News from Afghanistan

1.Taliban warns of ‘consequences’ if US delays withdrawal
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23/afghan-guard-killed-in-armed-clash-at-kabul-airport-live-news
2.FM to undertake visit of regional countries
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2316344/fm-to-undertake-visit-of-regional-countries
3.Afghan delegation in Qatar seeks temporary asylum
https://pajhwok.com/2021/08/18/afghan-delegation-in-qatar-seeks-temporary-asylum/
4.World Bank Halts Financial Support to Afghanistan
https://tolonews.com/business-174381
5.Here’s the Taliban appointments to key govt posts in Afghanistan
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/25-Aug-2021/here-s-the-taliban-appointments-to-key-govt-posts-in-afghanistan
6.Afghan envoy tells U.N. that millions live in fear under Taliban
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/afghan-envoy-tells-un-that-millions-live-fear-under-taliban-2021-08-24/
7.Anti-Taliban fighters dig in to defend Panjshir Valley
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/panjshir-resistance-digs-in-to-defend-key-valley-from-taliban
8.Taliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/24/asia/kabul-airport-afghanistan-intl-hnk/index.html
9.Why Biden’s Lack of Strategic Patience Led To Disaster
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/21/opinion/us-afghanistan-pakistan-taliban.html
10.‘Treat Pakistan like an ally, not a scapegoat’, NSA tells US
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2317124/treat-pakistan-like-an-ally-not-a-scapegoat-nsa-tells-us?amp=1
11.Seven Afghans killed in a chaos at Kabul airport: British military
https://www.dawn.com/news/1641981/7-afghans-killed-in-chaos-at-kabul-airport-british-military
12.CIA meeting with Taliban revealed as US allies press for evacuation extension
https://www.ft.com/content/7c4cec3d-6c8a-4d7a-b273-0a0f82841e19
13.Biden keeps to August 31 deadline for Kabul airlift
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/g7-to-meet-on-afghanistan-withdrawal-deadline-live-news
14.G7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/g7-grapples-with-afghanistan-an-afterthought-not-long-ago
15.Taliban seek no ‘revenge’ and all Afghans will be ‘forgiven’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/17/taliban-seek-no-revenge-and-all-afghans-will-be-forgiven
16.Ex-Afghan President Karzai to join 12-member council to rule Afghanistan
https://tass.com/world/1329861
17.Afghanistan must decide on its own system of government, Russian senator
https://tass.com/world/1327867
18.Taliban’s actions, not words to determine future Afghanistan process: Turkish president
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/talibans-actions-not-words-to-determine-future-afghanistan-process-turkish-president/2346151
19.Pakistan has evacuated 1,100 people from Kabul
https://www.dawn.com/news/1641631/pakistan-has-evacuated-1100-people-from-kabul-says-un-envoy
20.Pakistan announces 100 scholarships for Afghans
https://pajhwok.com/2021/08/23/pakistan-announces-100-scholarships-for-afghans/

