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Afghanistan crisis live updates: Govt employees face financial problems as offices shut down

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 18, 2024, 15:49:58 IST

Afghanistan crisis live updates: Govt employees face financial problems as offices shut down

While some reports say Afghanistan is on the verge of economic collapse as cash crisis continues, others state China and Pakistan are in rush to exploit weakening Afghan economy. Afghanistan refugee crisis threatens to prolong amid Pakistan playing ball with Taliban, an expert has said. Stay with TOI for the latest developments

16:56 (IST) Sep 17

Taliban orders male students, teachers to school

The Taliban's education ministry says all male students grades six to 12 and male teachers should resume classes starting Saturday.The statement Friday published on Facebook did not include girls of that age, and the lack of guidance highlighted ongoing concerns that the Taliban might impose restrictions on girls and women. The Taliban previously allowed girls in grades one to six to resume their classes.

16:23 (IST) Sep 17

Germany has no plans to reopen Kabul embassy soon - spokesperson

Germany has no plans to reopen its embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in coming days, a foreign ministry spokesperson told a regular news conference in Berlin on Friday.

15:59 (IST) Sep 17

Putin says Russia needs to work with the Taliban

Russia needs to work with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting of a China- and Russia-led security bloc, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

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15:28 (IST) Sep 17

China's President Xi says certain countries should assume due responsibility for Afghanistan's development - State media

15:24 (IST) Sep 17

‘New reality' established in Afghan with Taliban takeover, foreign troops pullout: Pakistan PM at SCO

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that a "new reality" has been established in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover of power in Kabul and it is now in the international community's collective interest to ensure that there is no renewed conflict and the security situation is stabilised in the war-torn country. Addressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, Khan said it is important to ensure respect for the rights of all Afghans while ensuring that it is never again a safe haven for terrorists.

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15:05 (IST) Sep 17

Addressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, Khan highlighted the need to mobilise international support for an immediate humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan which is now ruled by the Taliban.

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15:02 (IST) Sep 17

"Pakistan has a vital interest in a peaceful and stable Afghanistan and will continue to lend its support," Pak PM Imran Khan said, adding that Afghanistan could not be "controlled from the outside".

13:45 (IST) Sep 17

Afghanistan can't be 'controlled from outside': Pak PM Imran Khan at SCO summit

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Afghanistan could not be "controlled from the outside" and that Islamabad will continue to support the war-torn neighbouring country even as he urged the Taliban to fulfil the promises they have made. Addressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan's capital, Dushanbe, Khan highlighted the need to mobilise international support for an immediate humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan which is now ruled by the Taliban.

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13:38 (IST) Sep 17

War-torn Afghanistan is going through immense financial difficulties. And the new rulers are not experienced to confront the intricate economic issues that the impoverished country is facing.

13:16 (IST) Sep 17

China, Pakistan in rush to exploit weakening Afghan economy: Report

China and Pakistan are in rush to exploit the Afghan economy as both have announced certain luring benefits for Afghanistan, which will largely benefit the former and latter in near future, a media report said on Thursday. (ANI)

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12:33 (IST) Sep 17

Recent developments in Afghanistan have made challenge posed by radicalisation more clear, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

12:26 (IST) Sep 17

'Afghanistan on verge of economic collapse as cash crisis continues'

Afghanistan's already weak economy has taken a nosedive after the Taliban's takeover of Kabul last month, according to multiple reports. (ANI)

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11:54 (IST) Sep 17

Pakistan, Iran leaders meet on Afghanistan

The Foreign Ministry's statement on Friday said the two leaders met on the sideline of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's meeting in Tajikistan's city of Dushanbe. The discussion centered on Afghanistan and other bilateral issues, with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan underscoring his country's vital interest in a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan.

11:53 (IST) Sep 17

Afghanistan G20 meeting to be held after UN assembly - Italian foreign minister says

11:24 (IST) Sep 17

Taliban should be given time to run Afghanistan: Pak Minister

Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said the Taliban should be given time to form a government and run their country's affairs. He made these remarks during a meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in Islamabad on Thursday, Dawn newspaper reported. The report further said matters relating to evacuation from Afghanistan and humanitarian assistance for Afghan citizens were discussed during the meeting. (ANI)

10:27 (IST) Sep 17

Taliban face fierce new test in Afghanistan: The fissures were largely kept in check during the 20-year effort to defeat US-led foreign troops and a Kabul government widely reviled as corrupt.

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09:36 (IST) Sep 17

Victorious, Taliban face fierce new test in Afghanistan

Having conquered Afghanistan, the Taliban now face the formidable task of keeping the peace within their own ranks and running a country on the brink of ruin, experts say. To outsiders, the hardliners may appear homogenous and united on all ideological and strategic matters. But like any other large political organisation, the decades-old Islamist group has its divisions, rivalries, allegiances and factions.

09:33 (IST) Sep 17

Special UN envoy meets Taliban officials in Kabul

Special UN envoy Deborah Lyons met Taliban officials in Kabul to discuss the importance of humanitarian assistance for the people in the war-torn nation, the world body's mission in Afghanistan announced. In a statement on Thursday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that Lyons met Mullah Abdul Haq Wasiq, the acting intelligence chief of the Taliban government, during which they also discussed about the safety of UN personnel and the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) terror group.

08:51 (IST) Sep 17

IMF suspends its engagement with Afghanistan

The International Monetary Fund has said its engagement with Afghanistan will remain suspended until there is clarity within the international community on the recognition of the government led by the Taliban. The IMF said it was deeply concerned with economic conditions in Afghanistan, urging the international community to take urgent steps to stall a "looming humanitarian crisis" in the country. (PTI)

08:15 (IST) Sep 17

Afghanistan refugee crisis threatens to prolong amid Pakistan playing ball with Taliban, says expert

With Pakistan playing the ball with the Taliban, the refugee crisis in Afghanistan post-Taliban threatens to prolong and needs continued focus. Fabien Baussart, in a blog post in The Times of Israel, said that with solid action in the form of pressures on Kabul and Islamabad authorities should work to resolve it and not try to suppress it.

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