The U.S. and NATO hastily evacuated Afghanistan on 15 August 2021, ending the two-decade, $2 trillion-dollar effort to turn Afghanistan into Denmark with mountains or, more truthfully, to reform Pashtun culture to Western standards. The “mission transition” AKA “retreat” left Afghanistan without the hardware mod cons that, with the software – an enlightened Afghans populace – would ensure the country […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina are scheduled to inaugurate the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline on 18 March via video-conference. This is the first cross-border energy pipeline between India and Bangladesh, built at an estimated cost of INR 377 crore, of which the Bangladesh portion of the pipeline built at a cost of approximately INR 285 […]

The United Stated of America remains the most dominant country in the world — economically, militarily, politically, and culturally. In that unique role, America has played a mostly positive role on the world stage. Especially, when compared to the Marxist and Fascist regimes that emerged in the past decades to challenge the ideals it promoted- democracy, freedom, and free market. […]

After the Cold War, Europe acquired praise as the zone of peace and stability. Solemn proclamations of the region as a “common home” were accompanied by massive reductions in the size of militaries, defence budgets, and weapon inventories. European states launched multiple venues for dialogue, confidence-building measures, and arms control arrangements. Such initiatives as Vienna Document, Open Skies Treaty or […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) announced Saturday special forces carried an operation against Daesh hideouts in Mazar-e-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, late last night, killing several militants. Zabihullah Mujahid, IEA’s spokesman, said on Twitter that the operation took place in the fifth, sixth and eighth districts of Mazar-e-Sharif city. He didn’t provide an exact figure of how many Daesh […]

Afghanistan will come under discussion at the fifth edition of the Global Security Forum, which started on Monday in Qatar. The theme of this year’s forum is ‘Reshaping the Global Order’ with a particular focus on global conflict and threats. The session on Afghanistan will be held on Wednesday and includes at least three Afghan panelists. According to a statement […]

A delegation from the Ministry of Refugee Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) met with official in Iran on Monday to assess problems relating to Afghan refugees in the neighboring country. According to the ministry, the delegation, headed by Mawlavi Mohammad Jan Khadarkhil, will investigate the problems and visit the Afghan embassy in Iran. “Besides assessing the issues […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) minister of industry and commerce has called for stronger economic relations with Iran. Addressing businessmen at a meeting in Iran on Tuesday in the Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran, Nuruddin Azizi is keen on establishing joint projects with Iran he said, noting that the two countries enjoy a common border, culture, and religion. […]

Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the deputy prime minister, met with Chinese businessmen in Kabul on Tuesday and called on them to invest in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the Islamic Emirater, the Chinese businessmen expressed their satisfaction with the security in Afghanistan, and noted there were investment opportunities in a number of areas. They said they are “ready to […]

Pakistan recorded the second largest increase in terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2022, with the toll rising by 120 percent to 643 deaths from 292 deaths in 2021, the annual Global Terrorism Index (GTI) reported. However, Afghanistan remained the country “most impacted” by terrorism for the fourth consecutive year, despite attacks falling by 75 percent and deaths being reduced by 58 […]