Overseas Development Aid
Taliban have broken promises on rights, outgoing Afghan envoy says
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The Taliban have already broken their promises to safeguard women and protect human rights,...
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Donors pledge $1.1 billion for ‘collapsing’ Afghanistan
By Emma Farge and Michelle Nichols GENEVA/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where...
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Blinken says U.S. will assess Pakistan ties over Afghanistan’s future
By Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will be looking at its relationship with Pakistan...
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Exclusive-Afghan women should not work alongside men, senior Taliban figure says
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure...
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Afghan withdrawal raises questions about United States, Gulf Arab official says
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan has raised questions for its Arab allies in the Middle...
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U.N. faces rival claims for Myanmar seat, doubts over Afghanistan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is faced with rival claims to Myanmar's seat at the...
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Afghans still fleeing rural homes despite fall in violence – UN migration agency
GENEVA (Reuters) - Many Afghans are still fleeing their homes despite a drop in violence since the Taliban seized power...
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Afghans face ‘their most perilous hour’, warns U.N. boss
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for donors to pledge hundreds of millions of dollars for...
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Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have contradicted public promises on rights including by ordering women to stay...
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Analysis-As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan...
Read moreU.N. to distribute Qatari aid to Gaza on Monday, envoy says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - The United Nations will begin on Monday to distribute cash aid to thousands of...
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The Taliban are lying, France’s foreign minister says
PARIS (Reuters) - The Taliban are lying and France will not have any relationship with its newly-formed government, Foreign Minister...
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Afghanistan remittance payouts limited to local currency – sources
By Tom Arnold LONDON (Reuters) - Afghanistan's central bank has ordered banks to pay out remittances in local currency only,...
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U.S. urges immediate talks over Ethiopia conflict as reported abuse grows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is gravely concerned about fighting in parts of Ethiopia, the U.S. State Department said...
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Afghan economic meltdown would be ‘gift for terrorists,’ says U.N. chief
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into...
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No Afghan refugee exodus yet but ‘massive displacement’ possible -U.N. refugee agency
By Dominic Evans GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) - The Taliban victory in Afghanistan has not led to a dramatic refugee exodus...
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Explainer: How bad is the crisis in Lebanon?
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's financial meltdown has swiftly worsened in the last month, with much of the country crippled by...
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Factbox: Sunni tycoon Mikati leads Lebanon’s first government in a year
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati succeeded in forming a cabinet on Friday in negotiations with President Michel...
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Facing stalemate in ties, Biden and China’s Xi discuss avoiding conflict in call
By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom and Gabriel Crossley WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping...
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Afghanistan commercial flights resume as U.N. accuses Taliban of harassment
(Reuters) -The first international commercial flight under Afghanistan's new Taliban interim government departed Kabul on Thursday carrying more than 100...
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