Source: CNN
Aminullah Hotaki flew out of Afghanistan on September 21 with his wife and 5-year-old son. They landed in the United Arab Emirates where they expected to stay for a short period of time before coming to the United States.
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12,000 Afghan refugees to start new year stuck in UK hotels
Source: The Guardian
About 12,000 Afghan refugees will begin 2022 in UK hotels as the government struggles to persuade enough councils to find permanent homes for the new arrivals, the Guardian has learned.
Turkey, Qatar Await Taliban Green Light to Run Afghan Airports
Source: Voice of America
Private Turkish and Qatari companies have agreed to jointly operate five airports in Afghanistan, although they are still waiting to reach a final deal with the Taliban, officials said Tuesday.
Taliban says ‘no need’ for Afghanistan’s election commission and peace ministries
Source: CNN
The Taliban said Monday it had dissolved Afghanistan’s election commission as well as its ministries for peace and parliamentary affairs, further eroding state institutions set up by the country’s previous Western-backed governments.
UK will start resettling at-risk Afghans in January
Source: Guardian
The government has announced that the long-awaited Afghan citizens resettlement scheme will start in January 2022.
The programme will provide support for up to 20,000 Afghans, prioritising women, children and others at risk.
US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Unlock Afghan Central Bank Reserves
Source: Voice of America
A group of 46 mostly Democratic lawmakers Monday wrote a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, pressing him to “conscientiously but urgently” take steps to help avert a looming humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan.
Taliban facing grumbles over pay from rank-and-file troops as fighting for God is no longer enough
Source: The Telegraph
Jawad Malang has not been paid for five years with the Taliban, but he is not sure how long he can now go without money….
The Year Kabul Fell Again
Source: Foreignpolicy.com
On Aug. 15, the Taliban arrived at the gates of Kabul. By the evening, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his vice president had fled the country, and the militant group had seized the presidential palace. In just 10 days, the Taliban had gone from taking their first provincial capital to preparing to declare a new Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan. The final U.S. plane would depart from Kabul later that month to a chorus of celebratory Taliban gunfire, marking an end to Washington’s so-called forever war.
Afghanistan’s brutal year: the return of the Taliban
Source: Euronews
It was a year of turmoil for Afghanistan and its people. From the Western withdrawal and evacuation to the Taliban’s seizure of power – a look back at the tumultuous events of 2021.
Afghan Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms
Source: Reuters
KABUL, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Senior Taliban officials appealed on Saturday for international help to combat a deepening economic crisis that has fuelled fears of another refugee exodus from Afghanistan.