Some $9bn in reserves have been held outside Afghanistan, including $7bn in the United States, since the Taliban overran Kabul last August as US-led forces withdrew after 20 years of battling the group. Source: US and Taliban exchange proposals for release of funds:...
Millions of Afghans are struggling to survive after crucial foreign aid was halted due to the Taliban’s takeover. Images from Afghanistan show a catastrophe in a country already traumatized by decades of war. Source: A Look at Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis Foreign...
Can Iran and Pakistan manage the Taliban’s Emirate? Source: The Search for Stability in Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, by Kamran Bokhari, January 11,...
Basir and Jafar, Coordinators It has been a terribly long and hard two months since we last sent an update. Our days have been consumed with trying to help Afghans figure out their logistical and legal options for evacuation and resettling. While good news often feels...
“It’s time to acknowledge that the enduring belief of American media’s exceptionalism is toxic, and if it continues, it will take down democracy with it.” Source: A prayer for a humbler media, Neiman Lab, Predictions for Journalism 2022 By j. Siguru...
