Afghan Officials Deny Pakistani Access to Used NATO Equipment

The Islamic Emirate denied the claim made by Pakistan�s interior minister that Pakistan was using modern military equipment against the TTP (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan) that was left over from NATO�s presence in Afghanistan Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad made the remarks on Pakistani...

RSF: Afghan Journalists Face Increasing �Harassment�

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Friday said journalists and media workers in Afghanistan are facing increasing ‘harassment� from the intelligence department and are under pressure from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. RSF said the threats, interrogations...

Rina Amiri asks Taliban to stop unjust detention of Afghans

US special representative for Afghan women Rina Amiri said that the Taliban must stop unjust detention of the Afghans if they want legitimacy from their people and the world. Rina Amiri in a Twitter post on Friday, February 4, 2022, also asked for the release of women activists who she believes to...

Single Bomber Carried Out Kabul Airport Attack, US Military Says

The US military said on Friday that a single Islamic State bomber killed 13 US troops and at least 170 Afghans at Kabul airport last August, not the complex attack originally suspected, and that it could not have been prevented with the resources on hand. Briefing reporters on the results of a military...

Calls Mount For Answers Over Missing Women Activists

Reports of a second instance of missing women rights� activists--two more were allegedly abducted this week--have sparked international reactions, with many public figures and organizations demanding information about the fate of these women who have gone missing. The US special envoy for Afghan women,...

UN can�t use its $135 million in Afghanistan bank: Al Dardari

The United Nations has said that they have up to $135 million in Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) but cannot convert it into local currency (Afghani) to use inside Afghanistan. Abdullah Al Dardari, head of the UN Development Program in Afghanistan said that the UN had taken US dollars into the...

We will continue our political struggle to achieve recognition: Amir Khan Motaqi

Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Amir Khan Motaqi said that their struggle to achieve recognition will be continued and expressed hope to achieve the objective soon. In his recent interview with AFP, Amir Khan Motaqi said that their interaction with the rest of the world...

EU Must Not Recognize Govt While Afghan Women Restricted: VP

The vice-president of the European Parliament, Heidi Hautala, said that European countries do not want to be in the situation of recognizing the current Afghan government before changes have been made in the lives of Afghan women. The European Parliament hosted a two-day summit on Afghan women on...

UN, Afghan Women Demand Answers Over More Missing Activists

Mursal Ayar, a member of Junbish-e-Zanan, has been detained by the Islamic Emirate in Kabul, her colleagues claimed, saying that she was taken to an unknown location. A second female activist has allegedly gone missing in the last day, but confirmed information is not yet available. There is no information...

Taliban rejects claims of Afghan interference in Kazakhstan unrest

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) on Wednesday said in a statement there was no truth in allegations that Afghanistan was in any way involved in the recent unrest in Kazakhstan. Some media outlets have quoted Russian officials as saying that some individuals from Afghanistan also took part...

European Parliament Gives Center Stage to Afghan Women

The European Parliament is holding a two-day conference and a series of events to discuss the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan since the political change in the country. The conference kicked off on Monday and will end on Wednesday. A number of prominent Afghan women, EU parliamentarians...

It is too early for India, Russia to recognize Taliban: Russian Deputy FM

Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Varshinin said that it is too early for both Russia and India to recognize the interim government of Afghanistan but added that they will continue providing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister expressed the remarks...

Amir of Qatar and US Defense Minister discuss cooperation on Afghanistan

US secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Al Thani on Monday, January 31, 2022, and discussed regional security issues including cooperation on Afghanistan, said Pentagon Press in a statement. "Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met with Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim...

Joint Ministerial Committee Formed to Address Durand Line Issues

The Islamic Emirate is forming a joint committee comprised of several ministries to address the problems along the Durand Line, officials said on Monday. The announcement follows the visit of Pakistan�s National Security Advisor visit to Kabul. The decision for the formation of the joint committee...

UN: Taliban killed scores of former govt

Afghan National Army personnel march during a 2020 graduation ceremony. (Photo by AP) The Taliban and its allies have allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with the international military contingent in Afghanistan, claims a new report...

