The Ministry of Finance (MoF) says the World Bank (WB) is set to resume the disbursement of outstanding loans in Afghanistan, with nearly 11 million US dollars to be paid to companies in the first phase, starting today (Monday). Following the return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to power in 2021, several international More
The fourth edition of the European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) is being held today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday) in Brussels, jointly hosted by the European Commission and Poland. The European Union Delegation in Afghanistan wrote on its X handle that, like the previous three editions, this year’s forum was being organised alongside the EU Foreign Affairs More
The US embassy in Libya has denied reports that it is working on a plan to transfer Palestinians from Gaza to the country. Reuters reported: “On Thursday, NBC News said the Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as many as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya”. Views: More
Eight trucks carrying Afghan goods have been allowed entry into India via Pakistan, media reports say. Held up as a result of a military escalation between the South Asian rivals, the heavy vehicles were allowed to roll into India through the Wagah border on Friday. In response to a formal request from the Afghan embassy More
Bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan has surged by nearly 23 percent in April this year, compared to March, a media report said on Saturday. The trade between the two countries increased from 97 million US dollars in March to 119 million dollars in April on a month-on-month basis, The Nation reported. The newspaper added More
US President Donald Trump has supported humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the embattled Gaza Strip, a media report said on On Friday, the US leader noted people in Gaza were starving and he expected “a lot of good things” in the next month, Reuters reported. Asked whether he supported Israeli plans to expand the war More
Uzbekistan’s special representative for Afghanistan has discussed the situation in Afghanistan and humanitarian cooperation with the country with the head of the Swedish Ministry of Justice’s Migration Service. The Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Uzbekistan’s special representative for Afghanistan, Ismatullah Irgashev, met with Sufyan Ostmark. During the meeting, the two sides discussed More
Pakistan has expelled more than 1.3 million Afghan refugees in a deportation drive launched in November 2023, the Express Tribune reported. Parliamentary Secretary Mukhtar Ahmad Malik said around three million Afghan refugees were residing in Pakistan. “Of these, 813,000 hold Afghan Citizen Cards (ACC) while 1.3 million possess Proof of Registration (PoR) cards,” he was More
Ukraine peace talks are set to take place in Istanbul today (Thursday), with Russian and US leaders staying away, media reports say. Proposed by President Vladimir Putin, the negotiations mark the first direct contact between Russia and Ukraine since March 2022, TASS reported. With Putin opting for a no-show, the Russian delegation would be headed More
US President Donald Trump met his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, says a media report. Trump praised Gulf countries for creating “a stable, peaceful and prosperous Middle East”, as he joined regional leaders for a summit of US and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members in Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported. Trump met More
