It is critical that the international community remain united in its approach to Afghanistan, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday. Price said this after China hosted the meeting of the so-called extended “Troika” that included the United States, China, Russia and Pakistan. He said that the countries have a good degree of leverage with the Islamic Emirate […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on the neighboring countries of Afghanistan to do their best to support the Afghan people to create a brighter future when delivering written remarks at the third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting among the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan held in east China’s Anhui Province, Reuters reported. Xi pointed out that having gone through so much […]

Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) told delegates attending a conference in China on Thursday that the government is working to make sure the political structure in Afghanistan is inclusive. Addressing delegates attending the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries Meeting in China, Muttaqi also said the cabinet has set up […]

A high-level pledging event on Supporting the Humanitarian Response in Afghanistan 2022 will take place on Thursday the UN confirmed Tuesday. The meeting will be convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who will be joined by member state co-hosts including the governments of Qatar, the United Kingdom and Germany. According to the UN, the meeting will be held at a […]

A U.S. representative will be present at a meeting of foreign ministers of neighbouring countries of Afghanistan being held on Wednesday and Thursday in China, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry, Wang Wenbin, said on Tuesday. Wang’s comments came at a regular briefing in Beijing. The meeting of foreign ministers will take place in Tunxi, in central China’s Anhui province, […]

An Extremist Regime Is Pushing Afghanistan to the Brink When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, some observers suggested that their approach to governance might prove more moderate this time around. Twenty years had elapsed since the group was last in charge. The country had transformed dramatically, and with the fight against the United States over, […]

Humanitarian supplies, provided by China’s South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund in cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), have been handed over to Afghanistan. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency that Beijing had been concerned about the Afghan people suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic and drought. The South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund approved […]

For the first times in the last four decades, there is no conflict in Afghanistan, says the Pakistani prime minister. Addressing the inaugural session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Islamabad, Imran Khan called the Afghans the longest-suffering people. In his keynote address on Tuesday, Khan said: “The only danger now is through sanctions and non-recognition, which […]

China has pledged all possible cooperation with efforts for peace, development and reconstruction of Afghanistan. Chinese Foreign Minister Wangi Yi held out the promise while speaking at the inaugural session of the 48th OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting in Islamabad. “China stands ready for cooperation with the Islamic world,” he said, signaling Beijing’s readiness to work for regional […]

Pakistan has reaffirmed its consistent support for efforts for sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the provision of humanitarian assistance to it. At a meeting with Tajikistan’s foreign minister, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said lasting stability in Afghanistan was vital to regional prosperity. Neighbouring countries could play a key role in stabilising Afghanistan, he believed, saying a peaceful, stable, prosperous […]