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Providing Afghan people humanitarian aid is moral duty: Turkish FM
It is a moral duty to deliver humanitarian aid to the Afghan people, Turkey's foreign minister said on Sept. 13.
Addressing a high-level U.N. ministerial meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, convened by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu argued that "a humanitarian and security crisis in Afghanistan would have direct implications across the globe."
Afghanistan Faces Poverty and Hunger under Taliban
The United Nations exhorted the world on Monday to raise 6 million for Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger are spiraling since the Taliban took power and billions in foreign aid have dried up amid Western distrust of the Islamist militants.
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Taliban: Women can study in gender-segregated universities
Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and Islamic dress is compulsory, the Taliban government's new higher education minister said on Sept. 12.
U.S. Airstrikes Killed at Least 22,000 Civilians Since 9/11 (infographic)
More than 7,000 U.S. service members and more than 8,000 contractors had died in post 9/11 wars as of July 2021
America Marks Sad Anniversary: 20 Years of 11/9 Terror Attacks
In a pre-recorded message to mark the 20th anniversary of 11 September terror attacks, US President Joe Biden remembered the events as a moment defined not only by heroism but "unity and resilience." "We learned that unity is the one thing that must never break," Biden said in a six-minute video filmed at the White House, news wires reported.
Pakistan’s PIA to restart commercial flights to Kabul
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume flights from Islamabad to Kabul next week, a spokesman for the airline told AFP on Sept. 11, becoming the first foreign commercial service since the Taliban seized power last month.
UN Should Show Solidarity with Afghan People, Maintain Dialogue with Taliban to Avoid Millions of Deaths
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded with the international community, during an interview with AFP on Thursday to maintain a dialogue with the Taliban in Afghanistan, warning that an "economic collapse" with possibly millions dying must be avoided.
Turkish, Qatari foreign ministers discuss developments in Afghanistan
Turkish and Qatari foreign ministers on Sept. 10 discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan and bilateral relations between the two countries.
Turkish envoy to UN emphasizes gradual engagement with Taliban
Afghanistan is at an important crossroads, Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations Feridun Sinirlioğlu has said in his speech at the Afghanistan session of the U.N. Security Council while emphasizing the need for a gradual engagement policy with the Taliban in this period.
Democracy Digest: Slovakia and Czechia Join the Afghan Hounding
"We want to help Afghanistan and countries in that region," Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger told a news conference. "But we don't want a repeat of the situation from 2015, so that's where we'll aim all our steps."