Tag: Afghanistan

Taliban seek assistance from Russia in Afghanistan’s reconstruction — deputy minister (TASS)

The Taliban (banned in Russia) expressed hope that Russia would take part in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, which had been damaged as a result...

Taliban, US conclude ‘candid, professional’ talks in Doha (Al Jazeera)

Delegates from the Taliban and the United States have held “candid and professional” talks in the Qatari capital, according to a US official, with...

Enemies sowing religious, ethnic discords in Afghanistan: Speaker (IRNA)

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf condemned recent terrorist crimes against Muslim prayers at a mosque in the city of Kunduz, Afghanistan, stressing that...

The Taliban’s security nightmare (Al Jazeera)

ISIL (ISIS) in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on Friday in the northern city of Kunduz. Dozens of people were killed and...

Après Nous, le Deluge? Afghanistan after the Withdrawal of US Troops (Andrey Sushentsov, Valdai Discussion Club)

It is becoming obvious that after the “Afghan exodus” a real war of compromising materials began in Washington. The State Department blamed the Pentagon, the Pentagon — intelligence, and intelligence...

In Afghanistan Evacuation, Air Force Once Again Rises to an Enormous Challenge (John Venable, The Heritage Foundation)

The air evacuation out of Afghanistan was, in a word, amazing. Despite immense obstacles, U.S. Air Force airmen were able to rise to the challenge...

In Afghanistan, a Resistance Arises (Luke Coffey, The Heritage Foundation)

The Afghanistan fiasco was totally avoidable. Had President Biden listened to his military advisers and kept a small troop presence, coupled with U.S. air...

Opportunities and Challenges for China’s Plans in Afghanistan (Syed Fazl-e Haider, The Jamestown Foundation)

In a September meeting between China’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu and Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, China declared that its first...

Taliban says ‘ready for inclusivity, but not selectivity’ (Osama Bin Javaid, Al Jazeera)

The Taliban’s “Islamic emirate” is “ready for inclusivity but not selectivity”, the group’s senior leader has told Al Jazeera, in response to the Western...

US, Pakistani officials hold talks over Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has met Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad to discuss bilateral ties, regional peace and...

Afghan MPs, in exile, pledge to work for women’s rights (John Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera)

When Taliban fighters ransacked Shagufa Noorzai’s home on August 29, she was not there. The member of parliament from Helmand province had gone into hiding...

India’s Cautious and Calculated Approach to the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan (Animesh Roul, The Jamestown Foundation)

More than a month after Taliban forces stormed Afghanistan, the self-proclaimed Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan (IEA) has yet to gain international political recognition. All...

China’s geostrategic engagement in a new Afghanistan (BM Jain, East Asia Forum)

China is determined to establish a geostrategic foothold in the new Taliban-led Afghanistan. A decade ago, China forayed into Afghanistan’s strategic space by inking...

Keep The US Retreat from Afghanistan From Emboldening China (C. Anthony Pfaff, Defense One)

China lost no time in attempting to use the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to weaken Taipei’s faith in Washington’s ability to deter Beijing and...

The West can help Afghans without recognising the Taliban now (Sultan Barakat, Al Jazeera)

While Afghans have finally seen a glimpse of stability for the first time in decades, they now face a major humanitarian and developmental catastrophe....

Taliban still struggling for international recognition (Ali M Latifi, Al Jazeera)

Since it took power in August, the Taliban has been on a desperate quest to have its Islamic Emirate recognised internationally as the official...