By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews, May 22, 2023 at 8:47 PMThe acting Minister of Interior, Sirajuddin Haqqani, met with the UN special envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, and he requested that representatives of the Islamic Emirate be invited to UN meetings held on Afghanistan. According to the MoI, Otunbayeva welcomed the improvement in security, saying that the UN will continue its aid for the people of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the chief of staff for the office…
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By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press, May 20, 2023Taliban released Ali Latifi, an Afghan-American journalist after he was detained in Kabul on charge of “suspicious behavior” according to police officials. Khalid Zadran, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s security command in Kabul wrote on Twitter on May 19 that Latifi was arrested late on May 18 in the capital on charges of suspicious behavior, but released late Friday night. Hashmat Ghani, the brother of former Afghan…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, May 19, 2023 at 8:43 PMThe Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to help the people of Afghanistan to maintain stability and realize peace. Jinping made the remarks at the China-Central Asia Summit. China will “continue to help the Afghan people maintain security and stability and realize peace and reconstruction. We will work together to build a Central Asia that features no conflict,” he said. This comes as Pakistan Prime Minister…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, May 20, 2023Zamir Kabulov, the Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s participation in the Kazan Forum “absolutely did not mean” its recognition from Russia. The Russian envoy also said that the UN Security Council does not sanction the Taliban delegation that participated in the Russia-Islamic World Kazan forum event. The Taliban delegation, prohibited in Russia, is represented at the Kazan Forum by participants not sanctioned by…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press, May 19, 2023The Taliban authorities responded to the Iranian president’s remarks about violating the water rights of the Iranian people over their shared Helmand River in a statement. The statement said the “water agreement between the two neighbouring countries was signed half a century ago in 1973 and is still valid, and the Islamic Emirate is committed to implementing its obligations.” The statement also stressed, “Due to severe…
Report in TOLOnews, May 18, 2023 at 10:56 PMIran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said that the current Afghan government should ensure Iran’s water rights of the Helmand River based on international treaties, Iranian media reported. Addressing reporters during a visit to Sistan and Balouchestan province on Thursday, Raisi said the current Afghan authorities should “immediately” provide Iran with its share of water. “I will remind the rulers of Afghanistan that they should not regard our demand…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 18, 2023The Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, and German Foreign Minister Analena Berbuk discussed the situation in Afghanistan during her visit to Qatar on Wednesday. Both parties made it clear throughout the discussion that the international community must continue to work with the Afghan people, respect human rights, particularly those of women, and support girls’ education.…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews Online, May 18, 2023 at 8:39 PMThe Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said that in his meeting with the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, there was emphasized “the necessity” for the “international community to cooperate to strengthen the capabilities of the people and enable them to avoid any internal crises.” The German Foreign Minister arrived in Qatar and met the…
by Dewey Sim in SCMP, May 19, 2023*Expansion of US$60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor into Afghanistan ‘a win’ for the war-torn country, but China’s yields less certain**Observers said Beijing will be hoping to reduce instability in the region while building its influence When China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang met his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Mutaqi earlier this month, he spoke of the two nations as “traditionally friendly neighbours connected by mountains and rivers”. China would…
By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews, May 17, 2023 at 10:19 PMQatar’s Foreign Ministry said that it has been trying to create a political path between Afghanistan and the international community. Speaking to reporters, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, Majed bin Mohammad Al Ansari, said that Doha played an important role as mediator, particularly at the end of the US involvement in Afghanistan. Referring to the recent visit of Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 17, 2023 at 9:57 PMMawlawi Abdul Kabir has been appointed acting head instead of Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund by the order of the leader of the Islamic Emirate, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada. According to the Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, PM Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund is in Kandahar for medical treatment for an extended period of time and the political deputy PM, Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, is managing…