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#VantageOnFirstpost : Afghanistan's currency, the Afghani has beaten the US dollar to become the world's best performing currency in this financial quarter ... Show more
In April 2022, the Taliban banned the cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan. According to the UN, production has fallen by 95% since then.
#VantageOnFirstpost : When the US military left Afghanistan, they left behind billions of dollars of US military equipment in the country ... Show more
#VantageOnFirstpost : Afghanistan's currency, the Afghani has beaten the US dollar to become the world's best performing currency in this financial quarter ... Show more
The #Taliban agreed to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to #Afghanistan , potentially bringing in billions of dollars to fund infrastructure projects in the ... Show more
“Where will these girls be in 10 years? Under the soil?” Elementary school teacher Sediqa Farahsa Merzayee, in @newlinesmag , writes about the evaporation of hope ... Show more
An Afghan Teacher Laments Taliban Ban: The Taliban has banned all education for all women and girls
newlinesmag.com/first-person/an-afghan-teacher-laments-taliban-ban/
Quick Glance: UN human rights head pushes Taliban to lift women's restrictions
- He warned of the "terrible consequences" of prohibiting women from working for non-governmental groups.
- "This latest decree by the de facto authorities will have terrible consequences for women and for all Afghan people," Türk added, adding that prohibiting women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will deprive them and their families of income and the right to "contribute positively" to the country's development.
- They have barred girls from middle and high school, barred women from most jobs, and compelled them to wear full-body coverings in public.
- "Women and girls cannot be denied their inherent rights," stated Türk.
Exclusive: US and Taliban make progress on Afghan reserves, but big gaps remain: U.S. and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions ...
reuters.com/world/exclusive-us-taliban-make-progress-afghan-reserves-big-gaps-remain-2022-07-26/
Taliban Tighten Currency Controls After Dollar Smuggling Report: The Taliban imposed fresh restrictions on people carrying foreign currency out of Afghanistan ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-08/taliban-tighten-currency-controls-after-dollar-smuggling-report
Afghanistan: Only bread and rice left: Afghans love songbirds, but no one can afford this luxury anymore. The entire population is sliding into poverty ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-06/afghanistan-taliban-flucht-armut-wirtschaftskrise
Millions of dollars are being smuggled into #Afghanistan from #Pakistan daily.
A report revealed that traders & smugglers have been transporting $5 million ... Show more #Taliban
Officials: Taliban blocked unaccompanied women from flights: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers refused to allow dozens of women to board ...
apnews.com/article/afghanistan-travel-business-pakistan-lifestyle-febfbef58116fd063e1a5ef780762e56
Quick Glance: Taliban U-turn on Afghan girls' education indicates serious leadership schism
- "They don't want to actually come out and admit they don't want girls to go to school," she explained, adding that the Taliban imposed similar restrictions on education and jobs during their reign in the 1990s.
- Herat is the only province that allows girls to attend school over the elementary school age.
- "We must keep our dignity" he stated, adding that girls should return to school "as soon as possible."
- According to Deputy Spokesperson Inamullah Samangani, "You will soon see the gates of schools open to girls."
Taliban bans poppy production, in move likely to further impoverish Afghans: Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban announced a ban Sunday on poppy production ...
scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3172944/taliban-bans-poppy-production-move-likely-further-impoverish
Quick Glance: Afghanistan, Florida, and Northern Ireland are the names of three countries.
- The World Bank has halted four aid projects totaling $600 million (£460 million) in Afghanistan after the Taliban overturned a previous agreement to allow girls to attend school.
- The new rule, which prohibits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to third grade (ages five to nine), has sparked considerable scrutiny and condemnation, even from Joe Biden.
- Ten Things You Should Know Today: April 30, 2023
- Naked Education: Channel 4 creates controversy
Afghanistan Tries to Stamp Out Opium Again: The multibillion-dollar trade has survived previous bans. Now, the Taliban are going after solar-powered water pumps ...
nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-taliban.html
Quick Glance: Afghan women demonstrate in Kabul, demanding education and employment.
- Since capturing power in August, the Taliban have reversed the minimal gains earned by women in Afghanistan over the two decades of US participation.
- The Taliban promised a gentler version of the brutal Islamist rule that marked their first tenure in power from 1996 to 2001 after capturing power.
- The Taliban have also outlawed marches for women's rights and have rejected UN demands to lift their restrictions.
