Over 2,500 Taliban affiliates dissociated over misdemeanor

Ranks� Purification Commission has said that they have so far dissociated 2,514 Taliban affiliates from their ranks and the process is going on across Afghanistan. Head of the commission Lutfullah Hakimi has said that the process of purifying the Taliban ranks has been completed in some provinces...

Taliban weed about to attract millions in foreign investment

(FILE PHOTO) © Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images A German investor plans to produce medical cannabis in Afghanistan CPharm International (ECI), a German research and development firm, has said it is planning a multi-million-dollar investment in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, with the...

Taliban appeal for humanitarian aid �without political bias�

A man holds a child as vendors wait for customers at a market during heavy snowfall in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 4, 2022. (Photo by AFP) The Taliban have called on the international community to send emergency humanitarian aid to Afghanistan without "political bias," as snow and freezing temperatures...

Pakistan�s National Security Advisor to Visit Kabul

Moeed Yusuf, the National Security Advisor of Pakistan, will visit Kabul soon as tensions have risen along the Durand line, the de facto border between the two countries. Based on Pakistan media reports, it was decided during a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Thursday that National Security Advisor...

Taliban is concerned about unrest in Kazakhstan: Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a statement said that they are concerned about the recent unrest in Kazakhstan and have urged both the government and protesters to resolve issues through talks. Spokesperson of the ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a Twitter post said that...

Durand Line Fencing 94% Completed: Pakistan

Pakistan�s military says that it would complete the fencing along the Durand Line. "The fencing alongside the (Durand Line) is continuing and work is completed 94 percent. Pakistan will finish it. This is good for the security of the people on both sides," said Babar Iftikhar, spokesman for Pakistan�s...

Prison review board releases 50 �innocent� prisoners in Kandahar

Following an investigation into prisoners by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) officials in Kandahar, 50 inmates were released from the local prison. The prisoners, who had been held on criminal charges, were released following a probe by a prisons regulatory administration delegation. The...

Do not violate people�s personal privacy: Taliban rank-and-file

Ministry of promotion of virtue and prevention of vice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has directed its personnel and all rank and file not to violate people�s personal privacy. Speaking to Bakhtar News Agency-Afghan new agency- spokesperson of the ministry Muhammad Sadiq Akif said, all the...

International community must coordinate humanitarian aids with Taliban: spokesperson

A spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan of has said that the UN and International Community must distribute their humanitarian assistance in coordination with the Taliban. Inamullah Samangani said that to assure further efficacy and positive outcomes of humanitarian aids to Afghanistan,...

It is time for world to recognize Taliban: Deputy FM

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai said that they have completed all preconditions for recognition and now is the time for the International Community to come forward and recognize the Taliban. Speaking at a convention in Paktia province, Sher...

Islamic Emirate: No More Fencing Allowed on Durand Line

A top military commander said the Islamic Emirate will not allow fencing on the Durand Line. "We will not allow the fencing anytime, in any form. Whatever they did before, they did, but we will not allow it anymore. There will be no fencing anymore," Mawllawi Sanaullah Sangin, commander of the border...

Kabul hoping to resolve border issues with Pakistan through dialogue

The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday that recent incidents have taken place at various points along the Durand Line between Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and Pakistan forces and that the issues need to be resolved. Reports emerged this week that border forces had broken sections...

Taliban free 40 inmates from Kandahar prison

Provincial officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Kandahar province said that they have released 40 prisoners who were kept behind bars for no crime. The local officials said that the innocent prisoners and those who are accused of low-scale crimes were freed in coordination with Afghanistan�s...

Taliban deny skirmish with Turkmenistan�s border guards

Foreign ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan denied armed engagement between the Taliban and Turkmenistan border guards in northern Jawzjan province. Spokesperson of the ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a series of twitter posts said that rumors about skirmishes between the two countries�...

We didn�t plan to assassinate Ashraf Ghani: Baradar

Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said that they (Taliban affiliates) did not plan to assassinate former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani after they took over Kabul. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Afghanistan�s state-run TV (RTA) Baradar said...

