Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alliance was winning a majority of seats in early vote counting trends in the general election on Tuesday, but well short of the landslide predicted in exit polls, TV channels showed. The trends spooked financial markets which had expected a hefty win for Modi, with stocks falling steeply. The rupee also fell sharply against the […]
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Tajikistan claims risk of radicalism from Afghanistan increasing
The risk of penetration of radical ideology from Afghanistan into the member countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is increasing, said Rustam Emomali, chairman of Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament. Addressing the Council of the Parliament Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Almaty, Emomali said that more than 1,000 religious madrassas have been established in Afghanistan, […]
Read more ›Moscow format contact group on Afghanistan to meet this week in Tehran
Moscow Format Contact Group on Afghanistan has been convened for this week where discussions will take place on issues relating to the country, Russia’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov confirmed Tuesday. Kabulov said this meeting will take place on Saturday, in Tehran, ahead of the planned Doha meeting later this month. “We have discussed with representatives of the […]
Read more ›RIC’s Differences Should Be Candidly Acknowledged Instead Of Denied Or Spun By Alt-Media
By pretending that they’re each on the same page in all respects like wishful thinking influencers in the Alt-Media Community are prone to do despite President Putin’s advice last summer not to indulge in such delusions, they inadvertently mislead the public about what to expect from the Russia-India-China format. Even worse are those conspiracy theorists among them who exploit their […]
Read more ›Russia-China gas pipeline deal stalls over Beijing’s price demands
Power of Siberia 2 project would offer lifeline to exporter Gazprom as Moscow’s dependence on its neighbour grows Russia’s attempts to conclude a major gas pipeline deal with China have run aground over what Moscow sees as Beijing’s unreasonable demands on price and supply levels, according to three people familiar with the matter. Beijing’s tough stance on the Power of […]
Read more ›Fazl blasts Pakistani government for blaming Afghanistan over attacks
Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, chief of Pakistan’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party, on Sunday criticized the government of Pakistan for blaming Afghanistan over attacks. Speaking at a rally in Punjab province, Rehman pointed out the irony of the government of Afghanistan being questioned over terrorism within Pakistan, and asked, “If terrorists are infiltrating from across the Afghanistan border, then where are you […]
Read more ›Kazakhstan removes IEA from list of terrorist organizations
The President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Monday that his country has removed the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [IEA] from its terrorist list in order to develop economic ties with Afghanistan. Speaking at a meeting with parliament speakers from countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Tokayev said: “Kazakhstan has removed the Taliban from the list of terrorists proceeding […]
Read more ›In Speech At Higher Education Ministry In Kabul, Afghan Taliban Leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada Praises Role Of Islamic Religious Scholars In Jihad: ‘Non-Muslims Are Saddened At Seeing Us Unified; The Non-Muslim World Wants To Separate Religion And Politics’
Recently, Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Hibbatullah Akhundzada addressed a seminar of Islamic religious scholars organized by the Ministry of Higher Education in Kabul. According to a report on the ministry’s website, the three-day seminar was held for the directors, teachers and assistants of the Directorate of Religious Universities and Specialties. A number of teachers of the Abdullah bin Masoud University […]
Read more ›Pashtu-Language Article On Pro-Afghan Taliban Website: ‘If Any Attack Is Carried Out By [ISIS] In Afghanistan Or Any Country In The Region, Its Roots Should Be Found In The Areas Under The Control Of The American Side’
On May 17, 2024, a pro-Afghan Taliban media outlet published a Pashtu-language article saying that terror attacks carried out by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, and elsewhere are planned by terrorists based outside Afghanistan and in areas under American control. The article, titled “Why Does America Conduct Systematic Propaganda For ISIS?” was published by the website of […]
Read more ›In Article, Taliban Writer Eulogizes Second Afghan Taliban Emir Mullah Akhtar Mansour, Says He Organized ‘Mujahideen Into Zones, Fronts, Divisions, And Smaller Units, Simultaneously Establishing Various Administrative Bodies Such As Judicial, Political, Financial, Cultural’
An article published by one of the official websites of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban) eulogizes Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the second Emir-ul-Momineen and successor to Afghan Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, crediting him with building the military and administrative structure of the IEA. The article, “Most Significant Accomplishments Of Martyr Emir-ul-Momineen Mullah Akhtar Muhammad […]
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