US Treasury allows aid to flow to Afghans to avoid mass starvation

US Treasury allows aid to flow to Afghans to avoid mass starvation

The UN and others have warned the freezing of Afghanistan foreign reserves,mostly held in the US,brought the country to the brink of disaster.

  • byKaren DeYoung

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‘Considerable concern’:Karen Andrews warns of rising threat of extremism

‘Considerable concern’:Karen Andrews warns of rising threat of extremism

The Home Affairs Minister is pushing to enhance counter-terrorism ties with Indonesia during a visit to Jakarta.

  • byChris Barrett
Taliban foreign minister asks world for ‘mercy and compassion’

Taliban foreign minister asks world for ‘mercy and compassion’

Amir Khan Muttaqi says the Taliban government wants good relations with all countries and has no issue with the US,and he’d like $US10m released.

  • byKathy Gannon
Donors approve $390 million transfer for food,health aid for Afghans

Donors approve $390 million transfer for food,health aid for Afghans

The US had frozen the supply of funds to the country after the Taliban takeover in August.

  • byArshad Mohammed,Jonathan Landay andAndrea Shalal
UK prioritised animals over people during Kabul airlift,says whistleblower

UK prioritised animals over people during Kabul airlift,says whistleblower

Raphael Marshall,a former Foreign Office desk officer,said thousands of emails asking for help were never even read.

Afghan girl from famous photo is evacuated to Italy after Taliban takeover

Afghan girl from famous photo is evacuated to Italy after Taliban takeover

National Geographic magazine’s famed green-eyed “Afghan Girl” has arrived in Italy as part of the West’s evacuation of Afghans following the Taliban takeover of the country.

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Kim Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women’s youth soccer team to UK

Kim Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women’s youth soccer team to UK

Members of Afghanistan’s women’s youth development soccer team have arrived in Britain with the help of a New York rabbi,a UK soccer club and Kim Kardashian West.

  • byDavid Keyton andJill Lawless
Afghans who helped Australia to have visas extended every three months
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Afghans who helped Australia to have visas extended every three months

The government has been facing increasing criticism for not granting a single humanitarian visa out of the initial 3000 places promised to fleeing Afghans.

  • byAnthony Galloway
From Kabul with hope:Noor’s journey from Afghanistan to Australia

From Kabul with hope:Noor’s journey from Afghanistan to Australia

Noor Ramazan packed one bag and bid his mother farewell,knowing he may never see her again. Yet he now knows how beautiful life can be.

  • byNicole Precel
‘It’s a catastrophe’:Little Mohammed among millions of starving children in Kabul

‘It’s a catastrophe’:Little Mohammed among millions of starving children in Kabul

In the three months since the Taliban took over,the number of children with nothing to eat has increased.

  • byLee Keath
Dozens killed and wounded as blasts,gunfire hit Kabul hospital

Dozens killed and wounded as blasts,gunfire hit Kabul hospital

At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site,officials said.

  • byGibran Naiyyar Peshimam