Biden to rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non‑NATO ally
MONITORING (SW) – The US President Joe Biden in a letter to Congress has said that he will officially rescind Afghanistan’s designation as a major non‑NATO ally, reported CNN.
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US, Taliban working on mechanism to allow use of central bank reserves
MONITORING (SW) – Senior Biden administration officials are working with Taliban leadership on a mechanism to allow Afghanistan’s government to use its central bank reserves to deal with a severe hunger crisis without giving the former militant group free rein, reported Washington Post.
KSA, UAE leaders decline to arrange calls with US Biden
MONITORING (SW) – The de-facto leaders of the Kingfom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declined to arrange calls with US president Joe Biden in recent weeks as the US and its allies have sought to contain a surge in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Bamyan residents demand US to unfreeze Afghan state assets
BAMYAN (SW) – Dozens of Bamyan residents took to the streets on Monday demanding the US to unfreeze Afghan state assets.
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.
Britain to co-host Afghanistan aid summit, hoping to raise $4.4 billion
MONITORING (SW) – Britain said on Tuesday it would co-host an international aid conference with the United Nations next month to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Taliban took power last year.
“Richest country blatantly plundering the wealth of the poorest”
MONITORING (SW) – Amid ongoing condemnation of the US over split of Afghan state funds by the President Joe Biden, the Chinese foreign ministry too has criticized Washington over the move.
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.
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.
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.
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.
