Archive for July 12th, 2022

Anas says Haqqani Network never existed, that it was pure ‘propaganda’

Anas Haqqani said this week that the Haqqani Network never existed and that when he was arrested in Qatar, he had been a harmless student on holiday. In 2014, when he was 20, Haqqani was arrested in Qatar, tried in Kabul and sentenced to death. According information obtained by Der Spiegel, the only reason he wasn’t ultimately executed was because […]

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IEA leader tells officials not to create gap between govt and people

Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Saturday in his Eid speech, warned officials not to create a gap between the government and people. “Governments have collapsed through the creation of gaps between people and government and I instruct IEA officials to stand with the people and not to create a gap between people […]

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Qatar looking to sign security deal with Afghanistan

Qatar is looking to sign a security deal with Afghanistan, Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, acting defense minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has said. Mujahid said this after returning from Doha where he met with senior Qatari officials during his two-day visit following an official invitation. He said that Qatar expressed interest in signing a cooperation agreement between the […]

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IEA acting PM on sanctions: US still doesn’t want Afghans to be at ease

The United States still doesn’t want the Afghan people to be at ease by continuing to keep sanctions on Afghanistan, Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, acting prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said on Saturday. “The enemy that fought us for 20 years in this country still doesn’t want these oppressed and tired people to be at ease […]

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Millions of Muslims around the world mark Eid al-Adha despite high prices

Millions of Muslims across the globe celebrated the first day of Eid al-Adha on Saturday, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known as the “Feast of Sacrifice,” the revered observance coincides with the final rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia. It’s a joyous occasion, for which food is a hallmark. Much of Asia, including Indonesia, […]

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