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6 months of Taliban rule: Afghans poorer and hopeless

The United Nations warns that more than 97 per cent of Afghans will fall into poverty before summer, and the Afghan economy appears to be in free fall…reports Asian Lite News The

February 18, 2022

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Top US general warns of ISIS presence in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defence have denied the claims regarding the presence of the IS and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News General Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command,

February 17, 2022

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Biden’s plan for frozen funds gets flak from Afghans

On Tuesday, thousands of Afghans staged demonstrations, denouncing Biden’s decision and demanding the return of the frozen assets to the war-torn country….reports Asian Lite News The Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines

February 17, 2022

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Letter to change leadership of Afghanistan to UN rejected

After the Taliban came to power, acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in a letter to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres introduced Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s ambassador to the UN…reports Asian Lite

February 17, 2022

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Return of Afghan girls to school need of hour: Karzai

Girls and women have been out of educational institutions and offices since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021….reports Asian Lite News Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that every

February 16, 2022

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Britain to co-host UN virtual pledging summit on Afghanistan

Last month, the UN launched an appeal to raise USD 4.4 billion in aid to help over 24.4 million Afghans needing urgent humanitarian support to survive, reported Tolo News…reports Asian Lite News

February 16, 2022

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Diverting $3.5 billion for 9/11 victims is theft, says expert

Biden signed an order to free $7 billion out of more than $9 billion frozen Afghan assets, splitting the money between aid for Afghanistan and a fund for 9/11 victims…reports Asian Lite

February 16, 2022

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Taliban delegation meets EU envoys

The EU representatives showed readiness to increase humanitarian aid as well as health and education assistance to Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News A Taliban delegation has held talks with European Union’s representatives in

February 16, 2022

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Biden’s plan for Afghan assets evokes anger among Afghans

Terming the decision as “illegal and unfair”, the protesters urged the US to release all of Afghanistan’s frozen assets…reports Asian Lite News A number of Afghans, including businessmen and money exchangers, held

February 15, 2022

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Former Taliban snipper is now an Afghan city mayor

Mowaffaq was made mayor of Maymana, in November, three months after the Taliban ousted the Ashraf Ghani-led government and seized power of the whole country….reports Asian Lite News A former top sniper

February 15, 2022

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