Hundreds protest US decision to use Afghan funds to settle 9/11 lawsuits

Stakeholders say the funds could save millions of lives if made available to the government of Afghanistan

World Bank looking to release $600 million in frozen Afghan funds

The UN warned that over 20 million Afghans will face extreme levels of hunger while the US and its allies have frozen billions in reserves that belong to Afghanistan

US government to use frozen Afghan funds to pay families of 11 September attack victims

The decision is expected to be widely rejected by Afghan citizens

World Bank to unfreeze $280 million Afghan funds to provide much needed aid

Sanctions have left nearly half of the country's population without adequate food

Iranian border guard killed on southeast border with Afghanistan

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan urges the Afghan caretaker government to identify the culprits behind this recent assault

Relatives of 9/11 victims call on Biden to return Afghanistan’s foreign reserves

Afghanistan has faced an acute hunger crisis since Washington decided to block the country from accessing its foreign reserves

Washington denies vast majority of Afghan asylum requests

Over 13,000 Afghan babies have died since the start of 2022 as a direct result of the economic blockade imposed by the White House

World Bank to resume three major projects in Afghanistan

The projects were halted after the Taliban ordered the temporary closure of girls schools across the country

World Bank suspends Afghanistan projects after closure of girls schools

The aid was meant to bypass western sanctions and support education, agriculture, health, and family programs in Afghanistan

UN report: 95 percent of Afghans are not getting enough to eat

The country's food crisis has been exacerbated by a US-led economic blockade imposed on the country last year

Afghanistan’s embassies set to shut down as humanitarian crisis deepens

A majority of Afghan ambassadors abroad have refused to recognize the Taliban government

Stranded Afghan refugees to wait nearly a year to be resettled by the US

Afghans who fled the country last year face a slow and tedious resettlement process as the Biden administration sits on billions of seized Afghan funds

Turkey to help Afghanistan export saffron to European markets

The exportation of Afghan saffron to Turkish and European markets could potentially alleviate Afghanistan’s economic crisis

Afghan refugees in the UAE protest transfer delays to US

Thousands of Afghans await transfer to the US, while US State Department refutes claims that all Afghan refugees in the UAE meet requirements for transfer

UNICEF sounds alarm over looming child malnutrition crisis in Afghanistan

Washington has repeatedly ignored calls to lift its sanctions on Kabul and ease the country's humanitarian crisis

United Nations calls for the unfreezing of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves

Sanctions have prevented the interim government from having access to funds it needs to provide the necessary services and goods

US eases restrictions to facilitate flow of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The move comes just days after US officials said the Biden administration has "no plans" to unfreeze almost $10 billion in Afghan foreign reserves

Will the Islamic world save Afghanistan?

Between the complex internal dynamics of the Taliban and the western trick of conditional aid, it is the Muslim world that must act to save Afghanistan

Afghanistan economic crisis deepens as US ignores pleas to lift punitive sanctions

Nearly $10 billion of Afghanistan's foreign reserves continue to be held by the US

Afghanistan foreign minister condemns continued isolation by western countries

Taliban informs the US and the west that Afghan territory will never again allow itself to be used to attack another country

Afghanistan 2022 budget to be funded exclusively by local revenue

After their withdrawal, the US applied extensive sanctions on Afghanistan and withheld billions of dollars of Afghan funds, compounding an already severe economic crisis

US says ‘impossible’ to unfreeze Afghanistan assets despite humanitarian crisis

The UN and a number of countries have asked the US to release Afghanistan's foreign reserves so that the country can sustain itself during the winter months

Families of 9/11 victims demand access to Afghanistan’s foreign reserves: Report

According to US media, the Biden administration is considering paying billions to the families using Afghan Central Bank funds frozen by the US

Taliban officials ban the use of foreign currencies across Afghanistan

The bold move comes in the hopes of bolstering the local currency; however, concerns remain this could plunge the country further into economic chaos

Afghanistan asks for $90 million in UN aid to settle past due electricity bills

As the winter months approach, the Taliban is rushing to keep the lights on across the country in the face of a brutal US economic blockade

Taliban says China will be their ‘main partner’ in rebuilding Afghanistan after 20 years of war

The group also hailed China's Belt and Road Initiative

EU Council votes to ‘prevent’ migrant flow from Afghanistan, UNSC ignores calls to unfreeze country’s assets

EU nations say they will increase financial support to nations in West Asia that take in Afghan refugees

IMF blocks Afghanistan from receiving $460 million in COVID-19 aid

The organization alleges that “lack of clarity” over who governs Afghanistan led to the decision

Taliban plead with international community for assistance after earthquake

As Washington continues to withhold billions in Afghanistan's funds, the Taliban say they lack the equipment and medicine to treat the 2,000 wounded

Iran accepts credentials of Taliban-appointed diplomats: Report

Tehran maintains that official recognition of the Taliban remains dependent on their respect for the rights of religious minorities and women