Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzadah, the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), has called for courts around the country to implement the law, saying that the government will survive on the back of justice. In an audio tape attributed to Akhundzadah, which was posted to the Twitter page of the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate Zabiullah Mujahid on Wednesday, […]
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Finance ministry reports 37% rise in revenues
The Finance Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) announced Sunday it had collected around 194 billion Afghanis in the last solar year, 1401, which shows an increase of 37 percent compared to the year 1400. Meraj Mohammad Meraj, deputy director of revenues department of the Ministry of Finance said in a press conference that revenues in the year […]
Read more ›Nearly 4,000 military vehicles repaired in past year: MoD
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) says over the past year, around four thousand military vehicles have been repaired and handed over to the security and defense forces. Ministry officials say that work is underway on thousands of other military vehicles and they will be handed over to the security and defense agencies once repaired in the coming months. These vehicles […]
Read more ›Afghanistan seeking to develop ties with Russia: Muttaqi
Afghanistan is seeking to develop its political and economic relations with Russia, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said. Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov on Wednesday met with Amir Khan Muttaqi and discussed political, security and economic cooperation between Afghanistan and Russia, according to Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesperson for the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Muttaqi added that the security situation in […]
Read more ›Daesh threat in Afghanistan is ‘propaganda’: Mujahid
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the activities of the Daesh group in Afghanistan have been curbed and the group is being destroyed. In an interview with state-run TV RTA, Mujahid emphasized that some countries are trying to magnify and abuse the negative propaganda of Daesh threats in Afghanistan. He did not name a specific country, but added that […]
Read more ›Muttaqi confident IEA will be recognized as legitimate government in time
The Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says that currently the embassies of neighboring countries and countries in the region have diplomatic representation in Kabul and are active in the country. In a recent interview with Dorar TV, Mawlavi Amir Khan Muttaqi said the Islamic Emirate has trade relations with neighboring countries and ambassadors of the Islamic […]
Read more ›Russia and Tajikistan launch joint military drills near Afghan border
Russia and Tajikistan militaries kicked off joint drills near the border with Afghanistan that will last through April 7, Russia’s TASS news agency reported Monday. The drills are taking place at the Kharb-Maidon training ground in Tajikistan – 20 kilometers from the border with Afghanistan. “During the practical stages, the military contingents from Russia and Tajikistan will practice preparing and […]
Read more ›Islamic State Khorasan Remains a Stubborn Threat in Afghanistan
General Michael Kurilla, head of United States Central Command (CENTCOM), has suggested that at its current trajectory, Islamic State Khorasan (ISK) would be able to conduct external operations within approximately six months. Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, counterterrorism analysts have warned about the growing threat of ISK, especially in light of the U.S. troop withdrawal and […]
Read more ›Mujahid claims Daesh is not a major threat to Afghanistan
The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says Daesh has been destroyed by the security forces in the country and is not as big a threat as it was a year ago. In a recent interview with Voice of America, Pashto, Mujahid said that the Afghan security forces “since August 2021, have arrested and imprisoned around 1,600 to 1,700 Daesh militants […]
Read more ›IEA downplays SCO concerns about threats emanating from Afghanistan
Responding to concerns voiced by the national security advisors of some regional countries at this week’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in India, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Thursday reiterated promises that Afghanistan’s soil would not be used against any country. The spokesman for the Islamic Emirate Bilal Karimi said all of Afghanistan was secure and well managed […]
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