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Civilian Evacuation Of Gaza

A minibus drives along the coast with belongings strapped to its roof in Khan Younis, Gaza on September 9, 2025. Families are fleeing southward as Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders force mass displacement from northern Gaza under dire humanitarian conditions. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows Argentina's national oil and gas company YPF in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

A staff member works at a YPF gas station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 30, 2025. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows a YPF logo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the YPF Tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Argentina to Appeal U.S. Court Order to Transfer 51 % of YPF Shares

This photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows the YPF Tower in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina will appeal the ruling of a court in New York that ordered the South American country to transfer 51 percent of the shares of the national oil and gas company YPF, said President Javier Milei Monday. The U.S. district judge agreed earlier Monday to the request of the plaintiffs to seize YPF shares, after a 2023 ruling that ordered cash-strapped Argentina to pay them about 16.1 billion U.S. dollars. Photo by Xinhua/Meng Dingbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Wakeboard Recreation Base Wam Park - Bressols

Feet strapped to boards before departure. It s a hot day. Come and discover and practice Kneeboarding, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Wakeskating, or just relax here at Wam Park, Bressols leisure park. France, Bressols, June 19, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Wakeboard Recreation Base Wam Park - Bressols

Feet strapped to boards before departure. It s a hot day. Come and discover and practice Kneeboarding, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Wakeskating, or just relax here at Wam Park, Bressols leisure park. France, Bressols, June 19, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Wakeboard Recreation Base Wam Park - Bressols

Feet strapped to boards before departure. It s a hot day. Come and discover and practice Kneeboarding, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Wakeskating, or just relax here at Wam Park, Bressols leisure park. France, Bressols, June 19, 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Will energy-strapped Türkiye attain energy independence?

STORY: Will energy-strapped Türkiye attain energy independence? SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 20, 2024, FILE DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:32 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish drilling ships in Black Sea (date: June 12, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of natural gas facilities of Türkiye (date: June 26, 2023) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of Turkish oil wells in Türkiye (date: Jan. 01, 2024) (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of Akkuyu nuclear power plant of Türkiye (date: July 06, 2023) 5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI ARIF AKTURK, Ankara-based independent energy policies expert STORYLINE: Türkiye is seeking to attain energy independence in the upcoming 30 years with its newly found underground gas deposits and renewables, but this plan may be too ambitious, experts said. Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a public speech on Feb. 10 in the northern Zonguldak province that the country's main goal is to attain "complete energy

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TÜRKIYE-ZONGULDAK-GAS STORAGE AREA

(240220) -- ZONGULDAK (TÜRKIYE), Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024 shows the gas storage area in Zonguldak, northern Türkiye. Türkiye is seeking to attain energy independence in the upcoming 30 years with its newly found underground gas deposits and renewables, but this plan may be too ambitious, experts said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Will energy-strapped Türkiye attain energy independence?

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TÜRKIYE-ZONGULDAK-GAS STORAGE AREA

(240220) -- ZONGULDAK (TÜRKIYE), Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2024 shows the gas storage area in Zonguldak, northern Türkiye. Türkiye is seeking to attain energy independence in the upcoming 30 years with its newly found underground gas deposits and renewables, but this plan may be too ambitious, experts said. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH News Analysis: Will energy-strapped Türkiye attain energy independence?

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Türkiye's inflation woes persist despite economic overhaul

STORY: Türkiye's inflation woes persist despite economic overhaul SHOOTING DATE: Dec. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets, at shopping and cashpoints in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish) : MELTEM GUNEY, Preschool teacher 3. various of people on the streets, at shopping and cashpoints in Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish) : ERCAN UZUN, Municipal worker STORYLINE: A pivotal change in economic policies hasn't so far solved Türkiye's inflation problems and consumers say that a planned raise of the minimum wage will only offer short-term relief for cash-strapped households. Türkiye's annual inflation accelerated to around 62 percent in November, the highest level this year, according to official data released last week. The rate at which prices are increasing fell slightly from 3.43 percent to 3.28 percent from October to November, but figures remain high compared to the same period last year. The central ban

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Sacrificial animals become financial burden for Turks as Eid al-Adha approaches