- Some Afghan women initially protested by pushing up against the curbs.
Afghanistan: $7 billion US military equipment left behind: According to a CNN report, when the Taliban pulled out of Afghanistan, expensive military equipment ...
zeit.de/politik/ausland/2022-04/afghanistan-usa-abzug-militaergeraet-cnn
Taliban enriches itself on $800 million in aid, banking system faces collapse - an insider's report from Afghanistan.
businessinsider.de/politik/welt/die-taliban-bereichern-sich-an-800-millionen-us-dollar-hilfsgeldern-das-bankensystem-steht-vor-einem-kollaps-ein-insider-bericht-aus-afghanistan/
Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics: The attack led to ethnic tensions in both countries, which each sent troops to the ...
nytimes.com/2022/04/28/world/asia/afghanistan-iran-refugees-migrants.html
US and Taliban officials have exchanged proposals for the release of billions of dollars from Afghan central bank reserves held abroad into a trust fund ... Show more #DawnToday
Explained: The Impact Of Opium Ban On The Economy Of Afghanistan: The Taliban announced the ban on the cultivation of opium poppy to stop the smuggling of ...
indiatimes.com/explainers/news/taliban-bans-cultivation-of-opium-crops-will-be-burned-566871.html
Afghanistan and Sharia Legislation: Taliban Style Justice: The Sharia court sits in the Kabul district number 10. It's about compensation for an IS fighter ...
taz.de/!5823474/
Uzbekistan this week is hosting delegates from more than 20 countries and international organizations for a conference on Afghanistan ... Show more More
Germany won't recognise Taliban as "dire" Afghan conditions persist: Germany will not recognise the Taliban as the legitimate rulers of Afghanistan as long as ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/world-must-tell-taliban-its-going-wrong-direction-says-german-foreign-minister-2022-06-07/
Why Afghanistan's Ex-Finance Minister Drives Taxis in Washington: Before the Taliban seized power, Khalid Payenda was the master of a budget worth billions ...
kurier.at/chronik/welt/warum-afghanistans-ex-finanzminister-in-washington-taxis-faehrt/401947177
Taliban seems to test-taxi a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter in video posted to Twitter
nationalpost.com/news/world/taliban-seems-to-test-taxi-a-u-s-blackhawk-helicopter-in-video-posted-to-twitter
Where does the Taliban get so much money from?: Why do the Taliban have so much money? How did the Taliban come to power so quickly? What's next for Afghanistan? ...
krautreporter.de/4048-woher-die-taliban-so-viel-geld-haben
"Yesterday we only had bread with tea."
🇦🇫 The new #Taliban government in #Afghanistan is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank ... #starvation
Are the Taliban running out of money?: As one of the poorest countries, Afghanistan is heavily dependent on aid funds. Now the IMF is suspending access to funds ...
faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/afghanistan-geht-den-taliban-das-geld-aus-17491821.html
As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
cnn.com/2021/12/26/asia/afghanistan-kabul-young-women-whatsapp-cmd-intl/
Afghanistan: cheap solar energy for the opium economy: Renewable energy is a boon for Afghanistan's opium farmers, and without any government subsidies at all ...
wiwo.de/technologie/wirtschaft-von-oben/wirtschaft-von-oben-162-afghanistan-hier-treibt-billige-solarenergie-die-opiumwirtschaft-an/28405702.html
Opinion | Afghan Crisis Must End America’s Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty: The U.S. can either stumble on in its fruitless attempt to control the world ...
commondreams.org/views/2021/08/30/afghan-crisis-must-end-americas-empire-war-corruption-and-poverty
How the World Failed Afghan Women: Why millions of dollars in international aid – much of it from the U.S. – failed to achieve lasting change for Afghanistan’s ...
thediplomat.com/2021/11/how-the-world-failed-afghan-women/
Taliban Seize U.S. Weapons in Afghanistan, Stockpiling Helicopters, Guns and Trucks
wsj.com/articles/taliban-seize-u-s-weapons-in-afghanistan-stockpiling-helicopters-guns-and-trucks-11629470916
Taliban Combat Protests as Thousands Seek to Flee Afghanistan: The Taliban faced more resistance on Thursday, and used force to quell protests and push back ...
