Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Tuesday released two American nationals in what appeared to be a goodwill gesture, said State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who indicated that the IEA were holding other US citizens. Price declined to identify the freed Americans, and he said they were not released as “part of any swap of prisoners or detainees. There was […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) decision to suspend university education for women and girls has drawn strong condemnation from international organizations and foreign governments. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that preventing half of the population from contributing meaningfully to society and the economy will have a “devastating impact” on the whole country. “It will expose […]

A four-member delegation of Pakistani Ulema will visit Afghanistan this week for talks in the hope of resolving cross-border hostility that has left a number of people dead and more than a dozen wounded. Two separate skirmishes have taken place at the Spin Boldak-Chaman border crossing this month. According to Pakistani media, the visiting delegation will meet with officials from […]

Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said on Tuesday that the new Afghani banknotes, which were printed in Poland and shipped to Afghanistan in early November, have not been put into circulation yet. A spokesman for DAB said they are working on a mechanism to put the new banknotes into circulation, while simultaneously recalling the old notes. “Printing and circulating banknotes is […]

The Ministry of Repatriation and Refugees (MoRR) has held a two-day meeting in Kabul in order to solve the problems of refugees. At the meeting, Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani, minister of refugees, said that supporting the rights and privileges of immigrants in accordance with national and international laws is one of the basic duties of this ministry, and they are looking for […]

Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) was established in 2014 at the height of Islamic State activities in Iraq and Syria. The Khorasan region includes areas of current Pakistan and Afghanistan. The aim behind establishing the terrorist organization was the formation of Islamic Caliphate in the region. For the purpose, any external factor either it’s the presence of foreign forces in […]

Iran’s deputy ambassador, diplomats and representatives of Iranian state and private media met with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday in Kabul to discuss a range of issues including economic relations. In a meeting with Hussain Mortazavi, the deputy ambassador of Iran, other diplomats, officials, and representatives of Iranian media outlets discussed economic, agricultural, and social issues in the […]

The Ministry of National Defense of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said Sunday that two more aircraft have been put back into service after being repaired. “An MI-35 helicopter and a C-208 aircraft have been restored and activated by Afghan Air Force engineers,” the MoD said. According to officials, the technical team of the country’s air force has so […]

The emir of Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) and former Afghan prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has warned of an imminent new war in Afghanistan and urged his supporters and party members to begin preparations for “another war.” In his first sermon following the failed coordinated attack on his party’s headquarters in Kabul, which also hosts a mosque where the former warlord delivers […]

The UK will hold an independent inquiry into allegations that its special forces killed dozens of civilians in Afghanistan between mid-2010 and mid-2013, the country’s Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. The announcement by British officials follows a July report by the BBC that alleged troops from the country’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) had killed 54 people in suspicious […]