The Latest Breaking News from Afghanistan

82 lawmakers urge quicker evacuations of Afghan allies

WASHINGTON — More than 80 House members called on President Joe Biden to ramp up evacuations of Afghan allies still stranded in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal last year.

Tribune News Service · Feb 4, 2022

U.N. has millions in Afghanistan bank, but cannot use it

The United Nations has about $135 million in the bank in Afghanistan but is unable to use it because the Taliban-run central bank cannot convert it to the afghani currency, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022

US strike framed to spare civilians after mounting criticism

Facing criticism for civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes, the Biden administration targeted the leader of the Islamic State group in a way that was riskier for American forces, landing dozens of U.S. commandoes outside his Syrian hideout rather than targeting him with an airstrike

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2022

India has a policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism: MoState for External Affairs Muraleedharan

“Government of India believes in collective efforts of the international community to counter the menace,” Muraleedharan added.

The Hindu · Feb 3, 2022

Taliban Closer to International Recognition, Says Foreign Minister

The Taliban are inching closer towards international recognition but any concessions Afghanistan's new rulers make will be on their terms, the regime's foreign minister said in an interview with AFP. In his first interview since returning from talks with Western powers in Oslo, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi also urged…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 3, 2022

U-19 World Cup | England beats Afghanistan to enter final, ends 24-year wait

Rehan Ahmed does the star turn ending a 24-year wait

The Hindu · Feb 2, 2022

New Zealand's border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?

The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion and concern over New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.

The Conversation · Feb 2, 2022

U.S. advice to banks: OK to transfer aid money to Afghanistan

International banks can transfer money to Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, and aid groups are allowed to pay teachers and healthcare workers at state-run institutions without fear of breaching sanctions on the Taliban, the United States said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Feb 2, 2022

Syrian war photos misused by senior Chinese diplomat to criticise US war in Afghanistan

One of China's most senior diplomats is criticised for promoting misinformation after he posted to Twitter a series of photographs of Syrian children he claimed were children in Afghanistan.

ABC News · Feb 2, 2022

Claims of PM involvement in Afghan animal airlift ‘absurd’, says minister

A Tory frontbencher acknowledges ‘confusion’ with correspondence indicating the Prime Minister approved the operation

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022