Afghanistan’s Taliban confirmed Wednesday they had appointed a caretaker prime minister to oversee daily affairs, saying the incumbent, Mohammad Hasan Akhund, is unwell and needed time to recover. The new head of the all-male Taliban cabinet, Abdul Kabir, is under terrorism-related United Nations sanctions, along with several other senior members of his hardline government. He was elevated from serving as […]

The Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday that efforts are ongoing for Afghans to manage airport services around the country. The ministry’s spokesman said that work on the purchase and installation of standard machines in the country’s airports is ongoing, and with the installation of the machines, services will be provided by Afghans themselves in a few months. “In a […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has confirmed that Mawlawi Abdul Kabir has been appointed as acting prime minister in the absence of Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund who has taken ill. Mohammad Hasan Haqyar, chief of protocol and media of the political deputy prime minister, told Ariana News late Tuesday night that Akhund has not been in the public eye […]

An Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist has been captured trying to sneak into the US at the southern border near San Digeo – as border patrol agents continue to slam Joe Biden for letting Title 42 expire. Multiple officials in the region have confirmed the arrest, as the FBI has begun an investigation on the attempt, where he […]

The Joint Statement released by the Foreign Ministers of China, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the 5th China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral dialogue in Islamabad is a victory for regional diplomacy. By eschewing intervention in Afghan affairs and providing a vision for future prosperity which is devoid of great power politics, addressing address economic, security and political quagmires in the country apolitically was prioritized. […]

China’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday that Afghanistan should not be excluded from the international community and the Afghan people’s well-being should receive due attention. “As a traditional friendly neighbor of Afghanistan, we always believe that Afghanistan should not be excluded from the international community. Afghan people’s well-being should receive due attention,” Wang Wenbin said during his regular briefing […]

The Taliban’s ability to lead Afghanistan remains questionable and ongoing instability has provided the Islamic State the opportunity for expansion. On April 25, 2023, U.S. officials confirmed that the Taliban had killed the head of the Islamic State (IS) cell operating in Afghanistan. Though his identity has not been revealed, the IS leader is believed to have masterminded the 2021 […]

Reports have emerged of operations by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s intelligence forces in Bagrami and Shakardara districts of Kabul against Daesh hideouts. The Express Tribune, a Pakistani media outlet, claimed that Daesh’s second in command was killed in a clash with IEA forces in Shakardara district of Kabul province. Express Tribune reported on Monday night that the Daesh leader […]

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 […]