The US Secretary of State has threatened to place a higher bounty on top leaders of the Taliban if it is confirmed that they are holding more American hostages than previously reported. In a post on X, Marco Rubio wrote: “Just hearing the Taliban is holding more American hostages than has been reported. If this More
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance, with the exception of aid to Israel and Egypt, CNN reported. On his first day in office, President Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance, pending a review of its effectiveness and alignment with his foreign policy objectives. Secretary of State Marco Rubio More
On the International Day of Education, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed deep concern that the Afghan girls who continue to be denied their fundamental right to education. January 24 is celebrated as International Day of Education. It is dedicated to the crucial role being played by education and teachers. In More
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Pakistani authorities to stop deporting and harassing Afghan journalists who have fled Afghanistan because of threats to their lives. “These journalists fled Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s threats to their lives. The Pakistani government must protect them, not mistreat them,” said Beh Lih Yi, CPJ’s Asia program coordinator. More
Following long but fruitful talks, Afghan national Khan Mohammad has been swapped for two Americans held in Afghanistan, Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) confirmed on Tuesday. “At the conclusion of lengthy and productive negotiations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and the US, Afghan prisoner Khan Mohammad was freed in exchange for two More
US President-elect Donald Trump has linked US assistance to Afghanistan with the return of US military equipment which leftover after August, 2021 military withdrawal. Experts, however, believed that the leftover military equipment belonged to Afghanistan and if the US wanted them back it should compensate Afghanistan for the war related damages. Addressing a gathering just More
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for $ 1.5 billion for its 2025 Health Emergency Appeal (HEA), to support life-saving health interventions worldwide, according to a statement on Friday. “Conflicts, outbreaks, climate-related disasters and other health emergencies are no longer isolated or occasional – they are relentless, overlapping and intensifying,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. More
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says 14.3 million Afghans need health services this year, but the agency will be able to provide such assistance to only 9.3 million people. OCHA said in a statement, it needed $279.7 million for health services and other forms of aid in the country More
Former president Hamid Karzai has welcomed the holding of a conference on girls’ education in Muslim countries in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, calling education the undeniable right of girls. The two-day international conference, initiated by the Muslim World League (MWL), and hosted by Pakistan, concluded on Sunday. The conference ended with a strong emphasis More
Muslim World League (MWL) secretary general Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Kareem Al-Issa says Islam imposes no restrictions on girls’ education. He also announced that agreements would be signed at the end of a two-day conference on girls’ education in Muslim countries in Islamabad in order to support girls’ education. He made the remarks on Saturday More
