By Mohammad Farshad Daryos in TOLOnews Online, March 30,2023 at 7:59 PMThe chief of staff of the Islamic Emirate, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, criticized the United States for violating Afghanistan’s airspace. In an interview with RTA, Fitrat noted that the current Afghan government will manage the country’s airspace in a better way in the future. “Even though it was a term in the agreement, it has been violated many times, and even though the US side…
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By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews Online, March 26, 2023 at 7:59 PMThe Islamic Emirate urged the United Nations to remove the names of its members from the blacklist, saying that instead of pressure, the international community should engage with the interim government of Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that nearly 20 to 25 members of the Islamic Emirate are on the blacklist. “We can say that there are between 20 to 25…
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…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Mar 18, 2023 at 8:40 PMAfghanistan National Journalists Union (ANJU) in a report on Saturday said that after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, 53% of journalists lost their employment and 50% of the media outlets were closed over many reasons, particularly financial issues. The report is published on the occasion of National Journalist’s Day in Afghanistan. “Most media employees have left Afghanistan. The media community is facing several problems.…
By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, March 18,2023 at 8:37 PMIn response to the new UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution concerning the call for an “independent assessment to address the challenges in Afghanistan,” the Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the current government would cooperate with it if the assessment is aimed at fostering cooperation. Mujahid said the assessment should not be for producing propaganda against the system and based on false information. “We hope…
By Fatima Adib in TOLOnews, March 17,2023 at 9:06 AMThe legal advisor of the Afghanistan Mission in Geneva, Mohibullah Tayib, accused the Islamic Emirate of interfering with aid deliveries. He made the remarks at a UN meeting in Geneva. “The Taliban have also forced NGOs to register and provide information which has led to the interference with the equitable delivery of humanitarian aid,” he said. He also expressed concerns over the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Mar 9, 2023Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday that killed the Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, the group’s Amaq agency reported. A blast tore through the Taliban governor’s office in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Thursday, killing him and two others, officials said. Despite the Islamic Emirate rulers’ repeated claims that the Afghan conflict is concluded, the de facto government still faces significant security…
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…
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…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNews, Feb 28, 2023 at 10:23 PMDiplomats of the Islamic Emirate restarted official activities in Afghanistan’s consulate in Istanbul on Monday, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The deputy spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said that efforts are underway to provide consular services as well as diplomatic services. “The Foreign Ministry clarifies that on Monday, the diplomats of the foreign ministry in Istanbul of Turkey resumed their work…
report in TOLOnews, Mar 8, 2023The European Council announced on Tuesday it has sanctioned nine individuals and three entities under its Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, including two acting ministers from Afghanistan. According to the EU Council, two acting “Taliban” ministers– for Higher Education, Neda Mohammad Nadim and for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi–who are “behind the decrees banning women from higher education and gender-segregated practices in public…