Switzerland plans to reopen a humanitarian aid office in Kabul by summer 2024, Swiss media reported. According to the plans, local employees are also expected to join the office, as confirmed by Léa Zürcher, the spokeswoman for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, in response to an enquiry from the Keystone-SDA news agency. She confirmed a report from the Swiss […]

Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, in meeting with Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party chief, on Monday reiterated that the Islamic Emirate does not intend to harm Pakistan, nor does it allow anyone to pose a threat to other countries from Afghanistan. In the meeting, Akhund called on Pakistan to stop “tyrannical treatment” of Afghan refugees. He expressed hope that […]

The office of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs said on Sunday that meetings of the joint committees between Afghanistan and Iran have been held and previous agreements were discussed in order to resolve problems and expand trade and transit relations between the two countries. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) stated that it was agreed that customs units […]

A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Kabul on Saturday evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others in Dasht-e-Barchi. Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Kabul police, confirmed the casualties and said the injured were rushed to hospital. He said an investigation is being carried out into the incident. Daesh (ISIS-K) has meanwhile claimed responsibility for […]

One of the few remaining Sikhs in Afghanistan, Manjit Singh Lamba, has called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to help return their houses and other properties that were taken from them over the years. Lamba, who is head of the Afghan Council of Hindus and Sikhs, said the majority of his community fled the country after a spate […]

In August 2021, following nearly two decades of armed resistance, the Taliban movement forced their way to power in Afghanistan, coinciding with the withdrawal of international troops from the country. Following their return media attention and international policy discussions have, correctly, focused on the deteriorating economic situation, the looming humanitarian crisis, and the deteriorating human rights situation in the country […]

Rise of TTP in Pakistan and Afghanistan around 2007 was nothing short of resurrection of a hibernating sidewinder known in Muslim history as Khawarij. Historically, this ideology is based on violent misinterpretation of Islamic scripture and it first appeared during the time of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH. It continued to appear time to time and their only motive has remained […]

Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, head of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam political party, has said that he will meet Mawlavi Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate, during his visit to Afghanistan. In an interview with Radio Mashaal, Fazal-ur-Rehman said that he will try to improve relations between the two countries during this trip to Afghanistan. He said that he will discuss the […]

Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has removed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) from the list of banned groups, IEA’s foreign ministry announced on Friday citing Kazakh envoy. Kazakh Ambassador to Afghanistan Alim Khan Yasin Galdiev met with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and the sides discussed bilateral issues, the foreign ministry said in a statement. During the meeting, Muttaqi appreciated […]

Azerbaijan’s foreign ministry has announced that the country will open an embassy in Afghan capital Kabul next year, Azerbaijan’s Report news agency said on Friday. According to the decree signed by President Ilham Aliyev on July 28, 2021, Ilham Mammadov was appointed as Azerbaijan’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Afghanistan, the agency said.