Afghanistan’s central bank on Saturday rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order to seize half of its $7 billion in assets held in American financial institutions. Da Afghanistan Bank said the decision to block their foreign exchange reserves and allocate them to “irrelevant” purposes is an injustice to the Afghan people. The bank sa...
Almost half of more than 1 million Rohingya living in congested refugee camps in Bangladesh are children growing up in subhuman conditions. The stateless minority is now worried about the future of more than 100,000 newborn babies. Violence, food shortages, lack of healthcare and access to basic education are some of the problems these childre...
A court in a southern Indian state told Muslim students on Thursday not to wear hijab until it delivers a verdict on their petitions. The students had requested the court overturn a ban on hijabs or headscarves worn by Muslim women. The Supreme Court of India on Friday declined to hear the case. Hijab protests […]
In response to the killing of three civilians by the Israeli military, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an affiliate with Fatah, called for a “general mobilization” of its fighters. It also called for the cancellation of the Oslo Peace Agreement. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency an Israeli special forces member, hidden in a civilian vehicle, st...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China on Wednesday criticized the US arms sale to Taiwan, saying it will take measures to defend the territorial integrity of the country. “The Peoples Liberation Army will take all necessary measures to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, thwart external interference and secessionist attempts, and p...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The shrinking job opportunities due to a widening mismatch between market demand and academic skills in Bangladesh is driving university students to suicide. Shovon (not his real name), who recently graduated from the Department of Philosophy, University of Dhaka, shared his story of depression with Anadolu Agency that...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Activists from around the world have sought an end to what they called “total impunity” against those involved in anti-minority activities in India. “Many will argue (there are) early signs of genocide, but … genocide of Bengali Muslims has already occurred in Assam,” said Aman Wadud, a legal schol...
ANKARA (AA) – A top Iranian security official on Wednesday criticized the US government for lacking “coherence” for making political decisions at ongoing nuclear talks in Vienna. The remarks on Twitter by Ali Shamkhani, the head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), came shortly after a group of 33 ...
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met with China’s President Xi Jinping SHI JINPING while attending the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing. The duo discussed a range of issues, including Afghanistan. In a joint statement released Sunday by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the leaders agreed a peaceful, stable A...
The International Organization for Migration made an appeal Tuesday for more than $589 million to address the urgent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and neighboring countries. The U.N. agency dealing with migration needs the money to help more than 3.6 million people and strengthen communities’ resilience and recovery. It warns of intensify...
