An explosive report in a local Afghan newspaper claimed that many prominent Afghan leaders and officials benefited from Code-91 - an emergency fund that can only be accessed by presidential orders
Ghani fled Kabul with less than a million dollars, says report
The SIGAR report, compiled based on interviews of at least 30 former officials, including those close to Ghani, suggests a little over $500,000 million in cash on board the helicopters. Significantly, the fund that Ghani took away was not the government fund but was the leftover amount that the UAE government had provided to Ghani to support his 2019 presidential campaign.
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Afghanistan: District Police chief, among 11, injured in car-bomb attack
At least 11 people, including a district police chief, were wounded on Monday when a car bomb exploded near the district police headquarter in Daman district of Kandahar province in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported
Taliban expects release of more prisoners by mid-December
Ross Wilson, the US chargé d’ affaires said the Taliban is expecting the release of another 7000 of its prisoners by mid-December as part of the US-Taliban agreement, TOLOnews reported
Despite Doha talks, 21 provinces attacked by Taliban in 24 hours
Despite the breakthrough in the Doha talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, the Taliban has continued its attacks on at least 21 provinces in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, said the Afghan defense ministry as reported by TOLOnews
Afghan reconciliation council meets for first time, appeals for 'permanent peace'
Afghan political leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani and chief peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah, Saturday attended the first meeting of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) in Kabul
Violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably high, says Pompeo
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has asked the warring Afghan sides to “step back” and “stand down” to reduce the violence level in the country, terming it “unacceptably high.”
Afghan forces kill two senior ISIS commanders
Two senior commanders of the international terrorist organization ISIS were killed by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Nangahar province in Afghanistan, reported Arian news
Afghan reconciliation council to hold first meeting on Saturday
After facing much criticism from both national and international leaders, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah led Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation is all set to hold its first meet on Saturday, TOLOnews reported
Three Afghan intelligence personnel killed in bomb blast
At least three personnel of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed and another 10 civilians wounded in a bomb blast that targeted a patrol party in Paktia province of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported
Afghanistan to get $100 million for COVID-19 response
The Asian Development Bank on Wednesday approved $100 million to Afghanistan to support the country’s response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Tolonews reported
Doha talks: Deadlock ends as Afghan government, Taliban set to discuss agenda
In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the Afghan government on Wednesday evening jointly announced a three-page agreement on a procedural framework to start the intra-Afghan dialogue in Doha, Qatar, thus ending an almost three-month-long deadlock in the negotiations
First train carrying goods from Iran arrives in Afghanistan
In an important milestone for regional connectivity, the first train carrying goods from Iran arrived in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Wednesday evening through the newly built transnational Heart-Khawaf railway link, reported Tolonews
World Bank withholds $200 million Afghan funds
The World Bank withheld $200 million of its pledged contribution to Afghanistan citing lack of access to Afghan banking data and inconsistencies in recently approved Public-Private Partnership (PPP) procedures, Tolonews reported
Afghanistan’s central bank chief faces corruption allegations
The governor of the Central Bank of Afghanistan, Ajmal Ahmadi, has made several fresh appointments and issued salaries disproportionate to their normal pay-scale, TOLOnews revealed in a report
Afghanistan poses a dilemma for NATO
Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of NATO, said NATO is facing a dilemma over its future in Afghanistan as the Doha agreement, between the US and Taliban, warrants all foreign troops out of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported
