Tag: Afghan
Bill to Grant Afghan Evacuees a Path to Residency Hits Snags
The White House and members of both parties had hoped to attach the legislation to a must-pass spending bill this month. But it is encountering opposi [...]
U.S. Establishes Trust With $3.5 Billion in Frozen Afghan Central Bank Funds
The Afghan Fund, which will be based in Switzerland, is meant to help stabilize Afghanistan’s economy and pay for imports like electricity — without b [...]
Judge Recommends Rejecting Bid by Sept. 11 Families to Seize Frozen Afghan Funds
A federal judge said the Afghan central bank’s assets could not legally be used to pay off judgment debts owed by the Taliban to relatives of victims [...]
Afghan police close down cryptocurrency exchanges to enforce central bank ban: Report
Police have closed down at least 16 cryptocurrency exchanges in the Herat province of western Afghanistan in the last week, according to a report in A [...]
Afghan Authorities Shut Down 16 Crypto Exchanges in One Week: Report
Police reportedly closed the exchanges and arrested their staff after Afghanistan's central bank stated that digital currency trading should be stoppe [...]
SAARC Chamber calls upon US to unfreeze Afghan forex reserves – Latest News – The Nation
ISLAMABAD – President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iftikhar Ali Malik on Sunday urged the [...]
U.S. Will Not Release $3.5 Billion in Frozen Afghan Funds, Citing Terror Fears
The Biden administration on Monday ruled out releasing $3.5 billion in funds held in the United States back to Afghanistan’s central bank anytime soon [...]
Help house 10,000 Afghan refugees, minister tells councils
Thousands of Afghan refugees are living in temporary accommodation in UK hotels, costing £1m a day.
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Killing of al-Zawahri Stirs Debate Over Biden’s Afghan Strategy
WASHINGTON — The sunrise missile strike that shredded the leader of Al Qaeda on the balcony of a house in Kabul finally validated President Biden’s de [...]
Online forex transactions illegal, says central bank – Pajhwok Afghan News
KABUL (Pajhwok): The central bank says it has allowed no one to conduct online foreign exchange (forex) transactions.
The statement from Da Afghanist [...]
U.S. Repatriates Afghan Whose Guantánamo Detention Was Unlawful
The United States on Friday complied with a federal court order and released a former Afghan militiaman from detention in Guantánamo Bay, in a case th [...]
Commander of Afghan Insurgency Pleads Guilty at Guantánamo Bay
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — An Iraqi prisoner who commanded insurgents during the U.S. war in Afghanistan pleaded guilty on Monday to war crimes charges re [...]
Iraqi at Guantánamo Bay to Plead Guilty in Afghan War Crimes Case
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — A disabled Iraqi prisoner at Guantánamo Bay has reached an agreement with military prosecutors to plead guilty to war crimes ch [...]
As attacks on Afghan minorities ramp up, the Taliban clearly fails to keep its promises
A spate of attacks this week all over Afghanistan killed at least 77 people, including children. At least one — and likely most — of the attacks we [...]
As attacks on Afghan minorities ramp up, the Taliban clearly fails to keep its promises
A spate of attacks this week all over Afghanistan killed at least 77 people, including children. At least one — and likely most — of the attacks we [...]