The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) holds a firm grip on Afghanistan which is crucial for Russia, Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department, said. “We believe that this government is holding consistent control over the country. This is fundamentally important for us,” Kabulov said on the Rossiya-24 television channel, […]

The Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan plans to start electricity exports through Afghanistan to Pakistan under the CASA-1000 project next year. The $1.2bn CASA-1000 regional power project is designed to interconnect the power grids of the four participating countries, allowing for hydro power-generated electricity to be exported from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Based on Kyrgyzstan’s plan, about […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that its Strategic Studies Center has conducted a discussion on the upcoming Doha meeting and how the Islamic Emirate interacts with the international community. According to the ministry, Mohammad Zakir Jalali Director of the third political department of the IEA MFA, employees of various departments and diplomats took part in the discussion. […]

White House spokesman John Kirby defended Israel amid international outrage after an airstrike reportedly killed dozens of civilians in the Gaza Strip — saying the US military “did the same thing.” “We have conducted airstrikes in places like Iraq and Afghanistan where, tragically, we caused civilian casualties,” he said — adding that the US responded the same way as Israel […]

The Turkish Presidency announced Wednesday that the diplomatic visa exemption agreement between Turkey and Afghanistan has been revoked. According to a statement published by the Turkish Presidency, this decision signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will be implemented starting from June 1st. The decree signed by the Turkish president states: “The agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the […]

Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir said on Sunday that the policy of the Islamic Emirate is to appreciate and support the cadres and personalities of the country and efforts are being made to provide them with facilities. He stated this in a meeting with the representatives of the union of medical specialists abroad. According to a […]

US President Joe Biden on Thursday once again defended his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, saying that there are ways to control Daesh other than occupying the country. Joe Biden stated this in a joint press conference with William Ruto, the President of Kenya. In the conference, a reporter asked Biden if he could explain why the United States […]

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West announced Saturday that he discussed the way ahead in Afghanistan during his two-day trip to Turkish capital Ankara. West said on X that the issues discussed included the need for collective diplomacy, coordinated efforts against Daesh-Khorasan threats, support for disaster relief efforts in northern Afghanistan, and to promote for Afghans’ human rights. The […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is fully capable of restoring order in the country, assuming external actors do not meddle in its affairs, the head of the FSB security service said. Speaking at a security meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Bishkek, Alexander Bortnikov said that attempts to consolidate and expand the influence of terrorist networks in […]

Islamabad would like Beijing to speak to Kabul about the issue of terrorism, Pakistan’s Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal said. Speaking in an interview with VOA released on Sunday, Iqbal said that Pakistan has concerns on certain groups that are operating out of Afghanistan and carrying out terrorism actions. “The terrorists who committed the recent incident against Chinese […]