Taiwan Coast Guard Officer Finds Strength in Faith as China Increases Pressure in Taiwan Strait 
Javier Milei Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni Resigns Amid Spending Scandal Investigation 
Australia, Vanuatu Sign Security Pact Amid Pacific Influence Competition 
Russian Attacks Kill Four in Ukraine as Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv Come Under Fire 
Serbia Protests Continue as Thousands Rally Despite Vucic’s Resignation Plan 
US, Iran Agree to Halt Attacks Ahead of Doha Talks on Strait of Hormuz 
Australia Plans Higher Fines for Social Media Firms Failing to Block Underage Users 
Canada Grants C$7 Million to Greenland Molybdenum Mine to Strengthen Critical Minerals Supply 
Trump Signs Memorandum Backing Americans’ Right to Repair Their Own Vehicles 
Netanyahu Says Israel Will Stay in Southern Lebanon Until Hezbollah Threat Ends 
Iran Skips U.S. Technical Talks Over Unmet MoU Conditions and Frozen Funds Dispute 
DOE Declares Power Grid Emergency as Extreme Heat Strains PJM Electricity Supply 
Trump Questions Housing Bill as He Prioritizes SAVE America Act 
Russian Attacks on Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv Kill 10 as Ukraine Vows Response 
UN Chief Urges Nations to Close $100 Million UNRWA Funding Gap 
Maria Corina Machado Vows Return to Venezuela After Earthquakes Despite Obstacles 
Israeli Airstrike Kills Three in Central Gaza Despite Ceasefire 
The international community has scrambled to send humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan as the country still faces a major humanitarian crisis following the Taliban’s takeover. The government of Uzbekistan expressed its intention to resume cooperating with Afghanistan on food security issues.
The Uzbekistan government expressed a desire Wednesday to resume cooperation with Afghanistan on food security. This announcement follows the meeting between Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov and the Taliban-backed Afghan interim government head Mohammad Hassan Akhund in Kabul.
“Further steps have been outlined to resume cooperation to ensure food security, accelerate the resumption of economic activity, and maintain sustainable peace in Afghanistan,” said the Uzbek Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade in a statement.
Both leaders also discussed the construction projects of the Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway line and the Surkhon-Puli-Khumri power transmission line. The Taliban side thanked Uzbekistan for assisting in the restoration of Kabul airport as well as expressing a preparedness to cooperate in the completion of the projects.
This engagement follows remarks by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last month, saying that the world cannot abandon Afghanistan now for the sake of the Afghan people and overall global security. Guterres also laid out the action for the insurgent group to follow and called fundamentalists to expand opportunities and security for Afghans, uphold human rights, and demonstrate a commitment to be part of the international community.
Back in January, the UN appealed to raise $4.4 billion in donations to address the food, health, and other needs in Afghanistan.
India has already transported shipments of wheat to Afghanistan in a deal with Pakistan to pass the trucks through the neighboring country. The first convoy made up of 50 trucks carrying emergency food aid from India were allowed to pass through Pakistan to get to Afghanistan.
Indian foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and Afghanistan ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay saw off the convoy that would ship 50,000 metric tons of wheat from the Indian border post of Attari to the border India shares with Pakistan.
The passage of the trucks was also confirmed by the Pakistani commerce ministry, and a World Food Program representative said that the aid would be distributed to Afghanistan through the UN agency.