STORY: Sacrificial animals become financial burden for Turks as Eid al-Adha approaches DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:13 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a sacrificial animal market in Ankara 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BATTAL AKKAS, Cattle farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RAMAZAN TOGA, Customer at a sacrificial animal market STORYLINE: The Muslim festival Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, is approaching. However, sacrificing a sheep or a cow has become a financial burden for cash-strapped Turks. Prices have doubled or even tripled as Türkiye is witnessing staggering inflation in the past two-and-a-half years. In a sacrificial animal market on the outskirts of the capital city of Ankara, breeders and customers alike complained about the soaring cost of living. Battal Akkas came to the fair from the northern province of Amasya to sell his Simmental cows. The cost of animal feed has quadrupled while the amount he pays to drive his livestock to Ankara has tri

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Osaka's drum-playing doll Kuidaore Taro

Kuidaore Taro, a life-sized clown doll and symbol of Dotombori entertainment district in Osaka, western Japan, gets a new drum gifted by Yamaha Music Japan Co. strapped to his front on April 24, 2023.

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Osaka's drum-playing doll Kuidaore Taro

Kuidaore Taro, a life-sized clown doll and symbol of Dotombori entertainment district in Osaka, western Japan, gets a new drum gifted by Yamaha Music Japan Co. strapped to his front on April 24, 2023.

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E-commerce booming in Türkiye despite economic woes

STORY: E-commerce booming in Türkiye despite economic woes DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: ANKARA CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets and at shopping in Türkiye 2. various of websites about e-commerce in Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): DOGUKAN YAVUZ, E-commerce expert STORYLINE: Offering good deals to cash-strapped Turkish consumers in search of better value, online shopping is growing in Türkiye amid the cost of living squeeze. According to an annual report revealed by IdeaSoft, Türkiye's largest supplier of e-commerce infrastructure for small, medium, and large-sized companies, online commerce has grown by 74 percent in 2022. The e-commerce sales in Türkiye soared 69 percent in 2021 from the previous year, according to official data. Experts said that the reason behind this e-commerce boom is that consumers' tendency is to buy cheap stuff online as they lost considerable purchasing power in the past couple of years due to soaring inflation. The sectors

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TÜRKIYE-ANTALYA-E-COMMERCE-BOOMING

(230329) -- ANTALYA (TÜRKIYE), March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops online in Antalya, Türkiye, on March 29, 2023. Offering good deals to cash-strapped Turkish consumers in search of better value, online shopping is growing in Türkiye amid the cost of living squeeze. According to an annual report revealed by IdeaSoft, Türkiye's largest supplier of e-commerce infrastructure for small, medium, and large-sized companies, online commerce has grown by 74 percent in 2022. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: E-commerce booming in Türkiye despite economic woes

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TÜRKIYE-ANTALYA-E-COMMERCE-BOOMING

(230329) -- ANTALYA (TÜRKIYE), March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops online in Antalya, Türkiye, on March 29, 2023. Offering good deals to cash-strapped Turkish consumers in search of better value, online shopping is growing in Türkiye amid the cost of living squeeze. According to an annual report revealed by IdeaSoft, Türkiye's largest supplier of e-commerce infrastructure for small, medium, and large-sized companies, online commerce has grown by 74 percent in 2022. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: E-commerce booming in Türkiye despite economic woes

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Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks

STORY: Freezing weather claims 104 lives in Afghanistan in 2 weeks DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views after a snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan 2. various of countryside views after a snowfall in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Heavy snowfall and freezing weather have claimed 104 lives including children and women in Afghanistan over the past two weeks, spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Shafiullah Rahimi said on Monday. In talks to local media, Rahimi said the 104 people had lost their lives due to heavy snowfall, freezing weather and gas suffocation in Takhar, Badakhshan, Nimroz, Kandahar, Laghman, Ghazni, Uruzgan, Jawzjan, Sari Pul, Faryab, Paktika, Balkh, Samangan, Bamyan and other parts of the country. In cash-strapped Afghanistan where there is no heating system, people often use coal, wood or liquid gas to keep themselves warm, which in many cases claims human live

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J3 soccer team to offer donors local seafood in return

TOTTORI, Japan - Masayuki Okano, general manager of J-League Division 3 soccer club Gainare Tottori, shows on Oct. 19, 2014, a red snow crab and an assortment of dried fish as examples of local seafood products from the central Japan prefecture that will be offered as perks for donations in the financially strapped team's new fundraising campaign.