wsj.com/articles/thousands-still-trying-to-flee-taliban-in-kabul-as-biden-says-u-s-troops-will-stay-as-long-as-needed-11629370077
Since US forces overthrew the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban have become richer and more powerful. In 2020 ... https://buff.ly/37Na1Ki
Taliban thank world for promised aid, urge US to show 'heart': KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of ...
nst.com.my/world/world/2021/09/727290/taliban-thank-world-promised-aid-urge-us-show-heart
Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts Snarled by New Taliban Rules : Efforts to get 100 stranded Americans and thousands of vulnerable Afghans out of Afghanistan ...
wsj.com/articles/afghanistan-evacuation-efforts-snarled-by-new-taliban-rules-11631135739
Taliban bans foreign currencies in Afghanistan | 3NEWS: The Taliban has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan, a move that could further disrupt an ...
3news.com/taliban-bans-foreign-currencies-in-afghanistan/
Taliban complete northeast Afghan blitz as more cities fall: Officials says the Taliban seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local army ...
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-officials-provincial-capitals-fall-taliban-79395583
The Taliban and the Dollar | by Jim O'Neill - Project Syndicate: In the half-century since US President Richard Nixon closed the curtain on the Bretton ...
project-syndicate.org/commentary/future-of-dollar-after-afghanistan-debacle-by-jim-o-neill-2021-08
US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression: BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars ...
apnews.com/article/technology-business-taliban-c007f85fb1b573c43a4391b947a5dcd4
Weeks after fleeing Afghanistan, former President Ashraf Ghani issues 'explanation' statement to Afghan people — only in English
cnbc.com/2021/09/09/ashraf-ghani-afghanistan-ex-president-issues-explanation-after-fleeing.html
Taliban seeking greater role in distribution of foreign aid: The Taliban administration that seized control of Afghanistan proposed a joint body on Wednesday of ...
deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/taliban-seeking-greater-role-in-distribution-of-foreign-aid-1070599.html
IMF to block Taliban from accessing millions in Afghanistan funding: The International Monetary Fund said it will prevent Afghanistan from accessing nearly $500 ...
foxbusiness.com/economy/imf-block-taliban-accessing-millions-reserve-funds
USA approves $ 100 million aid for refugees from Afghanistan: Thousands of Afghans who have worked as auxiliaries for the US military are allowed to enter the US ...
welt.de/politik/ausland/article232710589/USA-bewilligen-100-Millionen-Dollar-Hilfen-fuer-Fluechtlinge-aus-Afghanistan.html
Indian team meets Taliban Deputy PM: In Moscow, 10-nation statement recognises the ‘new reality’ in Afghanistan
thehindu.com/news/national/indian-team-meets-taliban-deputy-pm/article37100494.ece
Taliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade: The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly ...
cnn.com/2021/09/01/asia/taliban-kandahar-captured-weapons-intl/
Biden Plays the Long Game as He Justifies the End of the ‘Forever War’: President Biden is banking on the assumption that he will be remembered for finally ...
nytimes.com/2021/09/01/us/politics/biden-politics-afghanistan.html
NATO in Afghanistan: Germany's self-deception: Germany is one of the losers in the war in Afghanistan. But the federal government does not recognize this and is ...
zeit.de/2021/37/afghanistan-nato-westen-taliban-krieg-militaer
UN seeks $600-million to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: Even before Taliban reconquered Afghanistan last month, half the population - 18 million people - ...
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-un-seeks-600-million-to-avert-afghanistan-humanitarian-crisis/
'Blood on his hands': Republicans criticize Biden as Taliban storm Kabul: Republicans denounced the Biden administration for the Taliban's takeover of ...
nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/blood-his-hands-republicans-criticize-biden-taliban-storm-kabul-n1276877
Longest war’s cost: thousands of lives, trillions of dollars: A look at the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, by the numbers, as the last Americans deployed there ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2021/08/30/longest-wars-cost-thousands-lives-trillions-dollars/5660032001/
Afghanistan: Pakistan fences off from Afghan refugees: Islamabad says it cannot accept any more Afghans fleeing Taliban rule, despite UN pleas.
bbc.com/news/world-asia-58187983
Zen now offers toast flights to round out your morning meal: For $20, you get four slices of toast from its toast menu, including the popular Honey Bee and ...
omaha.com/entertainment/dining/zen-now-offers-toast-flights-to-round-out-your-morning-meal/article_81ae6c28-0773-11ec-becc-e767805d0117.html
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