Pakistan won�t stop erecting fences on Durand Line: Qureshi

Despite the recent destruction of Pakistan�s barbed-wire on the Durand line by the Taliban in three different provinces, Pakistan�s foreign minister Mahmood Qureshi has acknowledged that they will continue erecting fences on the line. Mahmood Qureshi said that misunderstanding and recent conflicts...

Taliban to include suicide bombers in their army

Officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that they will create a special battalion of suicide attackers to be part of their future army. Deputy Minister of information and culture and spokesperson of the Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid said that the battalion will be part of their special forces...

Uzbek-Afghanistan border guards engage in armed conflict

Taliban�s local officials in northern Jawzjan province said that Afghanistan�s border guards engaged in armed conflict with Uzbekistani in the Khumab district of the province. Head of the directorate of information and culture of Jawzjan province Hilal Balkhi has said that the conflict occurred on...

Neighbor Countries Yet to Hand Over Afghan Aircraft

Islamic Emirate officials have been in talks with neighboring countries for the return of Afghan aircraft that were flown by Afghan pilots who escaped Afghanistan for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan following the rapid fall of the Western-backed government in mid-August. The deputy spokesman for the Islamic...

SIGAR Reacts to Restrictions on Afghan Women

The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reacted to recent Islamic Emirate policy, citing a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) which said that the Islamic Emirate had restricted women and girls� sports activities and access to medical services. Last week, the Ministry...

Taliban deny release of suicide attacker on Kabul Airport

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan reacted to US claims over releasing the "ISIS-K affiliate" who carried out a suicide attack on Kabul International Airport that killed nearly 200 people including US marines. A spokesperson of the IEA Bilal Karimi in a series of Twitter posts on Sunday, January 2, 2022,...

Report Shows Massive Gain of Contractors in Afghan War

The outpouring of money from the US government for the Afghan war provided billions of dollars to military contractors, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The WSJ said the military outsourcing meant the US Department of Defense spent 14 trillion dollars for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that...

Afghan, Chinese officials hold first virtual working meeting on bilateral ties

Afghan and Chinese officials have met virtually for their first China-Afghanistan liaison mechanism meeting, at a working level, for humanitarian assistance and economic reconstruction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said Sunday. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, a Deputy Spokesman for MoFA, stated that the...

Taliban�s interim government led to security in Afghanistan and region: Suhail Shaheen

UN nominee of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Suhail Shaheen said that the current assurance of security in Afghanistan and the region is because of the existence of the Taliban�s interim government. Suhail Shaheen in a series of Twitter posts said that during US presence in Afghanistan in the...

People protest in Kabul against US sanctions on Afghanistan

Tens of people took to the streets of Kabul on Sunday, January 2, 2022, and asked for the US sanctions on Afghanistan to be lifted. The protesters said that the US must lift imposed sanctions and ease economic pressures on Afghanistan and allow the Afghan people to rebuild their country. It comes...

Recognition is not our need, it is international community�s need: Taliban spokesman

A spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Inamullah Samangani said that their recognition is not a need of them but a need of the world. Inamullah Samangani warned against not recognizing the IEA by the international community as it will have adverse consequences. "Recognition of the Islamic...

28,500 Children Killed in Past 16 Years in Afghanistan: UNICEF

Over 28,000 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan, the United Nations Children�s Fun (UNICEF) said on Friday in a press release. According to UNICEF, Afghanistan has the highest number of verified child casualties since 2005: "Afghanistan, for example, has the highest number...

Man sells ten-year-old daughter in western Afghanistan to feed family

A family that was displaced due to conflicts in Herat province sold their ten-year-old daughter to save other family members from starvation, Associated Press reported. The minor girl has been named to another family and the father has received the money in return. Azizagul, the mother of the daughter...

Taliban prevent fences erection by Pakistan in Nimroz

Local affiliates of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the western Nimroz province said that they have stopped the Pakistani military from erecting barbed wire and outposts. The Pakistani military personnel reportedly wanted to build their outpost on Afghanistan soil in Chahar Burjak district of...

2021: A Difficult, Historic Year for Afghanistan

The past year will be remembered as a momentous year for Afghanistan and its people, beginning with a fragile peace process and then witnessing the fall of the Western-backed government of Ashraf Ghani. Taliban forces in the office of the President of Afghanistan/ ©Social Media The second round...