More than 70 economists and experts, including Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, called for Washington and other nations to release Afghanistan&s central bank assets in a letter sent to U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday.

The letter said foreign capitals needed to return the roughly $9 billion in Afghan central bank assets to Da Afghanistan...

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A one-day conference attended by government officials, representatives of the international community and members of the private sector is being held in Kabul to attract investment in the energy and water sectors.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the acting Deputy Prime Minister, said in his opening speech the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is...

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North Korea&s Kim Jong Un declared victory in the battle against COVID-19 on Thursday, with the leader&s sister revealing he had suffered from fever and vowing &deadly retaliation& against South Korea which it blames for causing the outbreak, Reuters reported.

Kim ordered a lifting of maximum anti-epidemic measures imposed...

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Afghanistan&s National Development Corporation said on Wednesday that it has launched 692 projects worth 112 billion afghanis in the country in the past year.

Speaking at a press conference as part of government&s annual accountability program, Abdul Wali Adil, deputy head of the National Development Corporation for financial and...

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Afghanistan&s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Beijing&s visiting special envoy to Kabul on Tuesday and called on China to pave the way for Afghan exports.

During the meeting, held in Kabul, Muttaqi thanked the Chinese government for starting the visa issuance process in Kabul for Afghan traders, calling it beneficial...

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US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) on Wednesday said allegations that former president Ashraf Ghani and his senior advisors fled Afghanistan aboard helicopters with millions in cash are unlikely to be true. 

According to SIGAR&s final report on the investigation into the allegations, &the hurried...

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