Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), said in a meeting with Hassan Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian ambassador in Kabul, that the issues between the two countries can be resolved through talks. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qomi noted in the meeting that Iran defended the […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) interior ministry has confirmed Saturday’s border skirmish with Iran in Nimroz province and said two people were killed – one on either side of the border. Abdul Nafee Takour, the ministry’s spokesman said Iranian forces fired on Afghanistan. Afghan border forces then responded and fired back. He said the situation is now under control […]

Sardar Ahmad Shakib, Chargé d’affaires of Afghanistan Embassy in Pakistan, met on Friday with Asif Ali Khan Durrani, Islamabad’s new special representative for Afghanistan affairs. The meeting took place at Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, the Afghan embassy in Islamabad tweeted. The Afghan Embassy tweeted that Shakib expressed his satisfaction at the meeting and said that with the […]

Washington intends to use the potential of illegal armed groups in Afghanistan to destabilize the situation in the region, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at a meeting of the CSTO defense ministers in Minsk on Thursday. “Afghanistan remains a hotbed of instability. The main threat comes from illegal armed groups that have significantly strengthened their positions in that country […]

The Islamic Emirate’s acting prime minister Mawlavi Abdul Kabir said on Thursday at an event that Afghanistan has progressed in terms of politics and economy. The event was held at Sapedar Palace in Kabul where some IEA officials, political figures, academic staff and ethnic elders participated. Kabir said that Islamic Emirate wants positive ties with the world and Afghanistan and […]

On a Saturday morning last month, 31-year-old journalist Abdul Saboor Sirat took a taxi to a ceremony in his home city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan for “Afghan Journalists Day.” He joined around 100 people gathered in the basement of a cultural center. But within thirty minutes, the journalists meant to be the event’s guests of honor instead became victims. […]

Abstract: After the historic events leading to the Taliban’s capture of Afghan territory and return to government in the summer of 2021, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)—better known as the Pakistani Taliban—has begun a trajectory to emulate its allies in Afghanistan. Founded in 2007 as an umbrella movement in Pakistan’s tribal territory uniting the area’s militant Islamist outfits, the TTP later […]

Pakistan’s prime minister has appointed veteran diplomat Asif Khan Durrani as the special envoy for Afghanistan, Islamabad’s foreign ministry said Tuesday in a statement. Durrani, is a highly experienced diplomat who brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his new role. Having served in various key positions within the diplomatic corps, including as Pakistan’s ambassador to several countries, Durrani […]

In September 2022, Afghanistan signed its first major international agreement to import Russian fuel and wheat The Afghan Minister of Trade and Industry in the Taliban-run Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Nooruddin Azizi, told Sputnik on 19 May that his country is looking to buy Russian oil products, and is particularly interested in a contract with Moscow’s Tatneft energy firm. […]

The vast majority of the Afghanistan habitants are young people under 25 years of age which account for about 63.7 percent of the overall populace in the country, according to UNFPA. During the military role in the past decade, the youth also made up most of the government force which fought the Taliban face to face. Today, those Afghan youth […]