The US Justice Department announces first transfer of assets illegally confiscated from a Russian businessman to a fund to "rebuild" Ukraine.

No country has yet recognized the Taliban government and their rule over Afghanistan.

"We consider it an invasion of the property of Afghans," the Taliban spokesman said.

The United States says it is setting up a Geneva-based fund to manage billions of dollars in frozen Afghan reserves, but the interim Taliban government in Kabul wants the reserves directly transferred to the Afghan central bank.

Iran’s foreign minister says the Islamic Republic is prepared to provide more medical assistance to quake-hit Afghanistan.

The Taliban urge the US to unfreeze Afghanistan's assets after a powerful earthquake.

The United States continues to drag its feet on unfreezing assets of Afghanistan even as half of the crisis-hit country grapples with acute hunger.

Tehran says no agreement will be struck in Vienna until there is total consensus on the main points of discussion.

Iran's permanent ambassador to the United Nations says the international community should help Afghans overcome challenges, and hope for brighter future.

People stage a demonstration in Kabul to protest  US President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the US for families of 9/11 victims.