On July 31, 2023, the Taliban detained three journalists – Najib Faryad from Ariana News, and two local journalists, Hatef Aryan and Sebghatullah Turan – in Mazar-e-Sharif, capital of Balkh Province. Till the time of writing, local Taliban officials in the province had not provided any official statement regarding this incident. On July 12, 2023, Radio Safa reporter Irfanullah Bidar […]

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 marked a pivotal shift in global geopolitics. With the Taliban’s unexpected yet rapid return to power, the international community watched with bated breath, concerned about Afghanistan’s reemergence as a potential nexus for international terrorism. This transition has profound implications, not only for Afghanistan’s internal sociopolitical dynamics but also for the larger regional security […]

More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said on Tuesday, despite a “general amnesty” for old enemies. The mission said in a report it had recorded at least 218 extrajudicial killings with links to the Taliban from their takeover of Afghanistan in […]

The United States’ engagement in Afghanistan, a pivotal chapter in modern geopolitical history, stretches back several decades, with layers of complexity and an array of geopolitical and socio-economic ramifications. Afghanistan’s strategic location has made it a center of geopolitical interest and contestation for centuries, with the most recent engagements rooted in the Cold War. The Soviet–Afghan War, which began after […]

Two years have elapsed since the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, following the tumultuous withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces after almost two decades of strife. As we commemorate this milestone, the global community contemplates the repercussions of the Taliban’s resurgence to power. Our focus shifts to the concerns over security, human rights violations, economic obstacles, […]

The Ministry of Interior has confirmed four kidnappers were killed during an operation in Paghman district of Kabul province on Saturday night. The ministry said in a statement that the operation by special units was launched at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday in Pusht Badam area of Paghman district. According to the statement, the kidnappers had abducted a citizen named Mohammad […]

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday that at least 30 humanitarian aid workers were killed in Afghanistan in the last two years. In a video message on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, OCHA’s humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, Daniel Endres, said that many of the humanitarian workers killed were polio vaccinators and deminers. […]

The Islamic Emirate’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan on Sunday warned that the government has the ability to respond to any type of aggression, following Pakistani authorities threatening to carry out military operations in Afghanistan. Speaking at the government’s accountability program, Fasihuddin Fitrah said that Pakistan should stop accusing Afghanistan, but address the problem of insecurity […]

Abdulsalam Hanafi, the administrative deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, on Saturday, claimed that the IEA has more than 400,000 security force members between the ministries of defense and interior and the intelligence agency. Hanafi revealed this during a ceremony to celebrate the 104th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from Britain. He emphasized that the Islamic Emirate wants […]

The hard-line Taliban regime of Afghanistan has bannd political parties by describing it as unIslamic, against peoples interests, and alleging that parties have caused turmoil for decades in the country. The situation with respect to democracy in Afghanistan during the past two years of the Taliban 2.0 was worst and this move will further dent democratic evolution. The world had […]