Category: Afghanistan

Gunfight kills Pakistani soldier, 12 militants near Afghan border

Pakistan reported Thursday that one soldier and 12 insurgents were killed in intense predawn clashes in a volatile northwestern district bordering Afghanistan. A military statement said the deadly shootout in North Waziristan occurred after security forces conducted an “intelligence-based” raid against a “khawarij” hideout, a term officially used to describe militants affiliated with the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. Insurgent […]

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Afghan Taliban Ambassador In Qatar ‘Praises Qatar’s Role In Expanding Afghanistan’s Relations With The World,’ Criticizes U.S. For Violating Doha Agreement

According to a report published by Tolo News, Suhail Shaheen, the ambassador of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) in Doha, has praised Qatar’s “significant role” in expanding the Taliban’s relations with different countries. “The Islamic Emirate’s Embassy in Qatar is active, and the interim government of Afghanistan has been able to establish connections with various […]

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Indian Diplomats Seek Bilateral Trade Relations With Afghan Taliban Through Iran’s Chabahar Port

Since the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban jihadi organization) took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, India, which did not support the Taliban against the U.S. and NATO, has been seeking ways to engage with the Taliban and gain influence in Afghanistan, where its rivals China and Pakistan already have an advantage. Over the course of 2024, Indian diplomats […]

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Iran FM arrives in Kabul in first visit after Taliban’s takeover

Iran hosts millions of Afghan refugees that came following the US invasion of the country in 2001 as well as the Taliban takeover in 2021 Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Kabul Sunday on the highest-level visit by an Iranian official to the Afghan capital since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. The one-day visit is part of an effort […]

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Chechen Delegation Meeting With Afghan Taliban ‘Represents the Russian Federation… And Has Come To Afghanistan To Strengthen The Historical And Cultural Ties Between The Two Countries’

In the first week of January 2025, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) welcomed a delegation from the Republic of Chechnya. The delegation was led by Jambulat Umarov, head of the Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. Zelimkhan Abdulmuslimovich Yandarbiyev, a Chechen writer and politician who served as second president of […]

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Afghanistan Faces A Complex Set Of Challenges In 2025: Here’s What You Need To Know – Analysis

The year just ended was a tumultuous one for Afghanistan, marked by many significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025. ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) carried out at least 19 terrorist attacks, targeting Hazara and Shia civilians, Sufi adherents, foreign nationals and Taliban officials. One notable incident was the assassination of Khalil Rahman Haqqani, a senior Taliban leader and […]

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Muttaqi meets with UAE’s Deputy PM during Gulf state visit

Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi on Wednesday met with Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs for the UAE, in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for talks on various issues including the Islamic Emirate’s aspirations for stability, development and prosperity in the country. The two diplomats also discussed progress made […]

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Pakistani Taliban sanctuaries in Afghanistan a ‘red line,’ PM Sharif warns after airstrikes

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan to take action against militants harboring in the neighboring country, days after Kabul said at least 46 people had been killed in Pakistani airstrikes in the eastern border province of Paktika. The Pakistan army and government have not yet officially confirmed Tuesday’s airstrikes, which the Afghan Taliban said […]

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Taliban Infighting Adds To Afghanistan’s Woes – Analysis

The Taliban’s de facto minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, was killed along with five others in a bomb explosion in Kabul last week. This marked the first time since the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021 that a senior member of the group had been assassinated. Haqqani’s assassination is significant not only because of his role in the […]

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Afghanistan: AFF’s Footprint – Analysis

On December 10, 2024, Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) targeted an intelligence checkpoint of the Taliban, killing four Taliban fighters and injuring two others, at Mustofiat Square in Herat city of Herat Province. On December 10, 2024, AFF targeted a convoy of Taliban intelligence vehicles, killing three Taliban fighters and injuring one fighter in Pul-e-Guzargah area in the 7th Police District […]

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