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Norwegian Refugee Council Chief Says European Envoys Should Return to Kabul

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 28, 2023The Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Jan Egeland, said that he is lobbying for his country’s ambassador — as well other European ambassadors — to return to Afghanistan. In an interview with TOLOnews’ Hamid Bahram, Egeland said that Norway has recognized Afghanistan “for a very long time” and that regimes have come and gone but Oslo has recognized the country. “In diplomacy. You don’t recognize…

Kabul Appoints Seven Attachés in Three Countries

By Mohammad Farshad Daryosh in TOLOnews, May 27, 2023 at 8:45 PMSeven “commercial attachés” have been appointed to three countries since the Islamic Emirate took power in Afghanistan. According to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC), these attachés have been appointed in Pakistan, Iran, and most recently Turkmenistan, with the aim of strengthening economic cooperation with various nations. The Ministry spokesperson Akhundzada Abdul Salam Javad said that Mohammad Haroon Saeedi was recently appointed as…

Haqqani Meets Chinese Ambassador in Kabul:

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 23, 2023The acting Interior Minister of the interim government in Afghanistan, Sirajuddin Haqqani, met with Mr Wang Yu, the Chinese ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. According to a statement issued by the Ministry, the two sides underlined the issues of mutual interest, including the tripartite conference in Islamabad. According to Haqqani, justice is crucial in international engagement, and he praised China for taking a realistic…

‘We Want Iranian Officials to Align Water Demands with Treaty’: Muttaqi

Report in TOLOnews, May 22, 2023 at 8:42 PMThe acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, referring to recent tensions over water between Kabul and Tehran, said that the recent droughts should not be ignored, and Kabul expects the Iranian officials to make their demands based on the treaty. Addressing a ceremony on the 7th anniversary of the death of former Islamic Emirate leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the acting Minister of Foreign Affair…

U.N. struggling to strike balance in Afghanistan amid humanitarian crisis

By Rick Noack in The Washington Post online, May 2, 2023 at 10.34 pmDOHA, Qatar — Twenty months after the Taliban returned to power, the United Nations is struggling to plot a course that, in part, would address Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis without running afoul of Western countries seeking to pressure the government in Kabul to moderate its policies. Emerging from two days of talks with diplomatic envoys focused on Afghanistan, U.N. Secretary General António Guterres…

MoFA: China to Resume Visa Distribution within Next 2 Days

By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, May 01, 2023 at 9:42 PMThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that the Chinese embassy in Kabul will begin issuing visas to Afghans on May 3rd. The deputy spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, said applicants can fill out forms for visas via the website of the embassy. “The embassy of China in Kabul will resume the process of visa issuance for Afghans,” he said.…

Afghan women protest ‘bid’ to recognise Taliban

AFP report, April 30th, 2023KABUL: A group of Afghan women protested in Kabul on Saturday, defying a crackdown on dissent to urge foreign nations not to formally recognise the Taliban government, ahead of a UN summit next week. Protesters opposing creeping curbs on women’s rights have been beaten or detained since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, and security forces have fired into the air to disperse some rallies. However, small groups of…

Kabul Wants Positive Engagement With World: Islamic Emirate

By Fatima Adib in ToloNew, Apr 23, 2023 at 9:08 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that it wants positive engagement with the world but the international community makes “excuses” regarding recognition of the Afghan interim government. Islamic Emirate’s apokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said that recognizing Afghanistan benefits both Afghanistan and the world. “No, this is an excuse, whenever this excuse is solved, they will make another excuse. For example, we did not have this problem last year—the…

Improved Economic Ties Focus of Kazakh Officials Meetings in Kabul

report in ToloNews, Apr 15, 2023 at 8:29 PMKazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Integration, Serik Zhumangarin, who leads a delegation, held meetings with officials in Kabul on Saturday with the aim of improving economic ties with Afghanistan. Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce Nooruddin Azizi in a meeting with the delegation discussed investment, strengthening of transportation infrastructure and expanding trade volume between the two countries to $3 billion, the Ministry of…

OIC Delegation to Travel to Kabul:

By Bibi Amina Hakimi in TOLOnews, April 13, 2023 at 8:58 PMA delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will travel to Kabul to discuss various issues with the Islamic Emirate, including lifting the ban on women’s work, the organization said. The OIC ambassador in Afghanistan stressed the need to lift the ban on women’s work and said that work for women should be provided, within the framework of Islam in the country. According to…

Neighbours urge Kabul to fulfil promises

by Kamrani Yousaf in The Express Tribune, April 14th, 2023ISLAMABAD:Top diplomats from China, Russia, Pakistan and Iran on Thursday met in Uzbekistan to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan with participants voicing concerns over some of the actions taken by the interim government in Kabul. While foreign ministers of China, Russia, and Iran attended the second quadrilateral group meeting on Afghanistan, the Pakistani side was represented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani…