The US military has admitted that 10 civilians, including seven children, were killed in last month’s drone strike in Kabul. The August 29 strike targeted an Islamic State suicide bomber who posed an imminent threat to US-led troops at the Kabul airport. On Friday, US Central Command head Gen. Frank apologised for what he called a tragic mistake. The top […]

The UN Security Council on Friday extended the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) for six months following the Islamic Emirate takeover of the country on August 15. The 15-member council asked U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to report by Jan. 31, 2022 “on strategic and operational recommendations for the mandate of UNAMA, in light of recent political, […]

A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the US military said on Friday, apologizing for what it called a “tragic mistake”. The Pentagon had said the August 29 strike targeted an Islamic State (ISIS-K) suicide bomber who posed an imminent threat to U.S.-led troops at the airport as they completed the […]

Members of the Islamic Emirate were seen on Monday touring the Mes Aynak copper mine, which two Chinese companies had been developing. China’s Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd said that it and the Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) were monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and would push forward with the development of the Mes Aynak copper mine when they could. Logar […]

The Uzbekistan government sent a large consignment of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan on Tuesday, through the recently reopened Hairatan border crossing in northern Balkh province. The consignment of 1,300 tons of aid included food, medicine and clothing and was handed over to Afghan officials on arrival in the country. Attending the handing over ceremony was Zabihullah Mujahid and other Islamic […]

Afghanistan’s new acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi has called for sanctions to be lifted against the Islamic Emirate and said urgent global help is needed to help deal with the “major humanitarian crisis” currently gripping the country. Addressing a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday evening, Muttaqi also called on Afghan expats to return home to help develop […]

No one in the Iranian government was sad to see U.S. and NATO troops leave Afghanistan. In fact, Tehran would prefer to have the Taliban next-door than often-hostile Western powers. But Shiite-majority Iran has also been a target of attacks in the past from the Sunni Islamist Taliban, and it worries that if Afghanistan descends into chaos, it could negatively […]

Spymasters of some regional countries have exchanged views on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. There has been no word yet from the government on the discussions, Pakistani media reported the meeting took place in Islamabad late on Saturday. Russian, Chinese, Iranian and some Central Asian intelligence heads conferred on issues concerning security on the Durand Line. Dawn quoted an unnamed […]

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, has been spotted in a video released on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Al-Zawahiri was seen in the video on Saturday, multiple media outlets reported, citing the SITE Intelligence Group that monitors the online activity of extremist outfits. Rita Katz, SITE’s director, was quoted as saying that new doubts had emerged that the 60 […]

The Taliban hoisted their black and white flag on the presidential palace in Kabul on September 11, which happens to be the twentieth anniversary of the Al-Qaeda’s attack on New York and Washington, DC. The symbolism is too obvious to be missed. Although the Taliban had no hand in the 9/11 attacks, it took the brunt of the US’ revenge […]