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KABUL: The Islamic Emirate has said the second deputy of the prime minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi, would lead the delegation set to attend the Moscow meeting this week. A spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, Inamullah Samangani, said that the Islamic Emirate would take advantage of the Moscow conference and attempt to engage in legitimate relations with the world countries as soon as possible. “A high-level delegation of the Islamic Emirate government of Afghanistan, led by…

If deadly Kabul airport explosions were decried as a dark day for Afghanistan, how should we describe the bloodbath that struck Kandahar? Catastrophic? Hell on Earth? Because attacking those trying to flee the new throne might–in some twisted manner–make sense as an act of vengeance but mowing down at least 41 unarmed worshippers with no apparent say in the power circle cannot be condemned strongly enough! The distasteful Friday episode has torn apart all security…

The writer is an independent freelance journalist based in Islamabad covering South Asia/ Central Asia.A clever thing the United States did post the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan was to outrightly take its hands off the country – except for humanitarian considerations. Doing so, Washington, on the one hand, deprived its regional rivals of an enemy to struggle against, and, on the other, rendered Afghanistan a headache for the neighbouring countries, particularly Russia, China,…

TASHKENT: Representatives of the Taliban visited neighbouring Uzbekistan for talks on humanitarian aid and trade on Saturday, the Central Asian country´s foreign ministry said. The new rulers of Afghanistan have been on a diplomatic offensive seeking diplomatic recognition as well as assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster, after they returned to power in August following the withdrawal of US troops. The latest talks took place in the Uzbek border town of Termez, with the Taliban’s…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday in a virtual summit with the leaders of the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) said Daesh is active in north of Afghanistan, a claim rejected by officials of the Islamic Emirate. According to Puttin, Russia’s estimate shows that around 2,000 Deash fighters are in the north of Afghanistan adding they pose threats against CIS states. “According to our data, the number of IS (Islamic State) members in northern Afghanistan alone…

The Taliban on Friday issued directives regarding the execution of criminals in public and said that the act should not be carried out unless ordered by the country’s top court. Taking to Twitter, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the decision of the Council of Ministers of the Islamic Emirate and wrote that punishing criminals publically should be avoided if the country’s top court has not issued such an order. He added that if someone is…

KABUL (Agencies): Afghanistan’s Foreign acting Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi accused the international community on Friday of “violating the rights of Afghan people” by not recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government.Speaking to Reuters on the second day of a two-day visit to Turkey’s capital of Ankara, Muttaqi said he discussed the recognition of the IEA’s government with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as well. “The fact that all of them are recognized and the…

Turkish Foreign Ministry Mevlut Cavusoglu said that the formation of inclusive government and the rights of Afghan women and girls were discussed at the meeting with the Islamic Emirate’s delegation that was led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. The Turkish foreign minister said that his country was ready to support the “Taliban” in averting a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, but it would not recognize their government. “We told them again that they need…

MOSCOW: Russian Presi­dent Vladimir Putin on Friday said hundreds of fighters loyal to the militant Islamic State (IS) group were massing in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host international talks on the country next week. The United States, China and Pakistan will join talks on the Taliban takeover on Tuesday, the Kremlin’s envoy to Afghanistan said. A day later, the Taliban and other regional players will talk to Russian officials on how to rally…

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday welcomed recent meetings between representatives of Western countries and Taliban officials describing it as a positive development. “In our view the US-Taliban talks are significant and should continue. And there have been other engagements as well, with the EU, and other countries and we think these are positive developments,” FO spokesman Asim Iftikhar said at the weekly media briefing. Envoys and representative of US, European Union, and Western countries…