“Security forces must guide the people gently toward Islamic values, treating them with kindness and respect,” Haqqani said, adding that respectful engagement would strengthen trust between citizens and the government. Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior Affairs, Sirajuddin Haqqani, has called on Afghans to strengthen unity and prioritize the country’s national interests over personal ambitions, stressing that cohesion between the people and […]

Heavy fighting erupted along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border late Saturday, as Taliban and Pakistani forces exchanged fire and airstrikes across different areas, including Paktika and Helmand provinces in the east and south, leaving dozens dead on both sides and prompting urgent calls for restraint from regional mediators. According to official statements and multiple local reports, the clashes began shortly after nightfall […]

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on Kabul and Paktika province, calling the attacks a violation of Afghanistan’s airspace. In a statement issued Friday, the ministry described the strikes as “unprecedented in the history of relations between the two countries,” and labeled them “violent and unacceptable.” “We condemn this incursion into Afghan territory […]

India is upgrading its technical mission in Kabul to full embassy status, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced during a meeting Friday with Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Jaishankar said the personal meeting offered both sides “special value” in exchanging perspectives, identifying common interests and forging closer cooperation. He referenced recent “terrorist attacks” — in Pahalgam, Kunar and Nangarhar […]

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that the Taliban will not permit any foreign country to establish a military base in Afghanistan, including the former US airbase at Bagram, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported Tuesday. In a meeting on the sidelines of the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow, Muttaqi said […]

Representatives from 10 countries attending the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan reaffirmed their support for a stable and independent Afghanistan and rejected any deployment of foreign military infrastructure in the country or its neighbors, according to a joint statement issued Tuesday. The meeting, held on October 7, brought together senior officials and special envoys from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, […]

Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to travel to Russia next week to attend the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, sources told Amu. The trip is scheduled for Oct. 6 and will include a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed. The Taliban have not yet commented publicly. Muttaqi’s planned visit comes despite his being […]

Food prices rose sharply in Afghanistan during the Taliban’s 48-hour nationwide internet shutdown, with residents and traders in Kabul and Helmand reporting sudden jumps in the cost of basic goods. In Kabul, the price of a sack of flour climbed by about 100 afghanis ($1.50), while rice rose by 150 afghanis ($2.20) and cooking oil by 50 afghanis ($0.70). A […]

Since the fall of Kabul in 2021, Afghanistan has become a safe haven for a wide range of Islamist terrorist groups. Even those opposing the governing Taliban regime, such as the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), have been able to use the mountainous geography to create sanctuaries. By contrast, groups of the al-Qaeda (AQ) network operating in Afghanistan, have gained […]

Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has summoned members of his cabinet to Kandahar for consultations on the future of Bagram air base following repeated calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to reclaim the facility, multiple sources told Amu. The sources said the cabinet meeting is expected in the coming days and invitations have already been extended to senior Taliban officials. […]