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World Bank backs using $280 mln in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan

Afghanistan's 39 million people face a cratering economy, a winter of food shortages and growing poverty

Published 03 Dec, 2021 03:57pm

What my 20 years in Afghanistan taught me about the Taliban – and how the west consistently underestimates them

By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON: The World Bank's board has ...

Updated 02 Dec, 2021 05:03pm

World Bank works to redirect frozen funds to Afghanistan for humanitarian aid only

By Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON:The World Bank is finalizing a proposal to deliver up to $500...

Updated 30 Nov, 2021 12:35pm

Red Cross warns aid groups not enough to stave off Afghan humanitarian crisis

By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI: The Red Cross on Friday urged the international community to engage with Afghanistan's...

Updated 23 Oct, 2021 02:59pm

اقوام متحدہ کی جانب سے افغانستان کےلئے انسانی امداد

اقوام متحدہ نے افغانستان پہنچانے کےلئے 100 ٹن سے زائد انسانی...

Published 18 Oct, 2021 05:50pm

U.S., Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid: State Department

The United States and the Taliban had "productive discussions" on the issue of humanitarian assistance for...

Published 13 Oct, 2021 02:36pm

As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief

By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD:As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 02:08pm

U.N. seeks $600 million to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis

By Emma Farge GENEVA: The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 02:01pm

U.S. seen funding humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, but not its goverment

By Arshad Mohammed, Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay The U.S. Congress is likely to finance U.N. and other...

Published 04 Sep, 2021 03:28pm

U.S. allows personal remittances to flow to Afghanistan

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON:The United States has told financial institutions that they may process personal...

Updated 03 Sep, 2021 12:15pm

Hundreds of displaced families seek food and shelter in Kabul

Hundreds of Afghan families who have been camping in searing heat at a Kabul park after the Taliban overran their...

Published 27 Aug, 2021 11:36am

UK will double humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to 286m pounds

The United Kingdom will double its humanitarian and development aid to Afghanistan to 286 million pounds ($393.34...

Published 19 Aug, 2021 09:43am

Blinken begins Middle East mission to bolster Gaza ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a Middle East visit in Israel on Tuesday, hoping to bolster its...

Updated 25 May, 2021 10:42am

Biden hails ceasefire, vows U.S. will help Gaza with humanitarian aid

President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged humanitarian and reconstruction aid for Gaza as he hailed a deal to end 11...

Published 21 May, 2021 11:13am