Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday night in response to the Taliban’s announcement of an interim government that Islamabad hopes the new political dispensation will ensure coordinated efforts for peace, security and stability in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the ministry, a foreign affairs spokesman said: “We continue to closely follow the evolving situation in Afghanistan.” “We […]

Foreign countries greeted the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay on Wednesday after the Taliban appointed hardline veteran figures to an all-male cabinet, including several with a U.S. bounty on their heads. As the newly appointed ministers and their deputies set to work after they were named late on Tuesday, acting Premier Mohammad Hasan Akhund […]

The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced all protests in Kabul and other provinces in Afghanistan are banned unless permission has been granted by the ministries of interior and justice. The ministry released a statement Thursday saying no one is allowed to take to the streets to demonstrate without authorisation from the justice and interior […]

The Taliban has objected to the recent statement issued by the United States on the blacklisted status of certain members of the Islamic Emirate’s interim government. According to a statement issued by Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, Washington’s position on continued sanctions is in violation of the Doha Agreement signed between the two parties in February last year. “The Islamic Emirate […]