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Afghanistan’s Domestic, International Political Challenges in New Year

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews Online, March 20,2023 at 8:29 PMAt the turn of the solar year, no country has officially recognized the interim government of the Islamic Emirate, however, its diplomats have been sent to some consulates and embassies of regional countries. The Afghanistan consulate in Istanbul and the Afghan embassy in Tehran were handed over to the Islamic Emirate. “The leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to send a team…

Islamic Emirate Introduces New Consul to UAE

report in TOLOnews, Mar 14, 2023 at 9:00 PMThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) introduced Abdul Rahman Feda as the General Consul of Afghanistan in the UAE. Feda’s appointment was announced in a letter issued by the Foreign Ministry. In the letter, MoFA announced that the official term of former General Consul Mansour Ahmad Azizi had ended. A second letter said the former chief of protocol of MoFA, Abdul Rahman Feda, had been appointed as…

West: US Engaging With Kabul Despite ‘Grave Concern’ With Policies

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews’, Mar 3, 2023 at 11:00 PMThe US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, said Washington has not seen significant steps towards normalization with the Islamic Emirate. In a special interview with TOLOnews, West stated that the current Afghan government lacks a permanent representative at the UN and official ties with international financial institutions. “We have not seen significant steps towards normalization with the Taliban, They do not have a…

Kabul, Washington Blame Each Other for Doha Deal Violations

report in TOLOnews, Mar 1, 2023 at 9:44 PMThree years have passed since the signing of the Doha agreement between the US and the Islamic Emirate, and neither Kabul nor Washington is pleased with the way the agreement has been implemented. Kabul said that the parts of this agreement that refer to the Islamic Emirate have been fully implemented, but Washington has not been bound by its obligations in this regard. “Their troops did not…

Kabul’s Isolation Undermining Aid, Development Efforts: ICG Report

By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Feb 24, 2023 at 8:31 PMThe International Crisis Group said in a new report that the latest restrictions imposed by the Islamic Emirate have dealt women’s freedoms a “grievous blow” in Afghanistan and that they are also impeding delivery of life-saving assistance, disrupting the world’s largest aid operation even as half the population suffers from acute hunger. “The unrecognized regime’s isolation undermines humanitarian and development efforts,” the report said. “It…

Over 80,000 DrugAddicts Collected After Islamic Emirate Came to Power: MoI

By Nazir Shinwari in Tolo News, Feb 21, 2023 at 9:13 PMThe Ministry of Interior said that more than 80,000 drug addicts were collected from across the country after the Islamic Emirate swept into power. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry’s spokesman, Abdul Nafay Takor, said that the over 5,000 people have been arrested on charges of being involved in drug dealing. He said that more than 200 drug…

Inside the Taliban campaign to forge a religious emirate

by Susannah George in The Waqshington Post, Feb 18, 2023 at 2:00 a.m.KANDAHAR— When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the group quickly launched what officials called a “purification” campaign aimed at stripping the country of civil laws and institutions to build an entirely Islamic society. A year and a half later, the Taliban has gutted the country’s justice system in its campaign to forge a religious emirate, by scrapping the constitution and replacing the…

No Details Found to Prove Zawahiri Was Killed in Kabul’: Islamic Emirate

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in ToloNews, Feb 8, 2023 at 9:31 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that they have not found any details to prove that Ayman al-Zawahiri, former leader of al-Qaeda, was killed in Afghanistan. In August, US President Joe Biden in a live address announced the death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. “We have not reached a result yet. There has been no clear and decisive reason to prove that such an incident…

Moscow to Host Meeting on Afghanistan Next Week

By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Feb 5, 2023 at 8:50 PMMoscow is set to host a meeting of senior regional security officials on the situation in Afghanistan next week, a Russian diplomat said. The Islamic Emirate said that the participants are expected to discuss the recognition of Afghanistan. Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid called on Moscow to invite a representative of the Afghanistan’s caretaker government. “The Islamic Emirate has not yet been invited but those…

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Kabul Leaders

report in ToloNews, Feb 2, 2023 at 10:48 PMIn response to the ban on women attending university and working for NGOs in Afghanistan, the US State Department has imposed new visa restrictions on a number of current and former officials of the Islamic Emirate.7 The US State Department in a press statement said that the Islamic Emirate cannot expect the respect and support of the international community until they respect the human rights and fundamental…

Moscow Discussed Recognition with Islamic Emirate: Russian Foreign Ministry

By Mohammad Farshad Daryoshi in Tolo News, Jan 20, 2023 at 8:56 PMThe Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that during the visit of its envoy to Afghanistan, the two sides discussed recognition of the Islamic Emirate. The statement said that Russian envoy Zamir Kabulov has also discussed strengthening of economic, cultural education relations between the two countries as well as issues of terrorism and prevention of narcotics. “In the meeting, there was a…