The number of people in Afghanistan who cannot afford food and other essentials has doubled since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) takeover of the country in August 2021 as unemployment rises and wages fall, a World Bank survey showed on Tuesday.

The Afghanistan Welfare Survey, conducted by phone and covering the October-December 2021...

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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal, a rare show of unity in the deeply divided Congress, Reuters reported.

The resolution, introduced by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and backed by senators of both parties, encouraged the International Criminal Court (ICC) in...

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Pakistan&s foreign minister said on Tuesday that Islamabad will host the 2nd extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Afghanistan and that the focus will again be on the challenges facing the country.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan&s foreign minister said at a press conference on Tuesday that the OIC...

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The head of the UN refugee agency has assured the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) of its continued support of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Afghanistan and those returning to their communities, Afghan officials said on Tuesday.

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, arrived in Kabul on Monday, six months after his last...

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Former Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Monday in Kabul and discussed the need for the continuation of international aid to Afghanistan.

Abdullah said on his Twitter account that he also discussed the situation of Afghan refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the...

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Israel said its government websites were hit by a cyber-attack on Monday but that service had since been restored, Reuters reported.

The Communications Ministry described it as a &broad cyber-attack.& It did not accuse any group of carrying it out.

The government services and information website later tweeted that the attack had blocked...

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