Tag: Afghanistan

US to give additional $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

The United States will donate an extra $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the White House has announced, bringing the total of US aid...

Taliban releases prominent Afghan professor from custody: Family (Al Jazeera)

The Taliban have released a prominent university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested during the weekend, a family member said. Hasina...

Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan: Official (Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)

A senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban or TTP) has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistani security officials say, as a peace...

Why have Kabul leaders chosen Tehran for 3rd diplomatic trip? (IRNA)

In addition to cultural commonalities and geographical proximity, Afghanistan and Iran are facing US-led sanctions and freeze of their assets, which pave the ground...

Mortar shell explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has killed at least nine children and wounded four others, according to local officials. The blast on...

Iran says won’t officially recognise Taliban after Tehran talks (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran is still some time away from officially recognising the Taliban as the government of neighbouring Afghanistan, its foreign ministry says, after a meeting...

Acting Afghan FM, Amirabdollahian discuss bilateral ties (IRNA)

Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi and his accompanying delegation on Sunday evening met and conferred with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Acting...

Prominent Afghan professor arrested for criticising Taliban rule (Al Jazeera)

A prominent Afghan university professor and outspoken critic of the Taliban leadership has been arrested in Kabul. Faizullah Jalal, a longtime professor of law and...

Taliban Foreign Minister Visits Iran For Talks Focused On Refugees, Economic Issues (RFE RL)

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan sent its foreign minister to Iran on January 8 to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis. "The visit...

President Raisi calls for all-inclusive government in Afghanistan (IRNA)

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said on Thursday that all the efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran are towards establishing a government in Afghanistan...

Decision to recognize Taliban government depends on their fulfillment of promises – Lavrov (TASS)

The official recognition of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia - TASS) government in Afghanistan will depend on progress in their fulfillment of promises, Russian Foreign...

Russia’s contacts with Taliban are businesslike – Lavrov (TASS)

Russia maintains working contacts with representatives of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia - TASS) that came to power in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...

Afghan ex-President Ghani defends decision to flee the country (Al Jazeera)

Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani has said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an...

Afghanistan thanks China for upholding fairness and justice, offering aid: acting deputy PM of Afghan Taliban’s interim govt (Global Times)

Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Wang Yu on Thursday met with a senior Taliban leader to stress that China is willing to continue to provide...

Vying for influence over Kabul (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

On December 19, Pakistan hosted a special session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to address the crisis in Afghanistan. The Taliban, which...

India and Central Asia need more coherence on Afghanistan (Ayjaz Wani, ORF)

The third India-Central Asia Dialogue, held in India on 19 December, coincided with the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic...