Taliban deputy PM calls for aid without ‘political bias’

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The Taliban appealed on Friday for emergency humanitarian aid without “political bias”, saying recent snow and flooding had worsened the plight of the Afghan people. Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, the country has plunged into financial chaos, with inflation and unemployment surging. Billions of dollars of the country’s assets have been … Read more

Afghan Government and Taliban Meet to Kick Off Historic Peace Talks

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Representatives of the Afghan government and the Taliban sat down Sunday to kick off a historic round of direct talks this week aimed at ending the two-decades-long conflict, a day after delegations met for the first time in a hotel in Qatar. The meetings over the weekend, brokered by the Trump administration as part of … Read more