Afghanistan September 14, 2021 Afghanistan’s coming weeks, months could be ‘very detrimental’ as aid problems mounting under Taliban rule The coming weeks and months “could be very, very detrimental for the Afghan people” as the amount of aid flowing into the war-torn country “simply will not be enough,” ӣƵ’ Trey Yingst reported Tuesday.
World September 8, 2021 Former Afghan president explains abrupt exit from country amid Taliban takeover Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a statement on Wednesday defended his decision to flee Kabul in August as the Taliban closed in.
Iran September 7, 2021 UN nuke watchdog: Iran pressing on with uranium enrichment Iran continues to increase it's uranium stockpile to amounts that could allow the nation to build a nuclear weapon.
Afghanistan September 6, 2021 Afghan doctor's family endures Taliban beatings to reach US: 'I want to contribute something to this country' Dr. Wais Aria, an Afghan human rights activist whose work centers on treating women and children who have survived trauma from terrorism, war and domestic violence, barely made it out of Kabul with his own family after Taliban fighters assaulted him multiple times outside the airport.
Afghanistan September 5, 2021 Afghan doctor who escaped Taliban with family calls Biden withdrawal unwise, warns of human rights abuses An Afghan doctor and humanitarian whose life’s work was upended by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is warning that his homeland could become a hive of human rights abuses following President Biden’s much criticized withdrawal of U.S. forces.
Afghanistan September 3, 2021 Afghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as "brides" or otherwise sexually abused.
Afghanistan September 2, 2021 Qatar says it’s not clear when Kabul airport will reopen Qatar’s top diplomat said Thursday that experts are racing to reopen Kabul’s airport but warned it was not clear when flights would resume, with many still desperate to flee Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders.
POLITICS August 31, 2021 United Nations warns Afghanistan faces 'humanitarian catastrophe' United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Tuesday of a looming “humanitarian catastrophe” following the U.S. withdrawal and urged the international community to provide aid to support its populace.
Afghanistan August 31, 2021 US ambassador accuses Blinken of leaving hundreds of Afghan women behind to die in botched evacuation Among those at greatest risk under Taliban rule are women, who make up roughly half the country’s population and were severely oppressed during the Islamist group’s previous time in power in the late 1990s.
Afghanistan August 28, 2021 UN Peacekeepers could have helped maintain Afghanistan stability after US withdrawal, former minister says One way to have a safer U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would have been to set up a U.N. peacekeeping mission ahead of time, rather than drawing back troops and leaving civilians scrambling to evacuate as a lightning Taliban offensive retook the country, according to a former Afghan official who was forced to flee her homeland.