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.
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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.
Ghani dubs trust in the US his biggest mistake
MONITORING (SW) – Former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani has said his trust in the international community, especially the United States and its allies, has been the biggest mistake of his presidency.
Biden urged to open up access to economic reserves for Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – More than 40 House Democrats on Monday called on President Biden to open up access to economic reserves for Afghanistan in order to prevent “imminent mass starvation.”
Congress commission to assess Afghanistan war’s failures
MONITORING (SW) – Taking note of the Taliban’s victory over the US military in Afghanistan, the US Congress voted on Wednesday to create a commission to assess the 20-year war’s failures.
US pledges $ 474 million in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The US has pledged to provide $ 474 million in humanitarian aid and a million more does of the Covid-19 vaccines to Afghanistan.
Muttaqi says Afghanistan seeks world’s “mercy and compassion”
MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in desperate need, a top Taliban leader said in a rare interview.
Analysts say Al-Qaeda poses serious threats to stability in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Analysts believe terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda pose serious threats to stability and peace in Afghanistan.
Islamic Emirate needs to meet conditions for international recognition, says West
KABUL (SW) – A top US diplomat has stressed that the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate needs to meet conditions for international recognition.
‘What has happened in Afghanistan is a tragedy for Afghans’
MONITORING (SW) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said what has happened in Afghanistan is a tragedy for Afghan people.
Taliban, US say the Doha meeting was ‘candid’
MONITORING (SW) – The Taliban concluded two-day talks with the US in the Qatari capital as it seeks to garner diplomatic relations with the world.
