The new Republican-controlled House of Representatives has begun its investigation into America’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mike McCaul, best summed up the logic behind the investigation: “What happened in Afghanistan was a systemic breakdown of the federal government at every level — and a stunning failure of leadership by […]

Foreign Minister, Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi said at a meeting with the representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) wants to expand ties with the Islamic countries. According to a statement issued by the foreign ministry, Muttaqi and the OIC’s special representative to Afghanistan Tarip ali Bakheet met in Kandahar to discuss […]

Mawlawi Mohammad Dawood Muzamil, the governor of Balkh province, was killed in an explosion on Thursday, Zabiullah Mujaheed, IEA’s spokesman confirmed. An explosion occurred in the governor’s office compound in northern Balkh province, killing him and two others, police said. “Today around 9am a blast took place on the second floor of the governor’s office; due to the blast (governor) […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Monday that the process of repatriating prisoners from Iran has started. Mawlavi Fazl Mohammad Haqqani, the charge d’affaires of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Iran, said in a video message that the number of prisoners to be repatriated totals 1,728. According to him, 728 Afghan prisoners […]

The European Union’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson, said he appreciates the willingness of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials to engage in dialogue with the international community and for their efforts to suppress Daesh in the country. In an interview with Ariana News, Niklasson said that one of the basic demands of the international community and Afghanistan’s […]

Special Envoys and Representatives for Afghanistan from nine countries and the European Union met in Paris late last month to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and noted, among other issues, the deterioration in the humanitarian and economic situations. In a joint statement issued on Monday, participating countries, including Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, the United […]

Foreign Affair Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has fulfilled all commitments made in the Doha Agreement but accused the United States of violating the deal. In an interview with BBC, Muttaqi said the US has not fulfilled its promises to release prisoners and lift the travel ban on its leaders and that the IEA […]

Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the administrative deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), met with Tariq Ali Bakhit, the special representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for Afghanistan, and his delegation, in Kabul on Monday. According to the office of the deputy prime minister, the OIC’s special envoy for Afghanistan said humanitarian aid to Afghanistan […]

The European Union’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Tomas Niklasson, has expressed hope that dialogue among Afghans will take place inside their country. “I would hope that dialogue can take place inside their country. I don’t think there is a need to exclude Afghans from outside, but I think my experience is that to be able to have a meaningful dialogue […]

Security forces carried out an operation against a Daesh hideout in Afghanistan’s western Herat province on Friday night, killing six individuals, officials said Saturday. Abdullah Insaf, a spokesman for Herat police, said that the operation began at 10:00 p.m. in District 14 of the city. He said that Daesh members had been inside a building when the operation started. Six […]