The American multinational financial services company on Thursday announced Western Union will resume its money transfer service to Afghanistan as the Taliban faces huge economic hurdles after their takeover last month. A Treasury spokesperson said that The US Treasury Department has told financial institutions that they may process personal transmittals to Afghanistan. “Western Union is … Read more
Thousands of Afghans trying to flee the country are now running towards borders. A complete evacuation of the U.S after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign benefactors uncertain of how to respond to an approaching humanitarian crisis. Due to the Kabul airport’s being unworkable, private efforts to help Afghans fearful of Taliban retaliations focused on positioning … Read more
The Polish town mayor has called for organ donors after two children who migrated from Afghanistan fell so ill after consuming toxic mushrooms they need liver transplants. “We are all moved by the news of the accidental mushroom poisoning,” Artur Tusinski, mayor of Podkowa Lesna near the Polish capital Warsaw, wrote on social media. The … Read more
US President Joe Biden pledged to hunt down the perpetrators of the suicide bombings that killed 12 American troops in Kabul and said the United States will not be deterred from its mission to evacuate thousands of civilians from Afghanistan. “To those who carried out this attack as well as anyone who wishes America harm, … Read more
Condemnations poured in from across the world as death toll from the twin blasts in Kabul soared to over 85 on Friday. Pakistan Foreign Office ‘strongly’ condemned the heinous terrorist attack at the Kabul airport, which reportedly resulted in the loss of several precious lives, including children. “Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and … Read more
Australia has suspended an evacuation operation as fears of more attacks remained a day after suicide bombers were killed 72 Afghan nationals including 28 Taliban members and 13 US soldiers outside Kabul’s Hamid Karzai international airport. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters on Friday that Australian troops had evacuated just hours before the attack … Read more
Twin suicide bombs ripped through crowds outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 85 people including 13 US troops and deepening panic in the final days of an already frenzied evacuation effort from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The bombings, claimed by the Islamic State group, left scenes of carnage outside the airport where thousands of Afghans … Read more
Alleged suicide bombers collided with the swarming gates of Kabul airport with at least two explosions on Thursday, causing a massacre among distressed civilians trying to flee. The attack has cast the final days of the Western airlift of its associates into chaos. At least 13 people including children had been killed, stated the Taliban. … Read more
An over-the-top increase in food product prices at the Kabul Airport has been witnessed by citizens of the country that are trying to flee from Afghanistan. A private news agency claimed that an Afghan national Fazl-ur-Rehman stated that the price of each water bottle and plate of rice is being sold at $40 and $100 … Read more
UNICEF Afghanistan warns that ten million children in Afghanistan are in desperate need of humanitarian support. According to UNICEF, Afghani children are already surviving on charitable aid and about a million are anticipated to undergo life-threatening undernourishment this year. UN’s World Food Program strives for $200m in food aid. Whereas, earlier Taliban have issued a … Read more
The chaos at the Kabul airport has delayed the arrival of over 500 tons of medical supplies, stated the World Health Organization. Aid agencies have claimed that it is important that the medical and food supplies, reach 300,000 displaced people in Afghanistan. Nearly 18.5 million people which is half of the population rely on aid … Read more
The US embassy in Kabul has advised its residents against traveling to the Kabul airport, quoting “potential security threats”. A disordered rush of people expecting to flee the Taliban takeover of the country a week ago was seen at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. “We are advising US citizens to avoid traveling to the airport … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines has cancelled today’s Kabul flight operations due to new orders from Afghan authorities to stop the evacuation of locals. According to PIA spokesman Abdullah Khan, all three flights to Kabul have been cancelled today. According to pre-arranged lists, aviation sources say Afghan authorities are not allowing locals to leave Kabul, which could … Read more
At a time when the whole world was horrified by the news of the Taliban’s control of Afghanistan, the top leaders in China and Russia kept in touch with the Taliban, according to the reports. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has telephoned the foreign ministers of Russia and China to ask them to work … Read more
Taliban take complete control of the Afghan presidential palace after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani escaped from his own country on August 15, 2021, from Kabul, Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, the turn of events were shocking but certainly not surprising. The Taliban’s intense cooping of the country’s main cities and finishing in their march towards the capital completely unchallenged … Read more
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the security of all foreigners in Afghanistan is guaranteed and women will be given all rights according to Sharia. “We do not want to repeat any conflict and war, so the Islamic Emirate has no enmity with anyone, all animosities are over,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah told his first … Read more
women in the Afghan capital, Kabul, protested against the Taliban and demanded their basic rights in front of the Taliban after they took over Afghanistan. The video, which went viral on social media, shows women protesting in the Afghan capital, Kabul, holding handwritten placards and protesting against the Taliban and demanding their basic rights. Afghan … Read more
The Taliban gave a huge statement on Tuesday since coming to power that they would not make the full burqa obligatory for women. Previously under the Taliban governance, it was compulsory for all the females in Afghanistan to wear Burqa for traveling outside their residence. Under their governance in 1996-2001, girls’ schools were sealed, women … Read more
Kabul: The Taliban held their first official news conference since they took complete control of the capital city. Taliban stated in their press conference on Tuesday that they wished for peaceful relations with other countries. “We don’t want any internal or external enemies,” stated the Taliban’s main spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. The spokesman emphasized that the … Read more
Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Tuesday met with a Taliban convoy headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha. A statement by the Qatari Foreign Ministry said the meeting between Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and the Taliban delegation headed by Abdul Ghani … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has cancelled its flights to Afghanistan due to the volatile security situation at Kabul airport. According to the report, PIA spokesman Abdullah Hafeez said the decision was made in consultation with the Foreign Ministry and Afghan Civil Aviation. It is believed that videos and photos released on social media showed a … Read more
On 15 August Taliban declared victory and took over full control of Afghanistan after that the world has been surprised to see a female CNN reporter wearing a burqa. 40 years old CNN reporter Clarissa Ward arrived after the US withdrawal to cover the situation in Afghanistan and has been seen reporting for the past … Read more
The UN Security Council called for the immediate formation of a representative government in Afghanistan in which women have an equal share. An emergency UN Security Council meeting was held in New York following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, urging the international community to unite and prevent Afghanistan from being used for terrorism. UNSC called … Read more
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country with four cars and a helicopter full of cash, claimed the Russian embassy in Kabul stated the Private news agency. Ghani had to leave some money behind as all of it was not fitting in, claims reports. Ashraf Ghani fled from Afghanistan on Sunday as the Taliban arrived … Read more
Taliban only took just over a week to grab control of the country after a lightning clean sweep that concluded in Kabul as government militaries, skilled for years and prepared by the United States with trillions of dollars as cost. Private News channel transmitted live footage of Taliban commanders in the presidential palace with dozens … Read more