Afghans Want Inclusive Govt, Women�s Rights: Karzai

Former president Hamid Karzai said that the formation of an inclusive government and respecting the rights of women are the will of the Afghans, not only the international community. In a special interview, Karzai told TOLOnews that he and Abdullah Abdullah, former chairman of the high council for...

Biden calls for Taliban to release US hostage before legitimacy recognized

US President Joe Biden (Reuters file photo) US President Joe Biden has called on the Taliban to release American hostage Mark Frerichs if they expect the United States to recognize them as the legitimate government of Afghanistan. "Two years ago tomorrow, U.S. Navy veteran Mark Frerichs was taken...

European Parliament to Host �Afghan Women Days�

The European Parliament says it is going to host a series of events on February 1st and 2nd to discuss the situation of Afghan women following the political change in the country. The EU in a press release said the ‘Afghan Women Days� will kick off with a high-level conference which will be...

Pakistan NSA Meets With Afghan Officials in Kabul

The Pakistan National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf and his accompanying delegation in Kabul on Saturday held talks on a range of issues with officials of the Islamic Emirate. The delegation met with the Second Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan...

Afghan Civilian and Military Airports Resume Activities

Operations at 27 civilian and military airports which were halted after the fall of the former government have resumed, the Islamic Emirate said on Saturday. "Most of these airports did not have problems, only limited airports such as Khwaja Rawash, Kandahar and Khost airports had problems," said...

Taliban Says Rioters Will Be Considered Enemies

The acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid threatened to suppress those who are "creating unrest" in the country. The acting minister and chief of army staff recently visited the northern provinces of Balkh, Faryab and Jawzjan. The visit aimed to assess the security situation. A...

Starvation in Afghanistan, people sell children and body parts: WFP

World Food Program has again expressed deep concern over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and added that the Afghan people have resorted to selling their children and parts of their bodies to survive. Speaking in an interview with Deutsche Welle, head of WFP David Basely asked the international...

Russian ready to mediate talks between Taliban and other Afghan fractions

A week after reports in regards to the visit of top officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and members of the so-called National Resistance Forces (NRF) to Russia denied by both parties, Russia�s Foreign Ministry has said that they are ready to host talks between the Taliban and their dissidents. Press...

Afghans Welcome Call to Freeze Assets of Corrupt Ex-Officials

Ctizens praised the proposal of the chargé d�affaires of the Afghanistan mission to the United Nations who called for the freezing of Afghan assets illegally transferred to the accounts of former government officials. The citizens said that many former government officials were involved in...

Taliban working on comprehensive economic, educational plans: Mujahid

Acting Minister of Information and Culture and Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Zabiullah Mujahid said that Afghanistan�s future is bright as they have comprehensive economic and educational plans. Speaking in a video clip on Friday, January 28, 2022, Zabiullah Mujahid said that...

Defining inclusive government is not Intl-Community�s task, Afghans should do it: EU

uropean Union has reacted to Amir Khan Motaqi�s-acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan- remarks accusing the international community of having been failed in defining an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Special Representative of European Union for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson said that defining...

Meeting of India�s Modi, 5 Central Asia PMs Addresses Afghanistan

India�s prime minister hosted a virtual summit with five leaders of Central Asian states to discuss the Afghan situation, and the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan was discussed. The meeting was attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President of Kazakhstan Kassym Jomart...

Progress Made on Talks Over Kabul Airport With Qatar, Turkey

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said that the Islamic Emirate has reached an agreement with Qatari and Turkish joint ventures on the details of aviation security, ground services and airspace of the five airports of the country. "The details have been discussed, a series of general decisions...

Pakistan NSA claims Afghan soil still being used against Pakistan

Pakistan National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf has claimed Thursday that Afghan soil was still being used against Pakistan, Dawn News reported. Briefing Pakistan�s National Assembly�s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Yusuf has also claimed that "organized terrorist networks" are operating...

joint European-US statement was issued after talks with the Taliban

Western participants of the Oslo summit who met with representatives of the Islamic Emirate as well as with representatives of Afghan civil society issued a statement calling for urgent action to address the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and highlighted necessary steps to help alleviate the...