Several explosions shook Kabul city early Saturday morning in what appears to be an attack on a Hindu and Sikh temple. The first explosion happened at about 6.30am. The Ministry of Interior confirmed the blasts and said a group of armed insurgents, whose identity is not yet known, entered a Hindu and Sikh Gurdwara in Kart-e-Parwan area. “Before entering, the […]

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says 250,000 Afghans have fled to Pakistan since August last year. UNHCR Deputy Chief Kelly Clements, traveled to Kabul last week to review the situation of refugees and then to Islamabad. In Islamabad, Clements spoke with the foreign minister and a number of Pakistani officials about the situation of Afghan refugees in […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Saturday condemned the attack earlier in the day on a Sikh temple in Kabul city that resulted in the death of two people. Zabihullah Mujahid, the IEA’s spokesman, said in a tweet the authorities condemn “in the strongest terms the attack of the enemies of the homeland against the Hindu shrine in Kabul.” […]

In the last seven days, more than 7,000 Afghan refugees in Iran have been sent home through Nimroz border, officials confirmed Friday. According to the Nimroz Department of Information and Culture, 4,350 of them were vulnerable people who have been referred to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for assistance. Officials said the number of people currently returning to the […]

Anas Haqqani, a prominent member of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said Friday that while the protection of the current system was Jihad, the Islamic Emirate had not made sacrifices over the years to attain a position of power, but rather to be in a position to protect the beliefs and rights of the people. Haqqani also said that […]

Acknowledging achievements made by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), the political leader of the Hazara community, Jafar Mahdavi, has however called on the new authorities to fulfill commitments made to the people and form an inclusive government. “The leadership of the Islamic Emirate has faced a wide range of problems in the political, social, cultural, and especially economic fields; […]

Afghanistan a landlocked state has great importance in South Asia due to its geostrategic location. It is connected through a land route with six countries including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan in the North, Pakistan in the South, China in the East, and Iran in the West. Geographically, Afghanistan is taken as an essential state for economic activities at the regional […]

The realist school of thought wisely said that man is selfish by nature. There are no permanent friends and foes in international relations. One cannot any country for long in international relations. Talks are the ultimate solution for any conflict. The Taliban are a reality now in Afghanistan. They are the ruling elite in the country. No country can negate […]

Afghanistan’s Taliban wants to work with neighboring countries to develop regional infrastructure projects, such as railways and electricity, but isn’t sure what is the clear U.S. position, as Washington has shifted its attention to Ukraine. Regional projects will need the U.S. to ease sanctions to help the region continue the economic recovery from the COVID pandemic and the disruption caused […]

In April, the Taliban announced a blanket ban on drug production and use in Afghanistan. There are a number of potential reasons for the move, which would cause considerable financial pain to many of the group’s core constituencies, as well as to the Taliban itself. But the timing of the announcement suggests that the ban will not go into effect […]