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Joe Biden frees $7 billion in Afghan assets for relief, 9/11 victims

President Joe Biden signed an order Friday to free $7 billion in Afghan assets now frozen in the US.

Time to end arbitrary detentions, says UN after Taliban frees 2 reporters

The UN Mission in Afghanistan has welcomed the release of the two reporters by Afghanistan's de facto authorities after more than four days in custody.Taliban had detained at least nine foreigners in Kabul, including one American and several British citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing relatives of the detainees and sources familiar with the matter.Two of those detained, both journalists, were released late Friday."UNAMA welcomes the release of the reporters by Afghanistan's de facto authorities. Time to end all arbitrary detentions. No Afghan or int'l journalist, nor civil society activist, should be picked up & held incommunicado. Time to free all those wrongly incarcerated," said UN Mission in Afghanistan.The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said it is relieved to confirm the release in Kabul of the two journalists on assignment with UNHCR, and the Afghan nationals working with them."We are relieved to confirm the release in Kabul of the two ..

US moves to free $7 billion in Afghanistan assets to aid locals

The US government will take steps on Friday to free half of the $7 billion in frozen Afghan reserves held in the United States to aid the Afghan people

Joe Biden to split frozen Afghan funds for 9/11 victims, relief

The order will require US financial institutions to facilitate access to $3.5 billion of assets for the Afghan relief and basic needs

'UN provided $3.13 million cash aid to Afghanistan in past 3 months'

Some economists consider this aid to be important in reducing poverty in the country amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis

Al Qaeda, Islamic State reconstituting in Afghanistan: US official

A top US official has claimed that the Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) terror groups were "reconstituting" in Afghanistan.

1 million Afghan children may die if urgent action not taken: Unicef

The Unicef has warned that 1 million children in Afghanistan may die of acute malnutrition if urgent action wasn't taken.

India has been a privileged partner of Afghanistan: Afghan envoy

Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay has said that New Delhi has been a privileged partner of Kabul and its people

New Covid wave batters Afghanistan's crumbling health care

At Kabul's only Covid-19 treatment hospital, staff can only heat the building at night because of lack of fuel, even as winter temperatures drop below freezing during the day.

UN again voices concern about women's safety in Afghanistan

The top UN envoy in Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons met top Taliban leadership on Tuesday and voiced concern about the women's safety in the country."It is three weeks now since Afghan women activists began 'disappearing' from their homes & the streets of Kabul. @DeborahLyonsUN in a meeting with dfA Dep-PM Hanafi today again voiced concern to Taliban leadership about the women's safety, urging all steps to secure their liberty," UN Mission in Afghanistan said in a tweet.In recent weeks, several women activists, who were raising concerns about rights issues, went missing in Kabul. The UN has sought information from the Taliban on the latest reported detentions by the outfit.On Monday, Germany had joined the ranks with the United Kingdom and other western countries in raising concern about the recent disappearance of female Afghan activists.Earlier, Deborah Lyons also expressed deep concern about the well-being of "disappeared" women activists. In a meeting with Afghanistan's acting ...

UN experts say 'terrorist groups' enjoy freedom in Afghanistan

In the wide-ranging report, the experts also said extremists linked to both al-Qaida and the Islamic State group are successfully advancing in Africa

Pakistan's clout with Taliban declines: International Crisis Group report

The Taliban's apparent refusal to break off relations with their Pakistani counterparts, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is of even greater concern to Islamabad

5 Pakistani soldiers killed in cross-border attack from Afghanistan

The incident took place at the border area in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said

Afghan aid will continue despite political obstacles, says UN

According to humanitarian organisations, around $4.4 billion is needed to provide aid to the 24 million vulnerable people in the total 36 million population, TOLO News reported.

UK seeks answers about 'disappeared' Afghan women activists

Earlier this week, US Special Envoy Rina Amiri had asked the Taliban to stop unjust detentions of Afghans' human rights if the outfit wishes to seek legitimacy from the Afghan people and the world.

Afghan women face violence, repression as world focus shifts

Under the Taliban's latest rule, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Afghanistan are facing "grave threats" of violence and death

Over 1 million Afghans migrated in last 4 months, says report

According to Tolo News, most of the migrants crossed border areas into Iran and Pakistan.

India invested more than $3 billion in Afghanistan: MoS Muraleedharan

India has invested more than $3 billion in Afghanistan for the welfare of its people, said Minister of External Affairs V. Muraleedharan in Lok Sabha on Friday

US faces hurdles in a bid to speed up at-risk Afghan evacuations

Other obstacles include difficulties in obtaining passports and an affordable housing shortage in the United States, they said

Half of Afghanistan's population is facing 'tsunami of hunger': Report

The United States remains the single largest humanitarian aid donor to Afghanistan