Marking International Women’s Day, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Tuesday it is committed to addressing the plight of women in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the occasion of women’s day, March 8, and said that Afghan women had suffered the most during the years of war in the country. “The long war […]

Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistan’s Central Bank, has announced that the 17th cash delivery from the United Nations to Afghanistan, of $32 million, arrived in Kabul on Sunday. This brings the total amount of cash to $540 million that has been delivered to the country and handed over to Afghanistan’s International Bank (AIB). Da Afghanistan Bank has welcomed the cash delivery […]

Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has met with Tariq Ali Bakheet, special envoy of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. During their meeting held on Sunday, Muttaqi and Bakheet discussed the efforts made by the OIC concerning the implementation of a resolution by an OIC extraordinary session […]

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials said on Monday that the US wants to impose its political demands on the new government of Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen, IEA’s designated envoy to the UN, told Ariana News that the West wants “their people” to be included in the IEA government. “First their consideration is political and they want to impose their political […]

Inspired by the Afghan Taliban, the resurgent Pakistani jihadi organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (the Movement of Pakistani Taliban, TTP) has, for the first time, announced appointments in their organizational structure, virtually creating a parallel system of government. The TTP’s new moves include creating Wilayats (“provinces”) on the lines of the Islamic Emirate (Afghan Taliban) and appointing governors. The appointment of the […]

More than 410,000 Chinese netizens have signed a joint letter by China’s Global Times newspaper urging the United States to return assets in full to Afghans immediately and unconditionally. This comes after US President Joe Biden moved to divert $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets for humanitarian assistance and to the families of 9/11 victims. China has repeatedly slammed US […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Thursday called on the nation to voluntarily hand over weapons and government assets to security forces. This comes amid the IEA’s operation in Kabul and other nearby provinces to clamp down on criminals, kidnappers and other lawbreakers. In a statement on Thursday, the IEA said: “The Islamic Emirate urges all citizens who possess […]

An intrusive sweep that has spanned several provinces risks alienating Afghans and fueling the insurgency the new government is trying to stop. Trucks with heavy machine guns stopped at street corners, unloading men in camouflage carrying radios and assault rifles. Going door to door, they barged into homes, tossed open drawers and pored through cellphones — looking for any connection […]

Washington’s former special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has called for intra-Afghan negotiations to discuss the structure of the new government. In an interview with BBC, Khalilzad said that there are some points in the deal that have not been implemented by the international community, the IEA and other Afghans, but that there can be negotiations for their implementation. “Afghans […]

Officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said on Tuesday that Afghans with the necessary legal documents and invitations from foreign countries can travel without any limitations. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the IEA and deputy minister of information and culture, on Tuesday clarified his comments made Monday on the travel ban. He said people in possession of the correct […]