Taliban leader in a decree dismissed Hamdullah Nomani as minister of communications and replaced him with Abdul Ahad Fazli, the Taliban governor of Faryab province. The decree by Hibatullah Akhundzada also includes the appointment of a deputy minister, four provincial governors, eight deputy governors, five police chiefs and a senior official in the Taliban prison administration. Nomani had been appointed […]

Informal talks between figures from Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed at easing Taliban-Pakistan tensions were held in Istanbul this week, with Qatar and Turkey facilitating the discussions, according to the Turkish aid organization, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation. The talks, titled “Afghanistan and Pakistan: A dialogue in the spirit of Ta’aruf – 1”, were conducted under a “Track 1.5” format, bringing together […]

A senior Taliban official has said that they are prepared to take additional steps to reduce tensions with Pakistan if Islamabad makes an initial move, as cross-border clashes continue. “If Pakistan takes one step, we will take two steps forward,” the head of the Taliban’s chief minister’s office, Abdul Wasi, said during a meeting with Richard Lindsay, the UK special […]

Residents of western Kabul say a rise in crime has forced them to take security into their own hands, organizing informal patrols as concerns grow over what they describe as deteriorating conditions. The concerns are especially acute in neighborhoods such as Dasht-e-Barchi, Haji Nabi township or the Omid Sabz housing complex, areas home to large, predominantly Shiite communities. Residents say […]

Pakistani missile strikes in eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province killed at least three people and wounded 45 others on Monday, local sources said, in an escalation of cross-border tensions between Taliban and Pakistan. The strikes targeted areas in Kunar, including Asadabad, the provincial capital. Among the sites hit was the Faculty of Education at Sayed Jamaluddin Afghani University, which sustained damage, […]

A conference on Afghanistan’s political future and its role in the region opened in Ankara on Friday, bringing together the country’s political figures, civil society members and analysts. At the event, titled “Political Transformation and Regional Order,” several participants criticized what they described as the concentration of power and a highly centralized system of governance in Afghanistan, arguing that it […]

Noori also dismissed claims of an internal “resistance” movement, describing it as an externally driven effort lacking genuine domestic support. Noorullah Noori has reiterated that Afghanistan does not recognize the Durand Line, reaffirming Kabul’s long-standing position on the disputed boundary. Speaking at a public gathering in Badakhshan province, the Minister of Borders, Ethnicities and Tribal Affairs accused regional intelligence agencies, […]

The controversial talks are likely to be held in a neutral venue, such as a hotel in the Belgian capital, rather than on EU premises A Taliban delegation is expected in Brussels before the summer for highly sensitive talks with EU and national officials on the deportation of Afghans, officials familiar with the discussions told Euractiv. The meeting, which is […]

Nooruddin Azizi, Minister of Industry and Commerce of the Islamic Emirate, has held talks with Andrei Yevgenyevich Kuznetsov, Belarus’s Minister of Industry, on increasing the level of trade between the two countries and purchasing diesel fuel and petrol from Belarus. Azizi raised this issue during his visit to Uzbekistan in a meeting with the Belarusian Minister of Industry. According to […]

Taliban intelligence has detained seven Taliban members in northeastern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on allegations of links to ISIS’s regional affiliate, according to sources familiar with the matter. Those detained include individuals holding a range of positions within the Taliban’s military and civilian structures in the province, among them commanders and administrative officials, sources said. The detainees include a company commander […]