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UN warns of ‘colossal’ collapse of Afghan banking system
Middle East
November 22, 2021
UN warns of ‘colossal’ collapse of Afghan banking system
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan’s banks,…
Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate
World
November 11, 2021
Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The cool 1960s-style lines of the Ariana Cinema’s marquee stand out over a traffic-clogged roundabout in…
Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted
Middle East
November 5, 2021
Afghan girls, faraway relatives worry over dreams disrupted
From her home in Illinois, Asma Yawari has built a relationship with her younger cousin in Afghanistan that’s made the…
UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
Middle East
November 3, 2021
UNICEF to directly fund Afghan teachers, bypassing Taliban authorities
KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The United Nations children’s agency said it was planning to set up a system to…
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
Middle East
October 30, 2021
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a…
In Kabul children’s hospital, medics struggle with staff shortages
Middle East
October 26, 2021
In Kabul children’s hospital, medics struggle with staff shortages
KABUL, Oct 26 (Reuters) – In Kabul’s main children’s hospital, the crumbling of Afghanistan’s health system is reflected in the…
US taps private groups to help resettle Afghan refugees
Middle East
October 25, 2021
US taps private groups to help resettle Afghan refugees
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The State Department said on Monday it will partner with private groups to help Afghans…
In war and in peace, passion for cricket alive and well in Afghanistan
Middle East
October 25, 2021
In war and in peace, passion for cricket alive and well in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Khushhal has been fighting for the Taliban since he was 13 but now that they…
‘Children are going to die’, U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse
Middle East
October 25, 2021
‘Children are going to die’, U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse
DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to…
Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns
Middle East
October 23, 2021
Afghanistan heading towards collapse faster than expected, Swedish minister warns
DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Afghanistan is heading towards economic collapse that risks spiraling the country into a new political…