Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Terrorism Thrives On January 7, 2024, four persons, including two Security Force (SF) personnel, were killed while three others were injured in a suspected incident of sectarian attack on a passenger coach and a vehicle near Sadda Bazaar in the Kurram District. On January 5, 2024, (SFs shot dead two terrorists, including one “high value terrorist”, Gul Yousaf, […]

Delhi has closer Africa connection than Washington, is less vulnerable to ‘predatory lending’ charge than Beijing Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and the resulting economic and political crises have led the resurgence of the “Global South” – developing countries seeking leverage through unity on the global stage. Increasingly, they have found themselves caught in the crossfire of larger nations, such […]

Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative to Afghanistan, stated in a meeting with the Deputy Political Chief of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) that Iran does not support opponents of the current government in Kabul. The meeting between Iran’s ambassador and Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Political Chief of the Taliban, took place on Monday night. According […]

Switzerland plans to reopen a humanitarian aid office in Kabul by summer 2024, Swiss media reported. According to the plans, local employees are also expected to join the office, as confirmed by Léa Zürcher, the spokeswoman for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. She confirmed a report from the Swiss […]

Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, in meeting with Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party chief, on Monday reiterated that the Islamic Emirate does not intend to harm Pakistan, nor does it allow anyone to pose a threat to other countries from Afghanistan. In the meeting, Akhund called on Pakistan to stop “tyrannical treatment” of Afghan refugees. He expressed hope that […]

The office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Sunday that meetings of the joint committees between Afghanistan and Iran have been held and previous agreements were discussed in order to resolve problems and expand trade and transit relations between the two countries. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) stated that it was agreed that customs units […]

Pakistan’s senate approved a resolution on Friday to further delay national elections which had been scheduled to take place on Feb. 8, the chairman of the senate said while addressing senators. The resolution passed by the senate, however, is not binding and does not necessarily mean elections will be further delayed. There was no immediate comment from the election commission, […]

A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Kabul on Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others in Dasht-e-Barchi. Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Kabul police, confirmed the casualties and said the injured were rushed to hospital. He said an investigation is being carried out into the incident. Daesh (ISIS-K) has meanwhile claimed responsibility for […]

One of the few remaining Sikhs in Afghanistan, Manjit Singh Lamba, has called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to help return their houses and other properties that were taken from them over the years. Lamba, who is head of the Afghan Council of Hindus and Sikhs, said the majority of his community fled the country after a spate […]

Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party chief, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, arrived in Kabul on Sunday for talks with officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA). Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, leading a delegation of religious scholars, met with Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, deputy prime minister for political affairs. Meanwhile, Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told reporters that issues of mutual interest including economy and […]