Afghanistan

Egeland calls for foreign diplomats to return to Kabul

The NRC’s chief says the people of Afghanistan urgently need the collective engagement of the international community

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Afghanistan

Three Afghan education rights activists nominated for 2023 Sakharov Prize

Despite facing threats and attacks from the Taliban, these activists persist in their vital work, Neumann emphasized.

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British MP Tobias Ellwood resigns from Commons post following Afghanistan controversy

Ellwood expressed pride in the committee's rigorous investigations and deemed his leadership of its oversight a "great privilege."

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Afghanistan

Moscow Format meeting set for late September in Kazan

Russia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that the multilateral “Moscow Format” meeting is scheduled to convene in Kazan on September 29.

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Taliban ‘appoint’ Chinese envoy as first ambassador since take over

It was not immediately clear if the move signaled an indication by Beijing that it was formally recognizing the Taliban.

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West notes Taliban success in fighting Daesh, but says normalizing ties ‘unlikely’

The special envoy said the US is not leading a global consensus for nonrecognition but had a set of conditions.

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McCaul seeks answers from three White House spokespeople on chaotic troop withdrawal

The congressman says as part of his investigation into the ‘failed’ Afghanistan withdrawal, it’s crucial to hear from Psaki, Kirby.

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Biden’s disastrous withdrawal ‘dishonored services and sacrifices of troops’: Pence

Marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the former vice president said the withdrawal also emboldened terrorists

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UN rights chief decries ‘shocking oppression’ of women in Afghanistan

Volker Turk said human rights in Afghanistan are in a ‘state of collapse’ and acutely affecting the lives of millions.

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Afghanistan

Ahmad Shah Massoud remembered in US at 22nd death anniversary event

Afghanistan nationals living in exile spoke out about the situation in the country; some called for the Doha deal to.

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