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Gov't to double credit line for Japan Airlines to 200 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2010, after a meeting of Cabinet ministers in charge of a bailout for Japan Airlines Corp. The meeting decided that the state-owned Development Bank of Japan will double its credit line for JAL to 200 billion yen as a stopgap measure to keep the cash-strapped carrier afloat by the time its state-backed bailout is worked out later this month.

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Japan deputy PM speaks about JAL bailout

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2010. Kan attended a meeting with other Cabinet members on a bailout for cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp.

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Transport minister speaks about JAL bailout

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2010. Maehara attended a meeting with other Cabinet members on a bailout for cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp.

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Gov't eyeing expanding credit line for Japan Airlines: Maehara

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters after a meeting with four other Cabinet members on the issue of cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. at the prime minister's office on Dec. 30, 2009. He said the government is making arrangements for an increase in a credit line set by the state-owned Development Bank of Japan for JAL as part of its plan to revive the struggling carrier.

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Maehara, American Airlines official talk JAL fate

TOKYO, Japan - American Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gerard Arpey (L) shakes hands with Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. American Airlines suggested it may beef up its investment in cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. during the talks.

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Maehara, American Airlines official talk JAL fate

TOKYO, Japan - American Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gerard Arpey (L) and Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara are photographed at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. American Airlines suggested it may beef up its investment in cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. during the talks.

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American Airlines ups the ante in battle with Delta over JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias, American Airlines Inc. vice president for Asia and the Pacific, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009. Panagiotoulias urged cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. to remain in the oneworld grouping, saying the alliance is providing $500 million in annual revenue to JAL.

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'Feather' men dance at spring festival in Gifu

NAGOYA, Japan - A group of men with four-meter-high bamboo ''feathers'' strapped to their backs dance with drums during a festival at Tanigumisankegon Temple in the town of Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, on Feb. 18. The dancers swung from side to side and twirled to the music, fanning tourists with the ''feathers'' in the festival to mark the start of spring.

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Scenes from Pakistan's quake-hit Muzaffarabad

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - A boy injured in the Oct. 8 earthquake waits for a relief helicopter in the Pakistani Kashmir capital of Muzaffarabad on Oct. 15. His injured leg is strapped with carboard.

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Nomura Principal signs deal to rescue Huis Ten Bosch

SASEBO, Japan - Nomura Principal Finance Co. signed an agreement on Dec. 6 to rescue the cash-strapped theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co. in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Nomura Principal Finance President Yoshifumi Kawabata (R), who assumed the post of the administrator and will oversee the rehabilitation process, and other new management hold a news conference after the agreement.

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Funeral held for murdered family

FUKUOKA, Japan - A funeral for the family of four (shown in frame) discovered dead June 20 in Hakata Bay in Fukuoka Prefecture is held in Fukuoka on June 22. The four -- Shinjiro Matsumoto, his wife Chika, and their son Kai and daughter Hina - were found in the bay handcuffed and strapped to heavy objects.

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Daiei to open fashion outlet in Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Debt-strapped supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. will soon open a retail outlet devoted to selling fashionable clothes in Tokyo's Ginza shopping area in an effort to turn around its corporate fortunes. Daiei officials said Oct. 25 the fashion building will accommodate such brand tenants as the PAS, a casual clothes shop, the RedWoods jeans retailer (pictured), and nispicy, a marketer of apparel for women in their 20s.

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Replica of U.S. kamikaze bat on display

SYDNEY, Australia - A replica of a bat with a small napalm bomb strapped to its chest, which was devised during World War II by U.S. military scientists for attacking Japanese cities. The replica, reconstructed by Richard Scott-Child of the Australian Museum in Sydney, is currently on display at the museum. Plans called for hundreds of the bats to be used, but the project was canceled due to embarrassing setbacks during tests.

