Russia has accused Western powers of re-engaging in Afghanistan’s affairs after retreating in August 2021, with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warning of the risks posed by any potential return of NATO’s military presence in the region. Speaking at a press conference during his visit to Uzbekistan, Lavrov said: “We’ve observed that the West is actively attempting to re-enter the Afghan […]

Since regaining control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban have been attempting to transform themselves from an insurgent group into a governing entity. Central to this transition is their ambitious plan to leverage Afghanistan’s geostrategic location at the intersection of Central and South Asia to become a regional connectivity hub. Investments in infrastructure projects aimed at reviving the country’s […]

In a significant diplomatic development, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar held a telephonic conversation with the interim Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Amir Khan Muttaqi, on May 15. Coming on the heels of Operation Sindoor – India’s retaliatory strikes against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam attack – the EAM reiterated […]

Talk about mixed signals. At the beginning of May, a prominent critic of Emomali Rahmon’s government in Tajikistan, Sharofiddin Gadoev, gave an interview to the Afghan television channel TOLOnews tearing into the 72-year-old strongman. Days later, the Taliban’s chief spokesman issued a upbeat assessment of bilateral ties, praising the “positive relations” between Dushanbe and Kabul and pledging cooperation. The contrasting […]

Key topics on the agenda included the establishment of joint industrial parks in Afghanistan and the development of shared export processing centers Senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan and China came together in Kabul to discuss the strengthening and expansion of trade relations between thethree nations. The meeting was attended by Nooruddin Azizi, Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry of Afghanistan; […]

Akhundzada emphasized that the intelligence agency must neutralize any plots designed to undermine the Islamic government. The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate, Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, has stated that Afghanistan’s General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) is obligated to dismantle all covert and overt plans orchestrated by enemies of the Islamic system. Speaking at a one-day seminar for intelligence officials, Akhundzada […]

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that a trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Iran and India regarding the Chabahar Port will be held in the near future. The acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi met with Alireza Bikdeli, the acting ambassador of Iran in Kabul, to discuss the upcoming trilateral meeting on Chabahar Port, the launch of […]

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson, Zabihullah Mujahid, responded to the death of an Afghan prisoner who had gone on a hunger strike in Iran’s Ghezel Hesar Prison, saying that the case is being pursued. “We are concerned about the condition of Afghan prisoners in other countries, and we are following up on the case that occurred in Iran. It is regrettable. […]

Russia implemented a momentous policy change in geopolitical terms by promoting the Afghan Taliban government to ambassador stature. After the Russian Supreme Court lifted the terrorist tag on the Taliban the country made a significant diplomatic adjustment which they present as a pragmatic approach to current conditions. The diplomatic action by Russia to improve its relations with the Taliban displays […]

At the United Nations and other global forums, Pakistan has been sounding the alarm: a new era of terrorism is taking shape on its western frontier, powered not by ideology alone but by something far more lethal—abandoned American weapons, porous borders, and an international community unwilling to act. Groups like the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and the […]