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Changing climate in Afghanistan leaving earth barren, exacerbating poverty

The climate has changed in the last few decades, Afghan locals say, leaving the earth barren and its people struggling to survive.

UN passes resolution over easing financial restrictions on Afghanistan

United Nations Security Council has passed resolution 2615 proposed by the United States and allowed money to flow to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes

Pak PM Imran Khan blames US for deteriorating situation in Afghanistan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has blamed the United States for creating a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan that is affecting millions of people and allowing it to worsen."A man-made crisis is being created despite knowing that it can be averted if (Afghanistan's) accounts (in the US) are unfrozen and liquidity is put into their banking system," the Prime Minister said, Dawn newspaper reported.The Prime Minister made these remarks at a ceremony held at Foreign Office to celebrate the successful holding of the extraordinary session of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Tuesday.On the other hand, amid the deteriorating economic situation in Afghanistan, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday (local time) said that Washington is looking intensely at ways to put more liquidity into the Afghan economy so as to provide money to the people of the cash-strapped nation."We are looking intensely at ways to put more liquidity ...

Hundreds take to Kabul streets demanding to unfreeze Afghan's reserves

Hundreds of people on Tuesday took to the streets in Kabul demanding to unfreeze Afghanistan's central bank reserves, local media reported.

Japan to allocate $109 mn in aid to Afghanistan, neighbouring countries

Japan will allocate about 109 million US dollars from the country's supplementary budget to assist Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries to address the humanitarian crisis

US working with UN bodies to allocate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The United States said it is working with UN bodies to find ways to allocate humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Biden administration urged to unfreeze Afghan central bank reserves

US lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to unfreeze Afghanistan's central bank reserves in the amount of $9.4 billion

Hamid Karzai says Pakistan must not interfere in Afghanistan's affairs

Karzai said that Islamabad should avoid speaking on behalf of Afghanistan in international forums

Afghan markets mired with high prices despite rise of currency value

Despite the US dollar depreciating against the afghani, Afghanistan's national currency, the prices of essential items like food and fuel still remained high

Peace prospects rise in West Asia after US' perceived retreat from region

Although the US Administration says that it is still engaged in the West Asia, there is no doubt that much more attention in the US foreign policy is now given to China, Russia, and the far east

Pakistan mustn't interfere in Afghanistan affairs, says Hamid Karzai

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Islamabad must not interfere in Kabul's internal affairs, a statement which came in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remark

Afghanistan has been facing ISIS threat from Pakistan: Hamid Karzai

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday said that the landlocked country has been facing ISIS's threat from Pakistan.

OIC nations pledge fund for Afghanistan as millions face hunger, poverty

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has vowed to set up a humanitarian trust fund for Afghanistan as the country is witnessing a major crisis with millions facing poverty and hunger.

India seeks cooperation with Central Asia to help Afghanistan

The Indian government is concerned about how Taliban rule could impact security in the region, especially in India's restive northern state of Jammu and Kashmir

Must find ways to help Afghans: EAM at India-Central Asia dialogue

India on Sunday pitched for finding ways to help the Afghan people, while reaffirming the need for an incluasive government in Kabul.

Pakistan rallies Muslim countries to help Afghan stave off economic crisis

Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster

Afghan envoy to United Nations resigns after Taliban moved to oust him

The former Afghan government's ambassador to the United Nations has resigned after the country's current Taliban rulers sought to replace him with their own envoy. Ghulam Isaczai told the U.N. on Thursday that he stepped down the day before, U.N. spokesperson Farhan Haq said. Afghanistan's U.N. Mission tweeted that another diplomat, Naseer Faiq, would lead it as a charg d'affaires. The term can denote someone filling in between ambassadors. The mission said it would continue working to share the concerns and legitimate demands of our fellow citizens at the U.N. Taliban leaders, however, have been trying to put their own representative, Mohammad Suhail Shaheen, in their country's seat at the U.N. Isaczai, a longtime U.N. diplomat, was appointed last June by President Ashraf Ghani, whose government was ousted by the Taliban on Aug. 15 amid a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. The Taliban challenged Isaczai's credentials to remain in his post. The U.N. General Assembly delay

Afghan govt's collapse began after Doha agreement in Feb 2019: Former NSA

The actual collapse of the Afghan government started after the US and the Taliban inked the Doha agreement in February 2019, Afghanistan's former National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.

Afghan currency slides, prices surge as economic crisis worsens

The market remains volatile, and the devaluation is already impacting Afghans

Afghanistan's health care on brink of collapse as supplies, fuel run out

The diesel fuel needed to produce oxygen for coronavirus patients has run out. So have supplies of dozens of essential drugs