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. […]

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) strongly rejected claims of Daesh activity in Afghanistan and reassured the international community that they will not allow their soil to be used against any country. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday the IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters Afghanistan is the country of Afghans and it is Afghans’ responsibility to maintain peace. He […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected remarks by Russia’s Secretary of the National Security Council Nikolay Patrushev attributing the creation of the”Taliban Islamic Movement” to the United States. In a statement issued by the ministry, the IEA said: “Following the defeat of the Soviet Union, the Taliban Islamic Movement arose from among the people to […]

Pakistan has suffered its worst ever floods this year, resulting in over 1700 deaths, nearly 13,000 seriously injured persons and damage estimated at around $40 billon. UNICEF stated in a report that as a result of these floods, nearly 10 million children needed urgent assistance. As millions of persons were rendered homeless by floods, urgent reconstruction efforts are needed. Winter […]

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was in a stable condition on Friday after being shot and wounded during a protest march the day before, a senior leader from his party said. Khan spoke to reporters late on Friday – his first public remarks since the shooting – and pledged that he will resume his protest once he has recovered […]

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) says Afghanistan will sign a contract with Iran in order to export coal to the country in the near future. Speaking in an inclusive interview with ArianaNews, Nooruddin Azizi, MoIC’s minister said that much progress has been made in the negotiations to export coal to Iran and added that they are trying to […]

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was shot in the leg on Thursday in what his supporters say was an assassination attempt. A gunman opened fire while Khan, 70, was leading a protest rally in Wazirabad in Punjab province, officials said. Khan was rushed away from the scene to hospital and his supporters said he had survived the assassination attempt. […]

Ministry of Industry and Commerce officials said in a bid to boost trade between Afghanistan and India it was decided to reopen the air corridor between the two countries. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce spokesperson Abdul Salam Jaweed announced on Monday that a trade agreement has been signed between the Islamic Emirate and India. Based on the agreement, Afghan […]

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders and discuss plans for the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $65 billion investment in the South Asian nation. The major investment in development and energy projects in Pakistan is part of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to improve China’s road, rail and […]

Pakistan’s current major political crisis is the result of the failure of hybrid experiments in the past and the present one in 2018, bringing PTI in the power. Imran khan was on container with his cousin Tahir-ul Qaderi duly supported by the establishment when Nawaz Sharif was in the government. Now he is again on container alone, against the government […]