US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West met with UAE’s deputy envoy for the United Nations, Mohammad Abu Shahab, discussing the latest developments in Afghanistan, it was announced on Friday. The sides also discussed empowering Afghan women and girls, and the full implementation of UN Security Council resolution 2721, co-penned by the UAE and Japan, UAE Mission to the UN […]

In a Pashtu-language book, the Islamic State Khurasan Province (ISKP) sheds light on the 1992 destruction by extremist Hindus of the 16th-century Babri Mosque in the Indian town of Ayodhya. The book discusses the destruction of the mosque and the Afghan Taliban’s diplomatic relations with the rightwing Hindu government in India.[1] The 17-page booklet, titled “Ram Temple Or Babri Mosque,” […]

A delegation of the Taliban movement has been invited to participate in the “Russia – Islamic World: Kazan Forum,” scheduled for May 14-19, 2024. On April 1, 2024, Zamir Kabulov, the Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department, disclosed the Taliban invitation, according to Russia’s state media, TASS.[1] The Taliban have been on […]

The administrative deputy prime minister of Afghanistan has called on the international community to officially recognize the Islamic Emirate. Abdulsalam Hanafi said Afghanistan’s diplomatic relations will expand this year and that some countries have shown interest in resuming relations. Hanafi meanwhile denied the presence of armed groups in the country and said in the past three years, Afghans played no […]

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission Roza Otunbayeva met with Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov in CSTO Secretariat on Monday. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative informed the CSTO Secretary General about main areas of international assistance under UN aegis in the interests of ensuring peace and stability […]

The United Nations said on Monday that discussions over the appointment of a special envoy for Afghanistan were ongoing. “The process is ongoing. As soon as there is a public update, I hope to be able to share with you,” Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson of UN Secretary-General, said in a press conference. The Security Council adopted the resolution requesting the Secretary-General […]

It started well before the fall of Kabul in mid-2021. According to an expert with a global counter-narcotics agency, the Taliban had by then long been including what he called “starter packs” with shipments of heroin. The packs were a way to introduce clients to a drug that would soon define the Taliban’s trade: methamphetamine. The fundamentalist group had decided […]

The Islamic Emirate has blasted the United States for violating and “occupying” Afghanistan’s airspace through the use of drones. In an interview with Afghanistan National Radio and Television (RTA), Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, asked the US and other countries to immediately stop flying drones in Afghanistan’s airspace. He also called on regional countries to not allow […]

Terror organization: Leader of Haqqani Network (HQN) and senior Taliban Status: Chief of security of the Taliban government. Acting minister for refugees of the Taliban government Roll: Involved in financing the terror organizations and planning operations for attacks that killed hundreds of people. Also, dealing with the connections with Al Qaeda Location: Afghanistan; Date of Birth: January 1, 1966 Place […]

Amid growing concerns about the threat posed by Daesh’s Khorasan branch, or ISIS-K, Rahmatullah Nabil, the former intelligence chief of Afghanistan, said that the group has fragmented into three distinct factions within the country, each harboring different perspectives and objectives. In a conversation with Amu, Nabil characterized ISIS-K as the foremost challenge to regional stability, noting the group’s adoption of […]