Muttaqi Leaves for Pakistan to Attend OIC Meeting

Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and his accompanying delegation left Kabul for Islamabad on Saturday morning to attend the Organization for Islamic Cooperation�s (OIC) extraordinary ministerial meeting on Afghanistan. The meeting is set to be held on Sunday in Islamabad to discuss the...

Kabul Blast Targets Religious Scholar, Causes �Slight Injuries�

A bomb blast targeted the vehicle of a religious scholar, Mawllawi Abdul Salam Abid, the Interior Ministry said, adding that Abid and three companions suffered slight injuries. Eyewitnesses told TOLOnews that the explosion was due to a magnetic bomb blast. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon...

Qureshi calls on international community to help Afghanistan

Pakistan�s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday warned that the world�s inaction on Afghanistan would lead to a massive humanitarian crisis and that any ensuing chaos in the country would strengthen terrorist organizations. Qureshi said in a statement that if the situation deteriorates...

Ghani Fled to Save His Life: Mohib

A former aid to ex-president Ashraf Ghani said that Ghani fled the country to save his life and rescue himself from being hanged. The former national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, made the remarks in an interview with Radio Liberty. According to Mohib, the fall of the republic started after the...

Amnesty Intl Says ICC Must Probe All Sides in Afghan Conflict

Amnesty International in report released on Wednesday said that "repeated war crimes and relentless bloodshed" have marked the collapse of the former Afghan government, adding that all the warring parties--the Taliban, US soldiers, and the former government security forces--are responsible for the war...

Over 100 extrajudicial killings carried out since Taliban takeover: UN

UN deputy rights chief Nada Al-Nashif said that there are credible allegations that over one hundred extrajudicial killings of the former security forces in Afghanistan have been carried out between August and November. The UN has said that the Taliban are blamed for 72 of the killings among over...

Ghani�s Fleeing Ruined Last-Minute Handover Deal: Karzai

Former president Hamid Karzai in an interview with the Associated Press said ex-president Ashraf Ghani�s fleeing from the country ruined a last-minute deal which was meant to transfer the power from Ashraf Ghani to a power-sharing government. A day before the Kabul collapse, Karzai said, he and Abdullah...

US should compensate families of victims killed in drone strike: Taliban

The United States military is accountable for killing innocent Afghan civilians through indiscriminate drone strike, and the U.S. government should compensate the families of the victims, said a spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan [Taliban] on Tuesday, Reuters reported. The statement...

UN Calls for More Action, Clarity for Afghan Women�s Rights

The United Nations Human Rights Council welcomed the Islamic Emirate�s decree on women�s rights issued on Dec. 3, saying the decree represents an important signal, but the office of the international organization said it also leaves many questions unanswered; for instance, the decree did not state a...

EU Says Engagement with Islamic Emirate to Be �Conditional�

The European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the engagement with the Islamic Emirate is necessary, but added that that it should be conditional. Speaking at a press conference, Borrel said the conditions for engagement consist of the five benchmarks that EU had highlighted in September,...

Baradar Criticizes Intl Silence Over US�s Hold on Afghan Assets

The deputy prime minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Tuesday sharply criticized foreign countries for remaining silent about the US�s freezing of Afghanistan�s banking assets amid the increasing economic problems in the country. Talking to reporters in Kabul, Baradar said economic problems are...

White House says frozen assets will �remain inaccessible�

White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said Monday that Afghanistan�s frozen assets, being held mostly by the United States, will "remain inaccessible" to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban). Psaki�s comments came on the heels of Afghanistan�s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi�s appeal...

No punishment for U.S. troops involved in deadly Kabul strike: Pentagon

The Pentagon said on Monday that no U.S. military personnel would be held accountable for an August drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians, including seven children. An earlier investigation by the Air Force inspector general said the Aug. 29 strike was caused by execution errors, interpreting...

Tliban has no issues with US, appeals for sanctions to be lifted

Afghanistan�s Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has called on the United States to lift its sanctions against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) and said they seek the world�s "mercy and compassion" to help millions of desperate Afghans. Muttaqi also told the Associated Press that...

One dead in Kabul explosion

At least one person was killed and two others wounded in an explosion in Kabul on Tuesday. The ministry of interior has confirmed that a civilian was killed in the explosion. The incident took place at around 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the Tank-e-Logar area of Kabul�s PD8, a spokesman for the ministry...

