Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan ‘on the brink of catastrophe’: UN envoy (Al Jazeera)

The UN envoy for Afghanistan says the country is “on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe”, urging the international community to find ways to...

Taliban ‘Open Letter’ Appeals to US Congress to Unfreeze Afghan Assets (Ayaz Gul, VoA)

The Taliban foreign minister Wednesday penned an “open letter” to the U.S. Congress, warning of a mass refugee exodus from Afghanistan unless the United...

Afghan FM confirms Kabul ‘mediating’ talks between Pakistan, TTP (Al Jazeera)

The Taliban is acting as a mediator between the Pakistani government and the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister...

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will represent the diplomatic interests of the US in Afghanistan, the first official representation for...

Anger, betrayal, and humiliation: how veterans feel about the withdrawal from Afghanistan (William A. Galston, Brookings)

In the wake of the chaotic U. S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last August, many observers believed that the memory would quickly fade as Americans...

The Narco-Terrorist Taliban (Brahma Chellaney, Project-Syndicate)

The strategic folly of US President Joe Biden’s Afghan policy has been laid bare in recent weeks. First, the country came back under the control of...

Afghanistan: Mosque in Nangarhar province hit by blast (Al Jazeera)

An explosion has hit a mosque in the Spin Ghar area of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers, killing at least three...

Pakistan hosts US, China, Russia to discuss Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

Pakistan has hosted senior diplomats from the United States, China and Russia in Islamabad to discuss the situation in neighbouring Afghanistan, where a deepening...

Iran deporting thousands of Afghan refugees (Al Jazeera)

Iran is sending tens of thousands of Afghan refugees back over the border, aid agencies and witnesses say, amid allegations of mistreatment by Iranian...

More than 20 terrorist organizations operate in Afghanistan — Security Council’s chief (TASS)

More than two dozen terrorist organizations having a total strength of 23,000 militants are operating in Afghanistan at the moment, according to different estimates,...

Thousands of Afghan Refugees Await Rescue. Here’s What the US Needs to Do (Mike Edwards, Zak Kallenborn, Defense One)

The rapid fall of the Afghan government left a national-security and humanitarian mess. Thousands of American citizens and green-card holders were left stranded. Interpreters and translators who risked...

India hosts talks on Afghanistan, but no Afghan official invited (Al Jazeera)

India is hosting senior security officials from Russia, Iran and five Central Asian countries to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, but no Afghan representative...

Biden was wrong on Afghanistan (Madiha Afzal, Brookings)

To me, as to many, the most haunting images of the end of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan are those of Afghans crowding an airport...

Taliban acting FM reportedly to visit Pakistan, ‘a step toward recognition of legitimacy’ (Bai Yunyi, Global Times)

The acting Foreign Minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan is expected to visit Pakistan in the coming days as part of efforts by...

Economic Interests at Core of Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Approach Toward Taliban (Fozil Mashrab, The Jamestown Foundation)

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, it has struggled to win friends. Achieving international recognition and acceptance still remains an uphill...

Afghanistan to resume import of oil, gas from Iran (IRNA)

Afghan chairman of Kabul-Tehran joint chamber of commerce has said that his country will resume imports of oil, gasو and fuel from Iran as...