW) – At least 74 children have lost their lives to measles outbreak in Badakhshan province, confirmed officials.
RSF condemns attacks on journalists and media outlets
KABUL (SW) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the surge in threats, summonses for interrogation and arbitrary arrests to which journalists and media outlets have been subjected for the past two months in Afghanistan.
Over a million Afghans displaced by the economic crisis
MONITORING (SW) – Thousands of Afghans are trying to sneak into Iran and Pakistan each day, as incomes have dried up and life-threatening hunger has become widespread.
US allows international banks to transfer money to Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – International banks can transfer money to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, and aid groups are allowed to pay teachers and healthcare workers at state-run institutions without fear of breaching sanctions on the Taliban, the United States said on Wednesday.
Gallup’s annual Mood of the Nation survey says 94% of Afghans are suffering
MONITORING (SW) – The latest results from Gallup’s annual Mood of the Nation survey, suggests that rising poverty in Afghanistan has put Afghans at a grim disadvantage, with 94 percent of them living in poverty.
Analysts see polls, Jirga pivotal to earn international legitimacy
KABUL (SW) – Analysts believe it is pivotal for the Islamic Emirate to orchestrate elections or the traditional Loya Jirga (council of elders) to earn international legitimacy.
Call for unconditional release of detained journalists
KABUL (SW) – The Free Speech Hub has expressed grim concerns over the arrest of two private TV journalists by the Islamic Emirate forces in Kabul on Monday.
Biden links recognition of Islamic Emirate to release of Navy veteran
MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden on Sunday called for the release of US Navy veteran Mark Frerichs, saying his release was “not negotiable” if the Taliban regime were to expect any consideration of being recognized as legitimate rulers of Afghanistan.
Officials optimistic about visit by Pakistan’s NSA
KABUL (SW) – Officials of the Islamic Emirate believe the recent trip to Kabul by Pakistan’s National Security Adviser was a positive development.
US urged to lift Afghans out of crisis by unfreezing state assets
KABUL (SW) – Shah Mohammad Mehrabi, a member of the High Council of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, said that Afghanistan’s economy was collapsing and that the United States could prevent it from collapsing.
