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.
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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….
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.
The End of the Afghanistan War Was Even Worse Than Anyone Realized
Source: Slate.com
It is now widely conceded that America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, the longest in our history, was a tragic bungle of monumental proportions. However, we are just beginning to learn that the final phase of the war—not so much the frantic evacuation but the entire last three years, as we tiptoed toward the exits—was disgraceful in its own appalling way.
Afghanistan’s academics despair months after Taliban takeover
Source: Nature.com
Four months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, academics say they feel marooned, and abandoned by the international community. With limited prospects for research, many scientists have left or are still trying to find routes out, so they can continue their careers.
More Than 300,000 Afghans Flee to Pakistan Since Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
Source: Voice of America
The Taliban takeover of neighboring Afghanistan in August forced more than 300,000 Afghans to take shelter in Pakistan but now most of them are being asked to go back.
Taliban rule marked by killings, ‘litany of abuses’, UN says
Source: Al Jazeera
The United Nations says it has received “credible allegations” of extrajudicial killings of more than 100 former Afghan national security forces and others associated with Afghanistan’s former government since its fall three months ago, with most taking place at the hands of the ruling Taliban.