Category: Afghanistan

Haqqani says IEA will not compromise freedom for recognition

Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani said on Tuesday that the world does not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) because it is independent and it doesn’t accept the world’s demands. Speaking at a gathering in Paktia province, Haqqani said that it is a source of pride that Afghanistan has gained independence. “Now they are not recognizing us because we […]

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Pakistani army kill ISIS militant amid clashes with Taliban

Pakistani soldiers have killed a member of ISIS in the rugged, semi-mountainous borderland between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It comes as five security forces were killed in clashes with Tehreek-ei-Taliban-e-Pakistan the local branch of the movement that has waged an insurgency against the government since around 2007. Afghan news agency Tolo reported the border clash in Paktika province in Afghanistan on […]

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India’s Afghan Dilemma: To Engage Or Not With The Taliban? – OpEd

India has refused to accept the Taliban’s appointed chief envoy to its embassy in Delhi, Farid Mamundzay, who is still the ambassador from the previous government. This has led to a power struggle at the embassy, with Mamundzay refusing to step down and the Taliban government sending its own nominee, Qadir Shah, to replace him. The Indian government’s decision not […]

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SCO Members Lack Unity on Taliban Terrorism Concerns

Frustration with the rising threat of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan emerged at a meeting this week of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a defense and economic alliance platform consisting of China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four central Asian nations. Russia and Tajikistan say Afghanistan, which holds an uncertain observer status in the SCO following the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, […]

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Pakistan minister urges border officials to treat Afghans with respect

Pakistan’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar visited Torkham crossing point between Pakistan and Afghanistan this week and urged officials to deal with Afghans with respect and care. Pakistan ministry of foreign affairs said on Twitter that Khar also called for the completion of the Integrated Transit Trade Management System (ITTMS) at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. She was […]

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Abandoning Afghanistan would lead to unimaginable consequences: Pakistan FM

Abandoning Afghanistan by the international community would lead to unimaginable consequences, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned. Speaking in an event at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, Zardari called on the international community to maintain a pragmatic approach and constructive engagement with Afghanistan and provide support to avert any potential humanitarian disaster in the country. “The international […]

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Haqqani stresses need for transparency in Interior Ministry

Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has called on ministry officials to ensure all work processes are transparent. Haqqani made the remarks at a ceremony to introduce the newly appointed deputy interior minister for support. He said that the rules should be strictly observed and transparency should be ensured in all departments. “There are rules in place here. The rules mean that […]

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IEA ‘strongly rejects’ SIGAR claims that security threats have increased

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has “strongly rejected” claims made by the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) that threats by foreign and domestic groups have increased in the country. The IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said SIGAR, which was established to monitor spending by US agencies, was now spreading “propaganda”. “We strongly reject SIGAR’s propaganda, the Islamic Emirate […]

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Taliban shelter Al Qaeda but rifts within the movement are emerging, UN says

A recent report by the UN has said the Taliban are once again allowing the terror group Al Qaeda on Afghan soil – one of the original justifications for the US-led invasion of the country, following the group’s September 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington that killed 3,000 people. The UN as well as experts spoken to by […]

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CSTO calls on IEA to step up counter-terrorism measures

Moscow-led military alliance the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) expressed concern over the security situation in Afghanistan and called on the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) to step up counter-terrorism measures. In a statement issued on Wednesday, after foreign ministers of the CSTO member states met in Belarus, the ministers said one of the important factors in maintaining and strengthening […]

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