The second UN-led meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special envoys from various countries, has started behind closed doors in Doha. Qatar hosted on Sunday the meeting, with the participation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Doha said in a statement. Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin More
US Special Envoy Rina Amiri has held a meeting with Deputy UN Secretary General Amina Mohammed and discussed support to Afghan women and human rights situation in Afghanistan, according to a statement on Saturday. On her Twitter handle Amiri said: “on the importance of supporting Afghan women & human rights, concurred that the extreme policies More
The World Bank’s (WB) executive board has approved $300 in fresh funds for Afghanistan and the grant would be paid out through the International Development Association (IDA). The new funding would be deployed “through grants to United Nations agencies and other public international organizations, the WB said in a statement. The Bank’s new engagement with More
Special representatives of Central Asian countries and the European Union (EU) are all set to hold a meeting on Afghanistan today (Wednesday) in Bishkek. Last week, EU special Representative Tomas Niklasson told a press conference during his four-day trip to Kabul that the political, economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan would be discussed at the More
Corpses of about 100 people have been found in a mass grave in southeastern Khost province. Provincial officials say the bodies were discovered from an area near the Sheikh Zayed University during the construction of a check dam. The mass grave, discovered two days ago, was dug up in the presence of locals and municipality More
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s foreign reserves would remain frozen beyond February 11. Biden issued the original executive order on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the threat arising from it on February 11, 2022. In an order posted to the White House’s website, Biden said: “The widespread humanitarian crisis in More
Several rights organizations have appealed to the UN Secretary-General to give Afghan women’s rights a priority in the UN-convened meeting in Doha on Feb. 18-19. In a letter, spearheaded by Kaavya Asoka, Executive Director of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, urged the inclusion of diverse Afghan women in the Doha discussions. More
The US State Department released a document, revealing the US is cautiously exploring the possibility of reopening a consulate in Afghanistan. But a State Department spokesman said there has been no change in the US position regarding the return of any diplomatic functions to Kabul. Taliban also called the possible return of US consular services More
European Union special representative for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson has discussed the situation of Afghanistan with foreign ministers of Pakistan and Indonesia in Brussels. On his X handle, Niklasson wrote: “Grateful for the opportunity to meet 🇵🇰Foreign Minister Jalil Jilani in Brussels. “We spoke about EU support to the people of Afghanistan, education, economic development, governance More
The United States (US) provided $11.21 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and Afghan refugees since August 2021, according to the latest SIGAR report on Friday. “The United States has appropriated or otherwise made available $11.21 billion in assistance to Afghanistan and to Afghan refugees, this includes nearly $2.63 billion in US appropriations for Afghanistan assistance, More
