On Feb. 18 and 19, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres convened a meeting in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the “evolving situation” in Afghanistan and future engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The Taliban declined an invitation to the meeting after the U.N. refused their conditions, including recognizing the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. Guterres reported that the […]

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in response to the Russian Defense Minister’s remarks that Afghanistan is a threat to the countries of Central Asia, that since the IEA’s takeover, the territory of Afghanistan has been of no threat to any Central Asian country, and such statements and opinions are not in the interests of any party. “No foreign […]

On the last day of his visit to Turkmenistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, Amir Khan Muttaqi met with the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow for talks on a number of issues. Muttaqi presented information to Turkmenistan’s leader about security, stability and new opportunities for investment in Afghanistan. Muttaqi thanked Berdimuhamedow for paying special attention to […]

In January 2024, Chinese president Xi Jinping accepted the credentials of the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) to China. And in September 2023 China was the first country to name a new ambassador to the Islamic Emirate since August 2021. Today, over a dozen countries maintain diplomatic representation in Kabul, though none have formally recognized the […]

Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has said that Europe should not use humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as a hostage for regional ties. Qomi made the comments in a meeting with his EU counterpart, according to the Iranian diplomat’s post on his X account. He said that he had a frank and constructive discussion with the EU’s Special […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Sunday dismissed concerns raised about the country at the Munich Security Conference, calling them “baseless.” IEA’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on X that security is fully maintained throughout Afghanistan and that no foreign group is allowed to operate in the country. “During the two-and-a-half-year rule of the Islamic Emirate, there was no threat […]

Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi said Wednesday in a meeting with Russia’s ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov that if the Islamic Emirate’s conditions are not taken into consideration ahead of the Doha meeting, then the IEA would prefer to sit this out. In answer to a question by Zhirnov on whether the IEA would attend the Doha gathering of special […]

Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Afghanistan Ilham Mammadov paid a courtesy call to Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to present the official letter from Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry regarding the opening of their embassy in Kabul, the ministry said in a statement Thursday. IEA’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said in a post on X that the meeting […]

Afghanistan Content Report Please note that all items this issue are concerning ISIS-K Table of contents Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter) ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 429, Published February 8, 2024 There were no ISIS-K news items in this week’s al-Naba. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter February 3: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has stated that it is permissible to […]

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, met with Ruslan Adelgiriyev, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation and Special Representative on Climate Change, at his office on Sunday. Dmitry Zhirnov, the Russian Ambassador in Kabul, also attended the meeting, Baradar’s office said. According to the office their discussions encompassed collaborative economic and trade initiatives, […]