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EU contributes $26.6 million to WFP operation in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced that the European Union has contributed EUR 25 million (US$26.6 million) for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan.
This funding will help WFP deliver food assistance to hungry families – including displaced families – across the country.
It will also support WFP in preventing and treating malnutrition in young children and pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and keep the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) in the air, WFP said in a statement.
“One in three Afghans do not know where their next meal will come from and communities are facing a harsh winter at times when the country reels from a battered economy, devastating earthquakes and most recently forced returns from Pakistan,” said François Goemans, head of EU humanitarian aid operations in Afghanistan. “The European Union stands with the people of Afghanistan who need life-saving assistance for survival.”
Severe drought conditions in the country have led to below average harvests for three years in a row, and the economic crisis forces countless families to adopt negative coping strategies to survive. In rural areas, families have sold their last remaining assets – seeds, cattle, and farming tools. In cities, one in three families has no livelihood opportunities and is desperate for jobs, according to WFP.
“Needs in Afghanistan before winter are high and hunger affects one third of the people amid high levels of malnutrition,” said Hsiao-Wei Lee, WFP Country Director in Afghanistan. “This contribution from the European Union humanitarian aid comes at a critical moment when we still have a window of opportunity to reach the most vulnerable families before snow and ice cut off entire communities.”
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Ex-Iranian FM says US lobbied for a ‘good Taliban govt’ at 2001 Bonn Conference
Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif says that at the Bonn conference, the United States planned to establish a “good Taliban government” in Afghanistan, but Europe had tried to establish a monarchy in this country.
Speaking in an interview, Zarif said that Iran met its demands at the Bonn conference and played an important role in the formation of the former government of Afghanistan.
In this interview about Iran’s fight against terrorist groups, Zarif added that accepting terrorist groups in neighboring countries is a violation of the principle of good neighborliness.
He said Tehran had maximum diplomatic coordination with the Americans at the Bonn conference.
The Bonn Conference was held in Bonn, Germany in December 2001 to establish a new government in Afghanistan and prevent chaos after the overthrow of the previous government of the Islamic Emirate.
On December 13, 2001, after 9 days of discussion, a two-stage agreement was signed between the participants, which laid the foundation for the establishment of a new system that would become the republic government.
This government however ruled for 20 years but collapsed in August 2021 and the Islamic Emirate regained control of Afghanistan.
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Polio vaccination campaign kicks off across Afghanistan
The Polio Free Afghanistan organization announced Sunday in a post on X that a polio vaccination campaign will begin Monday and be carried out across Afghanistan.
The organization stated that the campaign will target children under the age of five.
The organization, however, has not specified how long the campaign will run for.
The last polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan was launched on April 30 of this year, during which about 10 million children under five were vaccinated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported two positive cases of polio in Kunar and Nuristan provinces this year.
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Over 560 emerald mining permits issued in Panjshir
Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the director of mines and petroleum of Panjshir, has announced that following the takeover of the Islamic Emirate, illegal extraction and smuggling of minerals in the province has ended and more than 560 emerald mining permits have been issued so far.
In a meeting with the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Amiri stated that more than 10,000 Panjshiris have been provided with job opportunities.
Based on a statement from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Amiri requested the ministry to send technical teams to survey mineral deposits in Panjshir province and to issue permits to mine rubies.
In the meeting, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar, stressed the need to prioritize job creation opportunities for the people of Panjshir when issuing permits for both emerald and ruby extractions.
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