Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the deputy prime minister, met with Chinese businessmen in Kabul on Tuesday and called on them to invest in Afghanistan. According to a statement issued by the Islamic Emirater, the Chinese businessmen expressed their satisfaction with the security in Afghanistan, and noted there were investment opportunities in a number of areas. They said they are “ready to […]

Pakistan recorded the second largest increase in terrorism-related deaths worldwide in 2022, with the toll rising by 120 percent to 643 deaths from 292 deaths in 2021, the annual Global Terrorism Index (GTI) reported. However, Afghanistan remained the country “most impacted” by terrorism for the fourth consecutive year, despite attacks falling by 75 percent and deaths being reduced by 58 […]

Hekmat Khalil Karzai, a former deputy foreign minister of Afghanistan, on Wednesday called for intra-Afghan talks to begin. Speaking at the Global Security Forum in Doha, Karzai emphasized that the talks should be Afghan-led and Afghan-owned, as any talks led by the West would fail. He said that the group of Afghans talking to the IEA should not involve those […]

The leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzadah, met with ministry of finance customs officials on Wednesday and shared necessary guidance and recommendations. According to the ministry statement, Deputy Minister of Finance for Revenue and Customs, Mullah Muhammad Nasser Akhund, General Director of Customs, Mufti Abdul Matin Saeed, and all the officials of the country’s customs were […]

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday it will send a team of scholars to Afghanistan for dialogue on aspects related to Islam’s position on women’s education and work. “The OIC will continue its efforts and dialogue with the concerned authorities in Afghanistan and, in coordination with the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), will send an expanded team […]

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 […]