In an action that combines brazen theft, imperialist brutality and unlimited hypocrisy, the Biden administration announced Friday that it will seize control of $7 billion in Afghanistan financial assets, held largely at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, rather than return them to the Afghanistan central bank. Media attention has largely been devoted to Biden’s splitting of the $7 […]

After weeks of disappearance, four women activists have been set free by the Taliban, says the UN mission in Afghanistan. Identified as Tamana Zaryabi Paryani, Parwana Ibrahimkhel, Zahra Mohammadi and Mursal Ayar, the women had gone missing after attending a demonstration. Late on Sunday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) tweeted: “After a long period of uncertainty about […]

Hundreds of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) have rallied in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi for the release of a lawmaker. Led by PTM head Manzoor Pashteen, the workers walked from Sohrab Goth to the Sindh Assembly, calling for the release of National Assembly member Ali Wazir. Refusing to accept government requests to cancel their protest, the activists staged a sit-in […]

An explosion on the doorsteps of a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed one worshipper and wounded seven others on Friday, a Taliban official said. Baz Mohammad Sarwari of Badghis province said the cause of the explosion is unknown but investigations are ongoing. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion. The local Islamic State affiliate has in the past repeatedly […]

The issue of detentions and disappearances has put a new spotlight on the Taliban’s promises to improve their human rights record under the weight of international sanctions. The Taliban on Friday released two Western citizens and two Afghan colleagues who had been working for the United Nations in Afghanistan, hours after the U.N. had announced that they had been held […]

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials said on Sunday that investment opportunities have been provided for all foreign investors, especially for Chinese companies. Balil Karimi, the deputy spokesman for the IEA, said the role China can play in Afghanistan is important. “China is an important and strong country. China’s role in Afghanistan is very important. IEA needs all countries’ economic […]

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Monday met with representatives of some Gulf countries to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that issues related to Afghanistan were discussed in the meeting. “A high level delegation led by his excellence Amir Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister, […]

The Taliban have announced the release of two Western journalists working for the United Nations refugee agency. Andrew North, a British freelance reporter, and an Irish photographer had been arrested along with two Afghans in Kabul four days back. The Wall Street Journal quoted the Taliban as saying late on Friday the Western journalists had been detained because they did […]

India is naturally concerned at the situation in Afghanistan, says the minister of state for external affairs. He called the situation in Afghanistan a matter of concern for all neighbours, including India and the Central Asian countries. Speaking in Parliament on Friday, V Muraleedharan said this while answering a query about the maiden India-Central Asia Summit hosted by New Delhi […]

The size of the Islamic State’s Afghanistan faction has nearly doubled in size, according to a new report from the United Nations. ISIS-Khorasan, or ISIS-K, has been able to expand in Afghanistan in recent months following the U.S. military’s departure at the end of August, which coincided with the Taliban’s rise to power, thus providing the terror group with a […]