According to an Urdu-language newspaper, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) has turned down a U.S. offer of $3 billion in exchange for permission to build two airbases in northern Afghanistan. Roznama Ummat, the pro-Taliban Urdu daily, reported that CIA Deputy Director David Cohen and Afghan Taliban intelligence chief Maulvi Abdul Haq Wasiq met in Doha […]

The latest issue “Khurasan Ghag [Voice of Khurasan],” the Pashtu-language magazine published by Al-Azaim Foundation, which is the media arm of the Islamic State’s Khurasan Province (ISIS-K), describes the de facto Afghan Taliban government as “a drama written and directed by CIA and ISI,” and says that “the CIA is leading an ideological war in the Islamic world and wants […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has welcomed the reopening of the office of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Afghanistan and says it’s a political success for the IEA. At a meeting with the OIC delegation in Kabul on Saturday, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said with the reopening of the office, it is hoped that the political, […]

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday expressed concern over the situation in Afghanistan, and called for regular dialogue between regional countries to address the issue. Speaking at the 9th summit of Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, he voiced concern over the deteriorating security situation in the world, pointing out that Uzbekistan neighbors one of the most conflict-torn […]

China has decided to grant zero-tariff treatment to 98 percent of taxable products from Afghanistan, its ambassador announced on Wednesday. The decision will come into force on December 1, Wang Yu, China’s ambassador in Kabul, said on Twitter. “This decision is conducive to implementing China’s mutually beneficial and win-win strategy and assisting Afg to accelerate development,” Wang said. Afghanistan is […]

The head of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counter-terrorism unit Evgeniy Sysoev raised concerns this week of what he said was a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan which could increase the risk of instability in the region. Addressing a meeting in Tashkent on Wednesday, titled “Modern Security: Challenges and Solutions”, he said: “The worsening situation in Afghanistan increases the risk of […]

Pakistan’s Chargé d’Affaires to Afghanistan, Obaid ur Rehman Nizamani, met with the Islamic Emirate’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Thursday. In a series of tweets Thursday night, the deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Zia Ahmad Takal said that in the meeting Muttaqi discussed the recent mistreatment of Afghan refugees by Pakistani police officers and said that […]

Jaishankar said it was legitimate that the international community, especially the neighbours, today work together to ensure that there is no terrorism threat that comes out of Afghanistan. India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Tuesday the world should not forget the situation in Afghanistan, including the threat from terrorists operating on Afghan soil and the need for a coordinated […]

According to the World Food Program (WFP), the European Union has donated 50 million Euros in cash to Afghanistan. WFP said the assistance was vital for the people of Afghanistan and would help the program increase its ability to provide aid. “We are committed to helping the people of Afghanistan, especially the most vulnerable people,” said Chargée d’affaires of the […]

The Special Representative of the President of Kyrgyzstan, Talatbek Masadykov, has arrived in Kabul and met with a number of senior officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. At the first meeting with the IEA’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, Masadykov emphasized the need to strengthen the political and economic relations between the two countries. […]