ShareBy Aluta News Aug 20, 2021 The US has announced a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Antonio Indjai, the former head of the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces. A statement by Ned Price, Spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, said IndjaiContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 19, 2021 The Taliban must decide whether it wants to be recognised by the international community, according to U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden, who said this in an ABC interview aired on Thursday, added that he did not think the group had changed its fundamental beliefs.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 19, 2021 Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the unconditional release of political detainees from all Afghan prisons. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said on Thursday that the political prisoners will reunite with their families on Friday. “The Supreme Leader ofContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 19, 2021 The U.S. Government froze Afghanistan government reserves held in US bank accounts as the Taliban rolled into the capital of Kabul, according to a report on Thursday. The move is an attempt to keep Afghanistan’s new rulers, the Taliban, from accessing billions of dollarsContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 18, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it is an “illusion” to think Britain alone could have prevented the collapse of Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrew its forces. As members of parliament returned to Westminster for an emergency sitting, the prime minister denied the governmentContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 18, 2021 Iran on Wednesday confirmed a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that concluded that the country had expanded its production of weapons-grade uranium. “As emphasised several times, this is our response to the non-implementation of the Vienna nuclear agreement and the illegal U.S.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 18, 2021 EU interior ministers’ are holding talks on migration Wednesday against the backdrop of the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan. The talks would also be on the bloc’s concern of the prospect of mass exodus of people fleeing life under the Taliban. The meeting was convened toContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 17, 2021 Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Mahamat has congratulated Hakainde Hichilema on his election as president of Zambia. Beating incumbent President Edgar Lungu, Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared winner of the presidential election held on Aug. 12 early Monday byContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 17, 2021 The Taliban held their first official news conference in Kabul on Tuesday since the shock seizure of the city, declaring they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law. “We don’t want anyContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Aug 17, 2021 Russia hopes that inclusive transitional institutions will be formed in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. Ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Afghan Supreme Council for National Reconciliation head Abdullah Abdullah are calling for the launch of a comprehensive inter-Afghan dialogue, Lavrov recalled.Continue Reading
