Category: US

UN chief urges Putin to call back troops from Ukraine

MONITORING (SW) – US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy soon after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine, the White House has said.

Pakistan’s prime minister to visit Moscow amid Russia – Ukraine row

MONITORING (SW) – Pakistan’s prime minister will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, officials have said, as the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine seems imminent.

Islamic Emirate repeating past mistakes, says West

KABUL (SW) – Thomas West, the US State Department’s special envoy for Afghanistan, has said the Islamic Emirate was repeating a mistake that denied them a chance to rule the country in 2001.

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.

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.

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.