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Afghan female football players evade Taliban, reach Pakistan

Thirty-two women football players from Afghanistan, who were facing threats from the Taliban, have reached Pakistan along with their families

736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India from Aug 1 to Sep 11: UN

A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said here

EU has no other option but to engage with Taliban, says top diplomat

The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday.However, Borrell underlined at a European Parliament plenary session debate in the French city of Strasbourg that engagement does not mean recognition, Xinhua reported.Describing the summer's events in Afghanistan as "a tragedy," he insisted that engagement is a priority for the EU to continue protecting as many people as possible."To have any chance of influencing events, we have no other option but to engage with the Taliban. Engagement does not mean recognition. No, engaging means talking, discussing, and agreeing -- when possible," he said.Regarding the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, Borrell said it was "dramatic", adding the European Commission has quadrupled its aid from 50 to 200 million euros.Recently, the European Union said that it will continue to coordinate with the UN and .

UN calls for release of $1.2 bn aid to Afghanistan for food, health care

The pledges in humanitarian aid announced at a high-level conference in Geneva on Monday, include funding for the flash appeal for Afghanistan and regional response

Pak's role in enabling Taliban is victory for hardliners: Top US senator

Republican Senator Marco Rubio said multiple US administrations were guilty of ignoring Pakistan's role in helping the Taliban to regroup

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban 'conundrum' is forcing strange bedfellows

Now that unlikely group of geopolitical rivals find their interests aligned once more, only this time to see those same Taliban leaders restore order in a nation of 38 million

UNSC resolution should guide world's response to Afghan crisis: India

India said that the global approach to address the Afghan crisis must be guided by the recent UN Security Council resolution demanding that territory of Afghanistan must not be used for terrorism

ICCR appeals to Home Ministry to extend visa of Afghan students

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations has requested the Home Ministry to decide on the demand of Afghan students for extension of their visa in wake of change of regime in their country

'Serious possibility of complete economic collapse in Afghanistan'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a warning against the "serious" possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover.

Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for helping Afghans

The United Nations drummed up more than USD 1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland

Germany allows entry to 2,000 vulnerable Afghans: Reports

Germany has allowed entry to 2,000 rights activists, artists, scientists and journalists from Afghanistan who are at risk of retribution from the Taliban, media said Monday

US to reassess ties with Pakistan over Afghanistan future, says Blinken

The US is going to be looking at its ties with Pakistan in the coming weeks to formulate the role America wants Islamabad to play in the future of Afghanistan, Secretary of State informed Congress

Afghan businessmen oppose use of Pakistani rupee in bilateral trade

A number of people have reacted to a report in a Pakistani newspaper that said business deals in Afghanistan should be based on Pakistani rupees, Pajhwok Afghan News reported.

United Nations seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

There are concerns that instability and upended humanitarian efforts, compounded by an ongoing drought, could further endanger lives and plunge Afghanistan toward famine.

Pakistan runs its first commercial flight to Kabul since Taliban takeover

Pakistan's national flag-carrier on Monday ran its first commercial flight to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August.

India will stand by Afghans as it did in the past: EAM Jaishankar

With Afghanistan facing a grave humanitarian crisis, India on Monday said it will stand by Afghans just as it did in the past

Taliban seize $6 mn in cash, 15 gold bricks from ex-VP Saleh's house

Taliban fighters have claimed so in a viral video

UN chief announces $20 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

The "de facto" authorities in the war-torn country have "pledged" to cooperate to ensure assistance is delivered to the people: UN chief

Taliban fails to live up to its promises of inclusive leadership: France

France's foreign minister has expressed disappointment in Afghanistan's newly formed Taliban government

United Nations official slams Taliban over reprisal killings

The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban