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Fourth-seeded Karolina Pliskova mounted a robust defensive effort to send Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova packing 7-5 6-4 within the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday, keeping on target her bid for a maiden major title. The Wimbledon runner-up fired off seven forehand winners and converted on break point withinContinue Reading

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The Taliban made overtures to India on a restive Sunday in Kabul that remained the scene of hectic talks. The already-tense environment within the city was punctuated by an explosion that the Taliban said was a US attack on a terrorist heading for the airport. A shortwhile before the airstrike,Continue Reading

Kabul, Afghanistan – After quite every week of closures, banks in Afghanistan are beginning to reopen, drawing crowds of many people wanting to finally have physical take advantage their hands once more . Financial institutions in Kabul largely shut on the afternoon of Assumption , just before the previous President Ashraf Ghani fled and therefore the Taliban arrived within the capital. Initially, the closings were in response to fears that the group’s arrival within the city would see bloodshed and looting. because the days passed, though, the banks remained shuttered thanks to Washington’s decision to chop off access to $7bn of the Afghan Central Bank’s gold and cash reserves within the Federal Reserve System . The International fund also stop access to $460m in funds allocated in the week . These cancellations came just days after tens of thousands of individuals had flocked to banks and ATMs across the capital to withdraw the maximum amount of their money before the approaching Taliban arrival as possible. In a cash-based society like Afghanistan, the twin blows of being without folding money for even a couple of days and therefore the downfall of yet one more regime, left people fearing not just for tomorrow but the weeks and months ahead. Massoud, 35, has spent the last 10 days in Kabul wondering the way to provide for his family within the Northern province of Kunduz. He has 20,000 Afghanis ($232) within the bank, from his time within the Afghan Military, but even with the banks reopened, accessing it could take several more days. ‘No source of income’ By 10am on Wednesday, he had already waited four hours in line and was still unable to urge inside the physical bank itself. to form ends meet within the capital, he has been working as each day labourer, but with a business having ground to a near halt, he has little luck securing enough work to return to Kunduz. Massoud, who was stationed within the southern province of Kandahar, said he earned that cash serving his country within the most difficult circumstances. “We came under siege numerous times. We had to fight without food and water. And yet, because the govt decides to offer up and leave, we are left without access to the cash we fought for,” he said, pertaining to the very fact that a lot of well-known members of the previous administration also fled the country. He is not the sole member of the Afghan National Security Forces in line. Standing next to Massoud is Abdul, a fellow soldier who was stationed during a district of Kabul province. He said now that the Taliban has appropriated security responsibility within the country, most of the ANSF wonder if this may be the last time they're going to ever devour a salary. Abdul and Massoud both said making their money stretch for 10 days was difficult, but possible. What they feared though, is that the months ahead, once they may haven't any source of income whatsoever. “We don’t know if we’ll have jobs anymore or if we’ll ever earn another Afghani again to feed our families.” Customers outside the bank told Al Jazeera most of the people can believe relatives and colleagues for little loans in times of need, but that's not sustainable, especially as private offices still shut and commercial ventures have also seen their customers dwindle since the Taliban took over. The Taliban has been slow to reopen government offices because it has yet to announce an administration and leadership structure. Last week, the group said the Ministry of Finance would assure payments of all Afghan civil servants, but many within the government remain sceptical of the Taliban’s promise. One worker at the Ministry of Finance told Al Jazeera he had not been within the office since the Taliban takeover 10 days ago, “I’m not even sure if they have me,” he said not eager to reveal his identity. On Monday, the Taliban appointed Mohammad Idris as acting governor of the financial institution , but restoring confidence among consumers and investors will convince be an extended road for the group. Abdul said, “We don’t know if there'll be anymore military or what the govt are going to be , how can we be sure they're going to pay us?” ‘The banks are the new airport’ Wafiullah worked for several years at the Ministry of Counter-narcotics, which was eventually folded into the Ministry of Interior. He spent four hours in line to withdraw 150,000 Afghanis ($1,742) left in his account. Though there are eight people in his household, he said he was lucky because he managed to possess about three months of money available . But like numerous others in line, he can't be certain that he will have employment within the future, nor does he have faith the banks are going to be ready to continue with the push of individuals looking to withdraw the maximum amount of their money as possible. On an equivalent day, the banks reopened the planet Bank announced that it too would join the IMF and therefore the us in isolating assistance to the present Taliban-led state. Economic advisers and business people told Al Jazeera that each one of those cancellations and sanctions will make the financial situation untenable for the Taliban which they're going to need to find how to earn trust and re-enter global markets. The stress of not knowing how long the cash will last, including the hours of waiting finally took its toll on the crowds waiting outside the New Kabul Bank within the city’s Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood. People waiting in line smashed the windows near a bank in Kabul [Ali M Latifi/Al Jazeera] After such a lot time in line out on the road , the gang began to smash the windows ahead of the corridor that led to the inside of the bank itself. because the glass shattered, the gang began to cheer and scream, while others took the confusion as a chance to undertake and jump the road . That led to scuffles. One customer in line checked out the disarray and said, “The banks are the new airport,” pertaining to thousands of individuals who have gathered outside the entrances to Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International only to face violence and intimidation from Taliban, CIA-backed Afghan forces and foreign militaries.

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Kabul, Afghanistan – After quite every week of closures, banks in Afghanistan are beginning to reopen, drawing crowds of many people wanting to finally have physical take advantage their hands once more . Financial institutions in Kabul largely shut on the afternoon of Assumption , just before the previous PresidentContinue Reading

‘Betrayal’: British Afghans accuse UK of abandoning Afghanistan

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London, uk – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is being roundly accused of betraying the Afghan people, with criticism levelled at his administration from across the political spectrum and splashed over national newspapers. The United Kingdom’s abrupt military withdrawal from Afghanistan has met widespread dismay as deadly chaos unfolds inContinue Reading