The Ministry of Economy (MoE) says the country’s ongoing economic crisis is due to continued economic and banking sanctions and the freezing of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves. According to MoE officials, although basic economic projects have not been implemented in Afghanistan in the past two decades, the Islamic Emirate is trying to use all the facilities it has to solve the […]

The spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), says that the Islamic Emirate has fulfilled all the conditions for recognition, but the international community is looking for excuses not to recognize the new government of Afghanistan. Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the IEA, emphasized that the IEA has implemented all the articles of the Doha Agreement, but the United […]

Russia and Afghanistan have room for cooperation but the priorities of Afghanistan’s authorities and local businesses are still in question, Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov has said. “There is room for cooperation, the question is what are the priorities of the Afghan side itself, what are the authorities and Afghan business ready to invest in in the first place,” […]

Minister of Public Health, Dr. Qalandar Ebad, who is heading a delegation, left for Iran on Saturday where he will participate in the G5 conference. Ebad and his delegation will discuss bilateral cooperation in the health sector with his Iranian counterpart, and short-term and long-term capacity building programs of the Institute of Cancer Treatment in Afghanistan. The delegation will also […]

The Minister of Interior Affairs says in order to resolve the current challenges in Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate must interact with the international community positively. Speaking at a gathering on Saturday in Khost province, Sirajuddin Haqqani emphasized that the positions of officials in government requires them to not be so strict and to enter into legitimate interactions with the international […]

Commander Noor Wali Mehsud, the head of Pakistan’s most formidable terrorist network, Tehreek-e-Taliban, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, recently threatened to assassinate Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the leaders of Pakistan’s coalition government. When the Taliban ended its ceasefire, substantive details of the talks were leaked to the Pakistani media, revealed the startling concessions […]

More than three hundred houbara bustards were released into the wild from a breeding facility in Farah province this week, officials confirmed. The birds were bred in captivity at the Al-Gharrafa Foundation breeding facility, which is owned by Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al-Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar. According to the Department of Information and […]

The Minister of Urban Development and Housing says that work on Kabul New City project is underway, and with the implementation of this project, the housing needs of Kabul residents will be fulfilled. Hamdullah Nemani, in an exclusive interview with Ariana News, said that the government is distributing land in Peroozi Township. “During the Republic, the Kabul New City project […]

Islamic State militants have threatened to target Chinese, Indian, and Iranian embassies in Afghanistan in an effort to isolate the Taliban from a handful of countries it counts as diplomatic allies. The local affiliate of the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq, is attempting to “undermine the relationship between the Taliban and member states in the region,” according to United […]

The suicide bombing at a mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar killed 101 and injured over 200. The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the bombing. The suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar was planned in Afghanistan and the terror plot was funded by a foreign intelligence agency, according to Pakistani investigators on the case.