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.
Category: Security
Karzai demands the US to undo funds splitting move
KABUL (SW) – Condemning the US move to split Afghan state reserve funds, former president Hamid Karzai has urged Washington to reverse the move.
Putin, Biden hold telephonic talk as tension over Ukraine mounts
MONITORING (SW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden has spoken over phone as tension over the situation in Ukraine escalates to new heights.
UNICEF warns against children suffering complications of acute malnutrition
KABUL (SW) – The UN Children Fund (UNICEF) has warned that as the humanitarian crisis deepens in Afghanistan, the Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital in Kabul receives up to 8 cases each day of children suffering complications associated with severe acute malnutrition.
Biden criticized for splitting Afghan state funds
KABUL (SW) – The US President Joe Biden’s move to split Afghanistan’s state reserves worth some $ 7 billion has been widely condemned.
Former state minister for peace affairs returns to Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Abdul Salam Rahimi, former state minister for peace affairs, has returned to Afghanistan and met with the leaders of the Islamic Emirate.
Two killed in gunfight at Mohammad Khan’s residence
KABUL (SW) – At least two people got killed in an armed feud at the residence of former Mohammad Khan, deputy to the Chief Executive in the previous government, confirmed officials.
HRW thrashes Biden for splitting Afghan state funds
MONITORING (SW) – The Human Rights Watch has thrashed US President Joe Biden for splitting Afghanistan’s state assets worth billions of dollars.
Two journalists, a woman activist freed from detention
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has freed two journalists and a women rights activist from detention, confirmed officials on Saturday.
US President inks order splitting frozen Afghan funds
MONITORING (SW) – United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order creating the possibility of splitting $7bn in frozen Afghan funds held in the US, potentially allotting half for humanitarian aid to the country while keeping the other half available for possible seizure by victims of the September 11 attacks.
Islamic Emirate adopts humanitarian declaration in Geneva
MONITORING (SW) – The Geneva Call aid group has announced that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has adopted a humanitarian declaration after high-level discussions in Geneva.
Visa applicants dismayed over Pakistani Embassy’s reluctance
KABUL (SW) – The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul has been making visa applicants wait for months without issuing or rejecting their applications, said a number of complainants.
