Coverage dated December 17, 2021 to December 18, 2021
Islamic world pitches ways to aid desperately poor Afghans
Headline from The Columbian, on the newest of 2 developments
ISLAMABAD — Islamic countries scrambled on Sunday to find ways to help Afghanistan avert an imminent economic collapse they say would have a “horrendous” global impact.
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Pakistan to convene meeting with Muslim countries on support for Afghanistan
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Islamic world pitches ways to aid desperately poor Afghans
Pakistan's foreign minister said Friday that several Muslim countries are convening to discuss ways in which they can help Afghanistan amid Taliban rule and a looming economic and humanitarian crisis, accordi
ISLAMABAD — Islamic countries scrambled on Sunday to find ways to help Afghanistan avert an imminent economic collapse they say would have a “horrendous” global impact.
Envoys from 57 Islamic nations were meeting in Pakistan Sunday for a summit aimed at relieving the humanitarian crisis in neighbouring Afghanistan, while testing diplomatic ties with its new Taliban…
Muslim nations sought to find ways to respond to the growing economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan as neighbouring Pakistan opened an extraordinary meeting on Sunday of the Organisation of…
Pakistan hosted a conference of Muslim countries pledging financial assistance to stave off "chaos" in Afghanistan. They vowed to unlock frozen aid funds and set up a humanitarian trust.
