The controversial talks are likely to be held in a neutral venue, such as a hotel in the Belgian capital, rather than on EU premises A Taliban delegation is expected in Brussels before the summer for highly sensitive talks with EU and national officials on the deportation of Afghans, officials familiar with the discussions told Euractiv. The meeting, which is […]

Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate, has held talks with Andrei Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov, Belarus’s Minister of Industry, on increasing the level of trade between the two countries and purchasing diesel fuel and petrol from Belarus. Azizi raised this issue during his visit to Uzbekistan in a meeting with the Belarusian Minister of Industry. According to […]

Taliban intelligence has detained seven Taliban members in northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on allegations of links to ISIS’s regional affiliate, according to sources familiar with the matter. Those detained include individuals holding a range of positions within the Taliban’s military and civilian structures in the province, among them commanders and administrative officials, sources said. The detainees include a company commander […]

Two Taliban members were killed and another was wounded in an internal clash in northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, according to people familiar with the incident. Sources told Amu TV on Thursday that the fighting broke out between two Taliban figures identified as Rahmatullah Emarati and Haji Safa, resulting in the deaths of two of their associates, Mohammad Salim and Mohammad […]

Participants focused on the future direction of the consultative dialogue and its role in promoting bilateral ties and broader regional cooperation. Regional experts and policymakers have underscored the growing importance of the Central Asia-Afghanistan Consultative Dialogue in strengthening cooperation, during a roundtable held in Tashkent. The discussion, hosted by the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA), brought together representatives from […]

Ali Ahmad Saifi has been appointed as the new head of the mass immunization department at the Taliban-run Ministry of Public Health, following an exposé by Amu TV that led to the dismissal of his predecessor, Abdul Hakim Hemat, over corruption allegations, people familiar with the matter said. The appointment follows a report by Amu TV that Himmat had been […]

At least five senior Taliban officials from the public health ministry, including a close aide to their minister, have been arrested by Taliban intelligence over corruption, three sources familiar with the matter said. Those detained include Noorullah Darwish, Taliban’s head of documents and communications at the ministry, along with four other officials working in or around the Taliban minister’s office. […]

Taliban said on Thursday they would hold “comprehensive and responsible” talks with Pakistan in China, as the two sides seek to ease tensions after weeks of cross-border fighting. In a statement, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that it had sent what it described as a mid-level delegation to the Chinese city of Urumqi, where talks with Pakistani officials were expected […]

Participants at a jirga held on Tuesday in Peshawar urged the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to halt ongoing Durand Line clashes and resolve their disputes through dialogue. The “Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga,” organised by Aspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the National Reform Movement, brought together political and religious leaders, business representatives, and members of the media to address rising tensions between […]

A delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has left for Urumqi, China, to hold talks with Pakistani officials, sources told Ariana News on Wednesday. Mohibullah Wasiq, foreign minister’s chief of staff, is leading the Afghan delegtion. The delegation also includes the heads of foreign relations of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior and the General Directorate of […]