Archive for September 30th, 2021

Afghanistan’s Taliban Expand Their Interim Government

What do the new appointments signify? On 22 September, the Taliban published several new appointments, including at ministerial levels. The announcement came a day after the Chinese, Russian and Pakistani envoys met with the head of the Taliban government, Mullah Hassan Akhund, calling for more inclusive governance. The list of new appointees very slightly broadens the new government’s makeup, as […]

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Friday Sermon By Miami Imam Dr. Fady Yousef Kablawi: What Does The West Want For Afghan Women? Afghanistan’s Got Talent? Miss Afghanistan? Shari’a Is The Solution For Human Suffering

Miami imam Dr. Fadi Yousef Kablawi said that the West is concerned with Afghan women, and asked whether what they want for them are popular competitions like Afghanistan’s Got Talent, Miss Afghanistan, or something like Hollywood. He spoke at a Friday sermon that was delivered at Masjid As Sunnah An Nabawiyya North Miami, and was posted on its Facebook page […]

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Former Afghan Diplomat Fazlollah Momtaz: The International Community Cares Only About Preventing Terrorism, But Afghanistan Needs Immediate Humanitarian Aid; Journalists Fear For Their Lives And Cannot Convey The True Voice Of The Afghan People

Former Afghan diplomat Fazlollah Momtaz said that all the international community cares about is preventing terrorism in Afghanistan, while the Afghan people are facing a “humanitarian catastrophe” if they does not receive aid. He made his remarks in an interview that aired on Sky News Arabia (UAE) on September 18, 2021. Momtaz said that if other countries, such as the […]

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Profiles Of Afghan Taliban Ministers – Interior Minister Is On FBI’s Most Wanted List, 14 Ministers Including Prime Minister Are On UN Security Council’s Terror Blacklist

On August 15, 2021, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization) seized power in Afghanistan. On September 7, it announced an interim government, declaring a list of 32 acting ministers and the prime minister.[1] Two weeks later, on September 21, the jihadi group released a second list of 16 acting ministers.[2] As of September 24, the Taliban ministers […]

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Pakistan discussing expansion of CPEC to Afghanistan

Pakistan has discussed Afghanistan joining the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) infrastructure project, the Pakistani ambassador to the country said on Monday. “Regional connectivity is an important element of our discussion with Afghan leadership and our way forward for our economic interaction with Afghanistan,” said Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan’s envoy to Kabul, in an interview with Reuters. “This important project […]

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Pentagon leaders to face Afghanistan reckoning in Congress

President Joe Biden’s top military leaders are expected to face some of the most contentious hearings in memory this week over the chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan, which cost the lives of U.S. troops and civilians and left the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) back in power. The Senate and House committees overseeing the U.S. military will hold […]

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Afghan envoy to UN cancels speech amid uncertainty over seat

Afghanistan did not have a representative addressing the annual high-level United Nations General Assembly in New York, after Ghulam Isaczai, the UN envoy under the former government, withdrew on Sunday. According to UN officials, Isaczai was due to speak on Monday. Isaczai had been scheduled to address the final day of the general assembly. Afghanistan’s UN mission in New York […]

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