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.
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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.
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.
US shares details of Kabul airport bombing attack
MONITORING (SW) – The US Central Command has shared details about the probe into the deadly Daesh-claimed attack at the Kabul airport back in August.
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.
Women’s rights a precondition for engaging with the Islamic Emirate
KABUL (SW) – As the conditions for women continue to deteriorate in Afghanistan, the European Parliament raises awareness about their situation, EU affairs.
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.
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resume
MONITORING (SW) – A flight chartered by the US government left Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, marking the first evacuation departure since November, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
MoFA rejects Biden’s remarks on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has rejected the recent remarks by the US President Joe Biden about Afghanistan.
80 Americans in Afghanistan waiting for evacuation flights
MONITORING (SW) – There are currently about 80 Americans in Afghanistan who want to leave the country, but evacuation flights have been grounded by the Taliban for about a month, according to a State Department official and two congressional sources familiar with the matter.
It is unclear when the flights will resume, the sources said.
