Tag: Afghanistan

Expanded trio on Afghanistan to meet before Moscow format talks — Russian envoy (TASS)

The expanded trio (Russia, the US, China and Pakistan) on Afghanistan will meet in Moscow before Moscow format talks, Russia's special presidential envoy to...

Lavrov says NATO’s weapons left in Afghanistan should not be used for destructive purposes (TASS)

Speaking at a meeting of foreign ministers in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

NATO avoids responsibility for its presence in Afghanistan — Russian top diplomat (TASS)

NATO avoids responsibility for its twenty-year presence in Afghanistan, inviting the republic’s neighbors to solve the existing problems, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said...

Afghanistan: World must act on ‘make or break moment’ – UN chief (UN News)

“If we do not act and help Afghans weather this storm, and do it soon, not only they but all the world will pay a...

Imran Khan: US must engage with Taliban or face chaos (Peter Oborne, David Hearst, Middle East Eye)

The United States has to “pull itself together” and deliver an aid package to Afghanistan or face the collapse of a country which would...

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...