KABUL, Afghanistan – Having conquered Afghanistan, the Taliban now face the formidable task of keeping the peace within their own ranks and running a country on the brink of ruin, experts say. Members of the Taliban walk inside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul on September 16, 2021. (AFP)...
The Philippines has pledged financial contribution to the flash appeal of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to address the immediate humanitarian gaps in Afghanistan. Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations Evan P. Garcia (PH Mission -...
Over the past few weeks, the world became a witness to the swift military takeover of Taliban forces in Afghanistan by overthrowing the ruling government as the United States pulled out its remaining forces after 20 years of their extended stay. This handout photo courtesy ot the US Air Force shows...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday confirmed the arrival of an undetermined number of Afghan refugees, including women and kids, to the Philippines. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (PCOO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a late-night tweet, Locsin said the...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Now that the Taliban have taken over the reins of government in Afghanistan, they now face their more difficult battle, that of governing and rebuilding their war-torn country. The future of some 38 million Afghans are now in the hands of...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- As a humanitarian catastrophe looms, relief organizations are scrambling to maintain their operations in war-ravaged Afghanistan, holding high-stakes talks with the Taliban in a bid to salvage their critical lifeline of aid. A helicopter displaying a Taliban flag flies above...
UNITED NATIONS -- The United Nations has resumed humanitarian flights to northern and southern Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover, a spokesman said Thursday. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric (UN Photo) The UN Humanitarian Air Service is now operating flights ''to enable 160 humanitarian...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden and his wife on Thursday visited a Maryland hospital treating troops wounded in Afghanistan, four days after the US military completed its withdrawal from the country. A motorcade waits as US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden visit...
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban were expected to form a government as early as Friday with the new regime under intense international scrutiny over its vow to rule Afghanistan with greater tolerance, especially on women's rights. Taliban fighters wave as they patrol in a convoy along a street in...
Thirty one more Filipinos who were earlier evacuated from Kabul through Islamabad and Doha are now back in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed Tuesday. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) The 31 Filipinos returned home via a repatriation flight from the Qatari...
A total of 35 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their families, including two children, are now safe after they arrived in the country from Afghanistan where peace and order is now becoming a major concern. photo: Ariel Fernandez The OFWs arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday confirmed that two more Filipinos were able to leave Afghanistan amid the increasing tension due to the recent deadly suicide bombing and the spate of rockets fired towards the Kabul airport. Department of Foreign Affairs In a report, the DFA said...
