Afghanistan Financial News
21.11 / 11:39
Ukraine war
Cinema
Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter, says Red Cross
The conditions in Taliban-held Afghanistan will be worse in the year ahead, and more Afghans are bound to struggle for survival, a top Red Cross official said.
12.11 / 21:59
Deal
week
UK and France set to strike deal to stop migrants crossing Channel next week, say British media
The UK and France are on the verge of striking a deal to tackle migration across the English Channel, with an agreement possibly coming as early as Monday, British newspapers reported on Sunday.
18.10 / 07:53
European Union
Ukraine war
Prison
Belarus: Political activist gets 25 years in prison amid further crackdown on dissidents
A leading political activist in Belarus was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday for opposing strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's regime in the latest step in the country's brutal crackdown on political dissidents.
17.10 / 09:29
Culture
Fire
World Health Summit: Gates Foundation commits extra €1.23 billion to eradicate polio worldwide
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it will commit €1.23 billion to the effort to end polio worldwide.
16.10 / 20:53
CLIMATE CRISIS
Photography
Fire
Heatwave
Greece says it found scores of 'naked and bruised' migrants on its border with Turkey
Ninety-two migrants were found almost naked and bruised after allegedly being forced across the Evros river from Turkey into Greece, Athens said Sunday.
14.10 / 19:25
Climate change
European Union
Ukraine war: New Russian 'gas hub' in Turkey, rape 'deliberate strategy', Crimean bridge repair plan
Russia is currently not planning any large strikes in Ukraine, the Russian president said on Friday.
06.10 / 04:33
markets
Adoption
Middle east
Taliban had a ‘massive chilling effect’ on Afghan crypto market: Report
The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has had a “massive chilling effect” on the local cryptocurrency market, bringing it to an effective “standstill,” according to a recent report.
16.09 / 14:41
Health
Climate change
Queen Elizabeth II
Germany must become 'the best equipped armed force in Europe', Scholz says
Germany is ready to become a leader on European security and must become the "best equipped armed force" in Europe, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.
14.09 / 10:25
State of the Union: What has the Commission done since the last speech and what it plans to unveil
When Ursula von der Leyen steps behind the lectern in the Strasbourg hemicycle on Wednesday to deliver her annual State of the Union address, Europe will look vastly different than it did a year ago.
05.09 / 21:03
Waters
Platform
Strategy
WSJ
financing
Islamic State now experimenting with NFTs for financing, propaganda
The first case of terror-themed Non-fungible token (NFT) has surfaced, according to a Wall Street Journal report, with the same underlining the discovery of an NFT commending islamist militants for last month’s attack on an Afghan mosque.
05.09 / 09:35
NFT
Terrorism
Terror groups may turn to NFTs to raise funds and spread messages — WSJ
The first known case of a nonfungible token (NFT) created and shared by a “terrorist sympathizer” has come to light, raising concerns that the immutable nature of blockchain tech could help the spread of terrorist messages and propaganda.
29.08 / 16:37
Government
Law
Adoption
Bitcoin
Future
What the Taliban crackdown means for crypto's future in Afghanistan
With the rise of the Taliban last year in August, Afghanistan faced global sanctions that led to many international organizations and money transaction services halting operations in the country. This made room for digital currencies and stablecoins to be widely used, at least to send or receive remittances.
29.08 / 12:31
26.08 / 22:25
25.08 / 21:09
Provident
regulation
Afghan police close down cryptocurrency exchanges to enforce central bank ban: Report
Police have closed down at least 16 cryptocurrency exchanges in the Herat province of western Afghanistan in the last week, according to a report in Ariana News, an independent news outlet in that country. The report quotes a local police official as saying arrests were made during the closures.
25.08 / 11:25
Climate change
Two police officers dead after migrant bus ploughs through road block
Two Bulgarian police officers were killed early Thursday as they tried to stop a bus containing migrants who had entered the country illegally, a senior interior ministry official said.
18.08 / 09:37
Law
Kabul mosque bombing at evening prayers kills 10, including prominent cleric
A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27, an eyewitness and police said.
15.08 / 09:47
Church
Takeover
Infographics
Five infographics to show impact of Taliban takeover on Europe
A year ago the Taliban swept back into power in Afghanistan, triggering a mass exodus of Afghans fearing their lives would be worse under the country's new rulers.
15.08 / 08:27
Church
Entrepreneur
The disappearing daughters of Afghanistan
For the past 20 years, women had played a crucial role in building a new Afghanistan. They were members of the judiciary, public sector workers and artists who believed there was no limit in what they could achieve.
11.08 / 18:09
European Union
Drought
Heatwave
Search continues for dozens of migrants missing off Greek coast
Greek authorities are still searching for dozens of missing migrants after a boat sank off a southeastern island.
10.08 / 18:51
Climate change
Girls the 'biggest losers' after a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Girls are bearing the biggest brunt of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, according to a new report by Save the Children.
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