Moscow—Russia needs to work with the ruling Taliban terrorist group in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Speaking via video link at the conference held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, Putin said Russia supported a United Nations conference…
Plane Carrying Afghans, US, and European Citizens From Kabul Arrives in Doha
DUBAI—The third chartered flight bringing civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since U.S. forces withdrew last month landed on Friday with around 170 passengers on board, including U.S. and European citizens as well as Afghans, a Qatari official said. Foreign nationals on board include those from Belgium, Britain, Croatia, Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy as well…
US Military: Up to 10 Civilians Killed in Airstrike in Kabul
As many as 10 civilians were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, last month, the U.S. military said Friday. Additionally, the strike does not appear to have killed anybody with or linked to the terrorist group ISIS-K, U.S. Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Central Command, told reporters during a press conference. The…
Oil Holds Above $75 as Storm-Hit US Supply Returns Slowly
September 17, 2021
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LONDON—Brent oil futures dipped on Friday but held above $75 a barrel, remaining on track for weekly gains of more than 3 percent thanks to the slow recovery in output after two hurricanes in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Brent crude futures fell 27 cents, or 0.36 percent, to $75.40 a barrel by 0838 GMT,…
New Jersey Set to Shed $182 Million Unilever Assets Over Ben & Jerry’s Boycott
A New Jersey state treasury official said on Wednesday it is set to divest $182 million in Unilever Plc. stock and bonds held by its pension funds over the restriction of sales by the consumer giant’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand in Israeli-occupied territories. It is the latest action by a U.S. state challenging…
EU Says It Has No Option but to Talk to Taliban
BRUSSELS—The European Union has no option but to talk to Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers and Brussels will try to coordinate with member governments to organize a diplomatic presence in Kabul, the top EU diplomat said on Tuesday. “The Afghan crisis is not over,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told the European Parliament in Strasbourg….
Afghan Female Youth Soccer Players Reach Pakistan, Will Seek Asylum
LAHORE, Pakistan—Players from Afghanistan’s female youth soccer teams have arrived in Pakistan and will seek political asylum in third countries amid concern over the status of female athletes under the new Taliban regime in Kabul. Some 81 people, including female players of several youth teams, their coaches, and family members reached Pakistan through the Torkham…
Biden Administration Details Plan to Relocate Afghan Refugees Across the Country
September 15, 2021
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In a special briefing Tuesday, the Biden administration detailed its plan and efforts to relocate and settle Afghan refugees across the country in the near future. The teleconference was held by the spokesperson office of the Department of State. “The Department of State works with nine resettlement agencies and their networks of more than 200…
Taliban Seeks Mining Cooperation With South Korea, China Upset
Afghanistan’s newly ensconced Taliban regime has been looking to China for major economic support, but the Taliban’s lithium-mining invitation to South Korea has displeased the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). To keep Beijing happy, the Taliban offered it copper mining rights. Enduring 20 years of war, Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world….
GOP Senators Urge Biden Administration to Designate the Taliban as a Terrorist Organization
September 15, 2021
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a military veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with a number of her Republican colleagues are urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to take into full consideration the Taliban’s violent actions since seizing complete control of Afghanistan in August and have the United States officially designate the…
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