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Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

STORY: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city views of Istanbul city 2. various of the stove bazaar, people shopping in the bazaar 3. various of Emirali Gulmez, a retired Turkish citizen shopping in stove bazaar 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): EMIRALI GULMEZ, Local resident 5. various of the stove bazaar, wood and coal stoves 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): EMIRALI GULMEZ, Local resident 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): HAKAN CETIN, Co-owner of stove store 8. various of stove bazaar, wood and coal stoves 9. various of Murat Celik, owner of Celik Soba in stove bazaar 10. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MURAT CELIK, Owner of Celik Soba 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (Turkish): FARUK TOPCU, Cafe owner in downtown Istanbul 12. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 13. various of gas pipeline STORYLINE: With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in Türkiye

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People choose stoves at a market in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man looks at a stove at a market in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man asks prices of stoves at a market in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Faruk Topcu, a cafe owner in downtown Istanbul, is interviewed with Xinhua at a stove bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Emirali Gulmez, a retired Turkish citizen in his late 70s, is interviewed with Xinhua at a stove bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People choose stoves at a market in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Murat Celik, the owner of the stove producer Celik Soba, is interviewed with Xinhua at a stove bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-ALTERNATIVE HEAT SOURCES

(221013) -- ISTANBUL, Oct. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hakan Cetin, co-owner of a stove store, is interviewed with Xinhua at a stove bazaar in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Oct. 11, 2022. With consecutive hikes in the past six months, natural gas prices have increased by 85 percent in the country, forcing more and more Istanbul residents to consider transforming their heating systems based on natural gas into wood and coal-burning stoves. (Xinhua/Shadati) TO GO WITH Feature: Cash-strapped Turks seek alternative heat sources amid soaring gas prices

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Pakistani experts decry U.S. splitting of Afghan assets

STORY: Pakistani experts decry U.S. splitting of Afghan assets DATELINE: March 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHMER BILAL SOOFI, Pakistan's former Law Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAVED HASSAN, Pakistani economist STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua correspondent "After two decades of U.S. so-called 'war on terror' and nation-building process, the situation in Afghanistan is that right after the United States hasty and irresponsible withdrawal, the country moved to a verge of a severe humanitarian catastrophe mainly because the U.S. froze their assets. Now, at this point of time, Washington decided to unfreeze 7 billion U.S. dollars, from over 9 billion frozen Afghan assets, and splitting it between humanitarian aid for cash-strapped Afghanistan and a fund for 9/11 victims. The legal and economic experts in Pakistan are of the view that this decision is a blatant v

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TURKEY-ANKARA-INFLATION-STREET FOODS

(220226) -- ANKARA, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy their food in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 23, 2022. As restaurants in Turkey are hiking their prices amid rampant inflation, cash-strapped people are turning to cheaper street delicacies to fill their stomachs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cash-strapped Turks turn to street food amid rising inflation" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-INFLATION-STREET FOODS

(220226) -- ANKARA, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy their food in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 23, 2022. As restaurants in Turkey are hiking their prices amid rampant inflation, cash-strapped people are turning to cheaper street delicacies to fill their stomachs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cash-strapped Turks turn to street food amid rising inflation" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-INFLATION-STREET FOODS

(220226) -- ANKARA, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait to buy fast food in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 23, 2022. As restaurants in Turkey are hiking their prices amid rampant inflation, cash-strapped people are turning to cheaper street delicacies to fill their stomachs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cash-strapped Turks turn to street food amid rising inflation" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-INFLATION-STREET FOODS

(220226) -- ANKARA, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man enjoys his meal in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 23, 2022. As restaurants in Turkey are hiking their prices amid rampant inflation, cash-strapped people are turning to cheaper street delicacies to fill their stomachs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cash-strapped Turks turn to street food amid rising inflation" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-INFLATION-STREET FOODS

(220226) -- ANKARA, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A chef prepares food for customers in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 23, 2022. As restaurants in Turkey are hiking their prices amid rampant inflation, cash-strapped people are turning to cheaper street delicacies to fill their stomachs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cash-strapped Turks turn to street food amid rising inflation" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-INFLATION-STREET FOODS

(220226) -- ANKARA, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chefs prepare food for customers in Ankara, Turkey on Feb. 23, 2022. As restaurants in Turkey are hiking their prices amid rampant inflation, cash-strapped people are turning to cheaper street delicacies to fill their stomachs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Cash-strapped Turks turn to street food amid rising inflation" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)