Two Afghan insurgent groups, made up mainly of former government and military officials, claim to have killed at least 50 Taliban officials and soldiers during November. The hit-and-run insurgency has been most active in the north and northeast of the country where the Taliban encountered significant resistance during their previous rule from 1996 to 2001. In brief statements in Dari […]

China said on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Taliban government will need to introduce political reforms, improve security and mend relations with its neighbours before receiving full diplomatic recognition, Barrons reported Wednesday. Speaking to Barrons, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said: “China has always believed that Afghanistan should not be excluded from the international community. “We hope that Afghanistan will further respond […]

Thomas West, the US special representative for Afghanistan, announced on Tuesday that he has started his trip to Pakistan, UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to discuss political, economic and humanitarian needs in Afghanistan. He will meet with key partners during this 10-day trip. West wrote on the X that he will talk to the relevant authorities about the settlement and […]

Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy of the Prime Minister, said on Wednesday that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) wants good and positive relations with all countries, especially neighbors. Hanafi made the remarks at a seminar under the theme of “Advantages of Neutral Foreign Policy of Afghanistan” in Kabul. He maintained that the Islamic Emirate does not want to […]

Across the globe, refugees, always treated as the pox of public policy, continue to feature in news reports describing anguish, despair and persistent persecution. If they are not facing barbed wire barriers in Europe, they are being conveyed, where possible, to third countries to be processed in lengthy fashion. Policy makers fiddle and cook the legal record to justify such […]

His rhetoric should be interpreted as a hollow attempt to divert the Indian public’s attention from his country’s latest charges against one of its officials. American Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti declared on Wednesday while visiting a World War II museum in Arunachal Pradesh that “Today how can we not but step up to be a great friend to India, […]