By Hadia Ziaei in ToloNews, Dec 24, 2023 at 8:22 PMThe Islamic Emirate said that Russia plays a constructive role in the region especially in ensuring stability in Afghanistan. In response to l remarks of the Head of the Second Asian Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate said that the Afghan government is making efforts to strengthen diplomatic and business relations with Russia. “We want to strengthen our relations…
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AFP report, Dec 5, 2023Nepal said that six of its citizens had been killed while serving as mercenaries in the Russian army and another had been captured in Ukraine, confirming that Nepalis are fighting for Moscow. Kathmandu urged Moscow to stop the use of Nepali mercenaries and send any men serving back home. Nepal’s foreign ministry said it had received information on the death of the “six Nepali citizens while serving in the Russian army”,…
Report in Dawn, November 15th, 2023KARACHI: Pakistan entered into agreements worth $364 million to sell arms with two private US military companies last year. These weapons were allegedly sent to Ukraine for its war with Russia, BBC Urdu has claimed. According to the report published on Monday, the contracts were signed with “Global Military” and “Northrop Grumman” for the sale of 155mm shells. According to the Pakistan Ordnance Factory, the shells could be fired from…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023The Special Representative of Russia for Afghanistan has once again emphasized the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan and stated that Moscow is concerned about the political structure in the country. Zamir Kabulov, in an interview with Anadolu Agency, said that Moscow has no complaints about the foreign policy of the Taliban. However, it disagrees with this group on its domestic policies. He emphasized…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 28, 2023 at 9:16 PMThe fifth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan will take place Friday in Kazan, Russia. Earlier, the Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that this meeting will focus on the topic of inclusivity of the current Afghan government, counterterrorism, and drug-related crime. Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate, who went to Russia to attend the meeting, met with various Russians before…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Pres online, Sept 25, 2023On Monday, a Taliban delegation, led by their Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, began their journey to Russia to participate in the Moscow Format meeting. The Moscow Format meeting is scheduled for later this week in the Russian city of Kazan. This diplomatic gathering aims to convene Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries, which include Iran, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Russia, alongside representatives from several other countries.…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Aug 1, 2023The Russian President’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said on Monday that Russia perceives no progress regarding the inclusivity of the Taliban’s interim government in Afghanistan. The inclusion of the Taliban interim government will be the main topic of discussion at the forthcoming Moscow-format summit on Afghanistan, which will take place in Kazan on September 29, Kabulov said, as cited by Tass. “So far, we…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, July 16, 2023Ambassador Zhirnov invited Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to participate in the upcoming meeting of the Moscow format on Afghanistan. According to a statement from the Ministry, the Russian envoy in Kabul briefed Muttaqi on the upcoming Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan. The Moscow format is one of many forums on Afghanistan, which started before the Taliban took control of Kabul, and the next…
By Fatema Adeeb in TOLOnews, June 16, 2023 at 11:03 PMThe Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that as long as the current Afghan officials are not recognized by the world, no ambassador can work in the Afghan embassy in Russia. In an interview with Russian media outlet RTVI, Kabulov also noted that the current government in Afghanistan is not inclusive. “Officially, the officials of the current Afghan government are not recognized, which…
byRejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star on June 18, 2023The government’s bid to pay off Russia’s dues — of about $330 million — for the Rooppur power plant using the Chinese yuan has run into fresh complications after the last round of sanctions by the US on Russia. Earlier on April 12, the US imposed sanctions on over 120 targets, including JSC Nauchno-Issledovatelsky i Konstruktorsky Institut Montazhnoy Tekhnologii Atomstroy (NIKIMT), the engineering, procurement and…
report in Prothom Alo, June 17, 2023Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said recently that it didn’t matter at all if people from her country didn’t fly to the United States, adding that “there are other oceans and other continents in the world.” “We will not be dependent on others, who will not give us visas,” she said. Her comments came in response to a warning from Washington that it would slap visa restrictions on Bangladeshi…