News from the Middle East

21.Month of fighting in Syria’s Daraa displaces 38,000: UN
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210824-month-of-fighting-in-syria-s-daraa-displaces-38-000-un
22.Israel’s killing of Palestinian children
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/global-outcry-over-israels-targeting-of-palestinian-children
23.Iran is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23/official-iran-is-ready-to-ship-more-fuel-to-lebanon-if-needed
24.Yemen to get $665 mln of IMF reserves in new SDR allocation
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemen-get-655-mln-imf-reserves-new-sdr-allocation-2021-08-23/
25.Saudi Arabia allows direct entry of fully vaccinated expats from countries facing travel ban
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/610183/SAUDI-ARABIA/Saudi-Arabia-allows-direct-entry-of-fully-vaccinated-expats-from-countries-facing-travel-ban
26.Saudi Arabia donates 18 oxygen plants to Pakistani hospitals
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/08/22/saudi-arabia-donates-18-oxygen-plants-to-pakistani-hospitals/
27.Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco, citing ‘hostile actions’
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210824-algeria-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-morocco-citing-hostile-actions
28.Egypt closes Gaza border amid tensions with Hamas
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23/egypt-closes-gaza-border-amid-tensions-with-hamas
29.Erdogan: Turkey can’t handle Afghan refugee burden for EU
https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/erdogan-turkey-can-t-handle-afghan-refugee-burden-for-eu-49386
30.Cavusoglu: Turkey in talks with Afghan parties, including Taliban
https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/cavusoglu-turkey-in-talks-with-afghan-parties-including-taliban-49244
31.Turkey, Pakistan to co-produce series on revered Muslim general Saladin
https://www.trtworld.com/art-culture/turkey-pakistan-to-co-produce-series-on-revered-muslim-general-saladin-49364
32.Water crisis and drought threaten 12 million in Syria, Iraq
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23/water-crisis-and-drought-threaten-12-million-in-syria-iraq
33.All Uninvited Foreign Forces Must Leave Syria: Iran’s UN Envoy
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/25/2559986/all-uninvited-foreign-forces-must-leave-syria-iran-s-un-envoy
34. Iran Ready to Work with Others for Afghan Peace: President
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/24/2559299/iran-ready-to-work-with-others-for-afghan-peace-president
35.Official Denies Story on Hijacking of Ukrainian Plane in Iran
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/24/2559537/official-denies-story-on-hijacking-of-ukrainian-plane-in-iran
36.Iranian Diplomat, UN Envoy Discuss Peaceful Settlement of Syria Crisis
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/24/2559321/iranian-diplomat-un-envoy-discuss-peaceful-settlement-of-syria-crisis
37.New Version of Iranian Missile Defense System to Outdo S-400: General
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/23/2558754/new-version-of-iranian-missile-defense-system-to-outdo-s-400-general
38.Iran, Russia, China to Hold Joint Naval Drill in Persian Gulf: Envoy
https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2021/08/23/2559007/iran-russia-china-to-hold-joint-naval-drill-in-persian-gulf-envoy
39.Iran resumes fuel exports to neighbouring Afghanistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2316859/iran-resumes-fuel-exports-to-neighbouring-afghanistan
40.Iraqi PM describes recent visit to Kuwait as “Useful”
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2994704&Language=en
41.Canada Hails Kuwait efforts to evacuate foreign diplomats from Afghanistan
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2994670
42.Kuwait crude oil jumps to USD 70.78 pb-KPC
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2994734#
43.Turkey’s President Erdogan receives UAE’s national security adviser
https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/turkey-s-president-erdogan-receives-uae-s-national-security-adviser-49295
44.Qatar is an ‘impartial mediator’ amid Afghanistan evacuations: FM
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/23/qatar-facilitating-movement-of-evacuees-to-kabul-aiport-fm
45.Qatar sets October 2 for first legislative elections
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22/qatar-sets-october-2-for-first-legislative-elections
46.Oman foreign worker numbers drop by 103 to 14m
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/oman/oman-foreign-worker-numbers-drop-by-103-to-14m-1.81785292

News from Africa

47.South Sudan, Sudan to reopen four border crossing points
https://www.ntv.co.ug/ug/news/international/south-sudan-sudan-to-reopen-four-border-crossing-points-3523236
48.Caught in the crossfire, Ethiopian minority flees to Sudan
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22/caught-in-the-crossfire-ethiopian-minority-flees-to-sudan
49.Fighting, flooding, and donor fatigue: Unpacking South Sudan’s food crisis
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2021/8/23/funding-gaps-looting-hinder-south-sudan-food-crisis-response
50.Kenya receives first shipment of Moderna vaccines from the US
https://www.africanews.com/2021/08/23/kenya-receives-first-shipment-of-moderna-vaccines-from-the-us/
51.Kenya: Court upholds illegality of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s constitutional review
https://www.africanews.com/2021/08/20/judgement-day-kenya-s-court-to-deliver-verdict-on-constitutional-change/
52.Kenya and Tanzania hold joint talks to strengthen relations
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/national/article/2001421674/kenya-tanzania-hold-talks-to-strengthen-relations
53.Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: US accuses Abiy’s government of blocking aid
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58279442
54.Ethiopia may have Iranian UAVs
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/ethiopia-may-have-iranian-uavs
55.South Africa’s unemployment rate is now highest in the world
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/24/south-africas-unemployment-rate-is-now-the-worlds-highest
56.Algeria cuts diplomatic ties with Morocco over ‘hostile actions’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/24/algeria-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-morocco
57.Nigeria Says ‘Safe to Assume’ Boko Haram Leader Is Dead
https://www.voanews.com/africa/nigeria-says-safe-assume-boko-haram-leader-dead
58.More than dozen killed in southwest Niger village attack
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/21/more-than-dozen-killed-in-southwest-niger-village-attack
59.US sanctions Eritrean general over rights abuses in Ethiopia
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/23/us-sanctions-eritrean-general-over-rights-abuses-in-ethiopia