ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday expressed the resolve to raise his voice for resolving humanitarian crisis unfolding in Afghanistan. In a tweet, he urged people to join international initiatives for addressing the Afghan crisis, which has put millions of Afghans, especially children, at risk of starvation. I will add my voice also and … Read more
KABUL – Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on Tuesday, threatening further disruption to an already ailing economy. Since the Taliban seized power in mid-August, the national currency the Afghani has depreciated and the country’s reserves are frozen abroad. With the economy teetering banks are running short of cash … Read more
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken promised Wednesday to welcome and respond to all internal dissent and to review any missteps in the evacuation from Afghanistan. In a speech on the modernization of the State Department, the top US diplomat also laid out plans for a new cyber bureau to handle rising hacking threats … Read more
MOSCOW – Russia on Monday urged Western countries to engage with the Taliban and for the European Union to re-open its embassy in Afghanistan, warning that the country was at risk of descending further into drug trafficking and terrorism. The call came after Moscow last week hosted members of the regime for international talks, and the … Read more
WASHINGTON – The United States said it will not join talks on Afghanistan announced for this Tuesday by Russia that will include two other key players, China and Pakistan. The State Department blamed logistical issues but said it considered the Russian-led forum “constructive.” “We look forward to engaging in that forum going forward, but we’re not … Read more
KABUL, Oct 5, 2021 (AFP) – A top British envoy held talks with senior Taliban officials in Kabul on Tuesday — the first since foreign forces evacuated from Afghanistan — as the country’s new masters seek a path out of international isolation. The hardline Islamist movement declared a new regime after overrunning the capital in August and ousting … Read more
Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed has stated that Pakistan will support Afghanistan in a time of need. While addressing an event at the Women Chamber of Commerce in Rawalpindi today, Sheikh Rasheed excluded the accusations of Pakistan’s military sustenance to the Taliban. He stated that the world and Indian intelligence have confronted a defeat and they … Read more
US General Mark Milley has cautioned al-Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan could threaten the US in a year. The Taliban completely ended ties with the group, stated Gen Milley. Gen Milley and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin are being questioned in Congress about last month’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. The government malformed as the Taliban quickly progress through … Read more
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has made an apology and said firm action will be taken against the men who detached the Pakistan flag from aid ampules. In a statement, Mujahid said the entire Islamic Emirates was saddened by the event. It must have upset the feelings of the neighboring country. He further stated that the … Read more
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers stated that there was no indication of Islamic State or al Qaeda activists in the country. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid excluded allegations that al Qaeda upheld an existence in Afghanistan and recurrent inductees that there would be no outbreaks on third countries from Afghanistan from such actions. Mujahid stated, “We do not … Read more
The Taliban Monday constricted their grasp on women’s rights, reducing women’s entrance to work, and negating girls the right to secondary school education. After promising a softer version of their oppressive administration of the 1990s, the group has been disrobing at liberties one month after claiming power. “I may as well be dead,” said one … Read more
Pakistan cannot be held accountable for the failure of the exiled Ashraf Ghani-led government in Afghanistan, the Foreign Office said in reply to a resolution of the European Parliament on the situation in Afghanistan. Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said “Pakistan cannot be held responsible for the failure of the Ghani government, and its … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit the United Kingdom to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan with British officials and other issues. According to the sources, the foreign minister will be in London from September 26-29. In his visit, Shah Mahmood Qureshi will meet senior British government officials, comprising those in charge of dealing … Read more
Afghan women must not be permitted to work together with men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position which, if formally applied, would efficiently bar them from the occupation in government offices, banks, media companies, and beyond. Waheedullah Hashimi, a senior figure stated that the group would completely contrivance its form of … Read more
WASHINGTON (APP): Pakistan is monitoring the ability of the new Taliban government in Afghanistan to deliver on the commitments and promises to uphold human rights that they have made to the international community before extending recognition to it, Ambassador Asad Majeed Khan has said. “Whether the Taliban actually abide by those (commitments) is their call,” … Read more
Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and the co-founder of the Taliban released an audio statement stating he was alive and well, after news of his fictional death went viral on social media are fake. Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was last week named as a number two to Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, … Read more
Afghan women wearing full face veils sat in rows at a Kabul university lecture theatre Saturday, pledging commitment to the Taliban’s hardline policies on gender segregation. About 300 women — covered head-to-toe in accordance with strict new dress policies for education — waved Taliban flags as speakers railed against the West and expressed support for … Read more
United Arab Emirates (UAE) has set up an air bridge to transport tons of aid to Afghanistan. “From September 3, (…) the UAE government has activated an air bridge corridor for humanitarian aid,” said Ibrahim Moarafi. Moarafi is the general manager and regional director of GAAC, a UAE-based company that has provided ground and security … Read more
The daily life of unaccompanied Afghan refugee children in Qatar is punctuated by recurring questions, “where are we going?” and “can I have some chips”. About 200 uprooted young Afghans arrived in Doha aboard flights from Kabul in recent weeks and are being hosted at a reception centre, where they grapple with the trauma of … Read more
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to resume flight operation to Kabul on Monday. PIA will recommence its flight operation to Kabul on September 13 as the first flight will leave for Afghanistan capital on Monday at 7:30 am. The civil aviation authority of Afghanistan permitted Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to land at the Kabul airport. According … Read more
Afghanistan to receive the second batch of aid with relief goods and medicines from Pakistan. The second C-130 aircraft carrying relief goods shipment including medicines, utensils, and food items from Pakistan landed at Kandahar Airport on Friday. The delivery was given to the representative of the Governor of Kandahar in a ceremony at the airport. … Read more
The Taliban forms its new government on September 11, after the end of a 20-year war that had consequences around the globe. The countries that have been invited by the Taliban are Iran, Turkey, China, and Qatar to attend the swearing-in ceremony, according to a Russian news agency. Afghanistan’s new cabinet will be sworn in … Read more
The first shipment of humanitarian aid encompassing food and medicines has reached Afghanistan, stated Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmed Khan. Afghanistan had been cut off from the rest of the world for almost a month after the failure of the previous government and the complete takeover by the Taliban. The Pakistan Foreign Office had … Read more
As a part of mending relation with the neighboring country, China has announced to donate aid, including food and coronavirus vaccines, worth $31 million to Afghanistan. The development came after the Taliban declared to form a temporary government. In a meeting with counterparts from Pakistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced … Read more
Illegal Afghan migrants have been arrested from Sindh’s Ghokti over no travel documents, stated Police. According to sources, the police stopped 11 Afghan nationals which includes three women, six children, and two men at the Sindh-Punjab border, and asked them to show travel documents. The police arrested the illegal immigrants over failure to show legal … Read more
The Taliban took complete control of Kabul, after the evacuation of U.S forces was announced by President Joe Biden. Soon after the U.S forces evacuation was completed on 31 august 2021, the Taliban declared the formation of a government under Taliban rule. The Taliban have finally announced Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund as the head of … Read more
The Biden government and more than 200 private agencies are in rush to create a system for the relocation of tens of thousands of Afghans. Many of the Afghan refugees have escaped their country with little more than the clothes they were wearing. The State Department plans to spend as much as $2,275 for each … Read more
UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Dominic Raab has signaled the UK’s commitment to participate with the Taliban government in Afghanistan, as he held a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. “We do see the importance of being able to engage and having a direct line of communication,” … Read more
