Category: Afghanistan

IEA hoping to increase the number of soldiers to as many as 200,000 by end of this solar year

The Islamic Emirate’s ministry of defense says it plans to increase the number of the country’s national army soldiers from 150,000 to between 170,000 and 200,000 in the current solar year. Qari Fasihuddin Fetrat, the army chief of staff, said in an interview that the IEA has all the military equipment from the previous government and that the army is […]

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US House committee chair signs subpoena for State Dept Afghanistan documents

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee chairman said on Monday he signed a subpoena to be delivered to Secretary of State Antony Blinken for documents related to the August 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Michael McCaul has launched an investigation into the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan under Democratic President Joe Biden and events in the country since. Republicans […]

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Daesh claims responsibility for attack near Afghan foreign ministry

Daesh has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack that killed at least six civilians in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, Reuters reported. The group published the details of a suicide bomber, on its Telegram account, saying that the attack was carried out by “Abdul Hameed Khorasani.” Monday’s attack was condemned by several national and international individuals and organizations, including the […]

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Khalilzad says death of Daesh leaders would be a ‘significant blow’ to the group

Washington’s former special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday that if the Islamic Emirate’s claims of having killed three senior Daesh members was confirmed this would be a “significant blow to IS-K in Northern Afghanistan.” Khalizad tweeted that the IEA had committed in the Doha Agreement to fight Daesh and that the “removal of these ISIS leaders indicates […]

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IEA urges UN to remove sanctions against its members

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials have once again called on the United Nations to remove the names of IEA members who are on the UN blacklist, and said the international community should engage with the group instead of putting pressure on it. The UN Security Council failed to reach an agreement to extend travel exemptions, allowing 13 Islamic Emirate […]

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At least six civilians dead in Kabul explosion

At least six civilians were killed and several others, including three Islamic Emirate forces, were wounded in a suicide bombing near a security checkpoint in Malik Azghar Square in Kabul, a spokesman for the Kabul security department, Khalid Zadran said. The Emergency NGO hospital in Kabul meanwhile said on Twitter that it received 12 injured people, including a child from […]

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IEA security forces kill key Daesh fighter in Kabul

The Islamic Emirate’s intelligence department says it carried out an important operation on a Daesh hideout in Kabul’s District 12, killing a key Daesh fighter who was involved in the attack on the interior ministry mosque. The department said on Twitter that security forces conducted a special operation on a Daesh hideout in the Butkhaak district of Kabul city, adding […]

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Afghanistan has diplomatic operations in 14 countries: Mujahid

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and the world are expanding and so far, the IEA has diplomats at embassies in 14 countries. In a voice message Mujahid said that currently the embassies of Afghanistan are under the control of the Islamic Emirate in 14 countries, and each day, the country’s diplomatic relations […]

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Almost 300 military vehicles left behind by the US have been repaired: IEA

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s defense ministry says it has repaired almost nearly 300 military vehicles that were trashed by the United States during its withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. According to the defense ministry, the technical team at 205th Al Badar Army Corps has restored various types of military vehicles. Following the withdrawal, the US Department of Defense […]

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Muttaqi: Afghanistan is ready to work with the US, but sanctions must go

Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), has once again asked the world to lift sanctions imposed on the country and expressed willingness to work with all nations, including the US. In an article published in Al Jazeera, Muttaqi, said that not only has the war come to an end but Afghanistan is being administered […]

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