Archive for May 24th, 2022

Pakistan Reaps What It Sowed

How the Country’s Support for the Taliban Backfired For the last two decades, conventional wisdom in Pakistan held that an Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban would be a boon to Pakistan’s security. Islamabad has long supported the Taliban with the understanding that the militants could help deny India­—which many Pakistani officials see as an existential threat—any influence in Afghanistan. But […]

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Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Claims Suicide Attack Against Senior Taliban Members In Kabul

On May 22, 2022, the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a conference attended by senior members of the Taliban in the Afghan capital of Kabul.[1] While ISKP has announced that participants at the conference were killed or wounded, among them senior Taliban members, the Taliban have imposed a blackout on the incident and […]

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Wang Yi meets Pakistan’s FM, calls for inclusive political system in Afghanistan

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday in Beijing to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by China’s Foreign Ministry, the two sides stressed the need to establish a comprehensive political structure and protect the rights of women and children in Afghanistan. Pakistan media reported they agreed that […]

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IEA bans wheat exports due to a shortage for domestic needs

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has banned the export of wheat, citing a shortage in meeting the domestic market demand as the reason. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Afghanistan needs 6.5 million tons of wheat annually, but domestic production totals only four million tons. The IEA imposed the ban after videos emerged on social media recently […]

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A number of exiled politicians show interest in IEA’s contact commission

A day after the official launch and announcement of planned talks with exiled politicians and military personnel, a number of well-known figures from the previous government say they are ready to sit at the negotiating table, but before that the IEA must make sure that all tribes of Afghanistan are included in the country’s future system. The presence of men […]

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India shouldn’t retain ties with Afghanistan’s previous rulers, says IEA

India should sever all ties with the former Ashraf Ghani government and establish ties with Afghanistan based on national and mutual interests, said Suhail Shaheen, head of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) political office in Doha. In an exclusive interview with India’s ThePrint news organization, Shaheen said India should seek to have deeper ties with the people of Afghanistan […]

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