Afghanistan’s foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad on Monday that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has never claimed that women’s education was forbidden or against Islam and that it has merely stated educational activities for women have been postponed. Muttaqi, who is on a four-day visit to Pakistan, also urged Islamabad […]

Afghanistan, China and Pakistan have collectively underscored the critical importance of trilateral cooperation in promoting the objective of a peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan. Following a trilateral meeting between Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of Pakistan, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang of China and the Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi of Afghanistan, on Saturday, a joint […]

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, discussed the security situation in Afghanistan and the threat posed by Daesh. According to a statement issued by the President of Uzbekistan, the parties expressed their interest in strengthening cooperation in the field of security, combating modern threats and dangers, taking into account the situation in the region, including […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres will be in Doha, Qatar, on Monday to host a two-day meeting on Afghanistan, bringing together special envoys from various countries. The aim is to reinvigorate international engagement around key issues, such as human rights, in particular women’s and girls’ rights, inclusive governance, countering terrorism and drug trafficking. “The meeting is intended to achieve a common […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that the process of issuing visas to China to Afghan citizens will begin in two days, and that applications can be sent to the Chinese Embassy in Kabul. At the same time, Kabul’s efforts for foreign investment in various sectors continues, the IEA said. According to the […]

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says there is a serious fight underway against the cultivation and trafficking of drugs in an attempt to eradicate all traces of narcotics in the country. Mujahid emphasized that efforts are being made to prevent drug trafficking, and that since the IEA’s takeover in August 2021, a large number of drug traffickers have been […]

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a militant group that has been active in Pakistan for several years. The group has been responsible for numerous acts of terrorism and violence, including attacks on civilians, military personnel, and government installations. TTP poses a significant threat to Pakistan due to its ability to carry out violent attacks and destabilize the country. The group […]

Key Points More than a year and a half on from its seizure of power, it is clear the Taliban regime rejects the idea of a pluralist political order and seems determined to impose the same restrictive social policies as were implemented in 1996-2001. As actions intended to isolate and punish the Taliban, the international community’s sanctions have been a […]

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CST) said that its 37th meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan was held on Thursday. The event was attended by delegations from the organization’s member states, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General S. I. Ordabaev, Charge d’Affaires of Afghanistan in the Russian Federation, representatives of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central […]

The U.S. Secretary of State met on Thursday with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Washington ahead of the Doha meeting on Afghanistan. At the meeting, Antony Blinken said that they will closely discuss the situation in Afghanistan with the UN and will continue to express their deep concern over the ban on women’s work and education. “We’re also working […]