Hekmat Khalil Karzai, a former deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, on Wednesday called for intra-Afghan talks to begin. Speaking at the Global Security Forum in Doha, Karzai emphasized that the talks should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned, as any talks led by the West would fail. He said that the group of Afghans talking to the IEA should not involve those […]

The leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzadah, met with ministry of finance customs officials on Wednesday and shared necessary guidance and recommendations. According to the ministry statement, Deputy Minister of Finance for Revenue and Customs, Mullah Muhammad Nasser Akhund, General Director of Customs, Mufti Abdul Matin Saeed, and all the officials of the country’s customs were […]

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday it will send a team of scholars to Afghanistan for dialogue on aspects related to Islam’s position on women’s education and work. “The OIC will continue its efforts and dialogue with the concerned authorities in Afghanistan and, in coordination with the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), will send an expanded team […]

2 children killed during gunbattle with terrorists in South Waziristan, which also injured 2 soldiers, says official statement Pakistan Army said on Thursday that eight militants were killed in a military operation in the northwestern South Waziristan tribal region, adding that two children were also killed during the exchange of fire with the terrorists. The operation was carried out on […]

On March 2, 2023, the Chinese Guancha.cn outlet marked one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by publishing an interview with Zhao Long, deputy director of the Institute for Global Governance Studies and a senior research fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies, about his views on the war.[1] In the interview, which was titled “China Is Between Russia […]

Speaking at the Aspen Institute in December 2022, National Security Council Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell highlighted the need to ‘build the guardrails’ to keep US–China relations from ‘moving into destabilising areas’. To do so, Washington needs to establish regular dialogue to dispel Beijing’s worst fears about US intentions and disincentivise assertive and risky behaviour. The sentiment among analysts […]

An explosion at a cultural center in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, on Saturday, left one person dead and eight others wounded, officials said. The blast happened at around 11:30a.m. at Tebyan cultural center in PD2 of Mazar-e-Sharif city. The Interior Ministry in a statement confirmed the death of a guard at the center and the wounding of eight […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned Saturday’s attack on the Tebyan Cultural center in Mazar-e-Sharif that was hosting a group of journalists. The explosion left one person dead and eight others wounded, officials said earlier adding that five of those wounded were journalists, and the other three were children. Nasser Kanaani offered his condolences to those affected by the […]

A complete economic “decoupling” between the United States and China could lead to potentially severe consequences for the U.S. economy and constrain U.S. policy options. Profit growth for many prominent U.S. corporations, such as Apple, Tesla, Starbucks, Nike, Boeing, and others, depends on the ability to engage in unfettered transactions in and with China. China’s leaders depend on trade and […]

The bilateral relationship between China and Pakistan dates back decades, and it has been characterized as a deep-rooted friendship critical to the long-term strategic interests of both countries. On Pakistan’s side, maintaining a strong relationship with China is at the heart of its foreign policy, most recently evidenced by the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and ever-deepening military ties, as signified […]