Taliban guns down boy in Kabul

The Taliban fighters shot killed a boy who was attending an engagement function in Kabul. The boy, Faisal (in his 20s) was shot by a Taliban fighter in Police District two of the Afghan capital Kabul. Eyewitnesses and his uncle of whom the slain Faisal was attending the wedding said, they were directed...

Taliban don�t deserve to be recognized: Boulton

US former National Security Advisor John Boulton said that the Taliban have breached all their pledges thus he said that their interim government must not be recognized. In an interview with Voice of America, John Boulton accused the Taliban of lying and added that they do not intend to establish...

No place for ISIS-K terrorists in Afghanistan: Taliban

Deputy minister of information and culture and spokesman of the Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid has again undermined Daesh/ISIS-K (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan branch) and added that the terrorists have no place in Afghanistan. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Zabiullah Mujahid...

Afghanistan on Agenda of EU-Pakistan Meeting in Brussels

Afghanistan was part of the discussion at the sixth summit of the EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue held in Brussels. The European Union�s foreign policy chief and the Pakistani foreign minister met in Brussels and emphasized the need for an inclusive government and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. "The...

Afghanistan�s Deputy Foreign Minister meets Turkish Ambassador

Spokesperson of the ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a Twitter post said Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai met with the Turkish ambassador to Kabul Cihad Erginay on Wednesday 8. Both discussed historic bilateral relations and expressed hopes for strengthening the relations. "Turkish...

Taliban�s provincial governors directed to resolve problems of those seeking asylum abroad

In a recent decree, supreme leader of the Taliban Mullah Hebtullah Akhund directed all the provincial governors of Afghanistan to solve the problems of those who are fleeing Afghanistan and seeking asylum elsewhere. A statement released by the spokesperson�s office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...

Papers reveal what CIA did to captives in Afghanistan

© REUTERS / Jason Reed JIR y Kit Klarenberg, an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Follow him on Twitter @KitKlarenberg New published documents have shed fresh light on the CIA�s detention and interrogation program in Afghanistan,...

Taliban responds to UN�s decision to delay seat for Afghanistan

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body. In response, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said the United Nations� move denies the legitimate rights of the Afghan people and is useless and has no legal basis. "The...

Moscow sends new tanks to Tajikistan base close to border with Afghanistan

Russia said on Monday it was reinforcing its military base in Tajikistan with 30 new tanks and that its forces at the facility had carried out exercises with missile defense systems, Reuters reported. The possibility of Islamist militants in Afghanistan infiltrating Tajikistan and other former Soviet...

UN confirms Ishaqzai as Permanent envoy of Afghanistan

United Nations General Assembly confirmed that the former permanent representatives of Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Myanmar will hold their seats and will continue their jobs as in the 193-member world body. The decision was made on Monday, December 6 but none of the representatives talked in UNGA. Based...

Indonesia may reopen embassy in Kabul

Indonesian media have cited officials in the country�s Foreign Ministry saying that they will soon reopen their embassy in Kabul and commence constructive engagement with the Taliban. Jakarta announces its diplomatic mission resumption at a time when the de-facto leaders-the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan-...

India-Russia annual summit, Afghanistan on agenda

The 21st India-Russia annual summit is all set to begin on Monday, December 6 in which Afghanistan will also be discussed along with regional and defense issues. The summit will be held between heads of the two states, foreign ministers, and defense ministers. Both sides are expected to discuss in...

US secretary of state discusses Afghanistan with Abdu Dhabi crown prince

US secretary of state Antonio Blinken spoke with Abu Dhabi crown prince Mohamad Bin Zayed and discussed Afghanistan along with some regional issues, wrote Blinken on a twitter post. US department of state in a statement said that both discussed vital regional issues, bilateral interests and the extension...

Joint Intl Statement Issued Over Concerns of HRW Findings

The governments of the United States, European Union, and 20 other countries in a joint statement on Saturday expressed their concerns over the "summary killings and enforced disappearance" in Afghanistan reported by the Human Rights Watch HRW. The joint statement is released by the United States...

US welcomes Taliban decree about women�s right

US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West welcomed the Taliban of Afghanistan�s decree about a women�s right to choose to marry. "Welcome today�s decree reinforcing a woman�s right to determine if & whom she marries," tweeted West. He also called on the Taliban to ensure women�s rights including...