By RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service December 29, 2023 Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said in a televised interview on December 29 that the Central Asian state’s Security Council had decided to remove the Taliban group now ruling Afghanistan from its registry of terrorist organizations. Smadiyarov said Astana will continue to adhere to United Nations decisions and
8am: Yesterday, the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies (PIPS) published a report, probing the security situation in Pakistan and specifically the number of suicide attacks in the country in 2023… This report and several other reports, including the report dated May 31, 2023, of the same organization, presented that after the Taliban took control of
Ariana: Afghanistan defeated the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 72 runs in the first match of the T20I series in Sharjah on Friday. The sides will meet for their second T20I on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: A resident of Kabul expressed to Khaama Press that they feel like they are living in the world’s scariest and most insecure place. This feeling is likely shared by many others in the city, troubled by the constant threats of armed robbers, kidnappers, terrorist groups, and the daily occurrence of mysterious murders, all contributing
NIKKEI Asia: Some analysts say he’s dead; spokesman says he simply refuses to be photographed. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 27, 2023 Pakistan has sent scores of Afghans back to their country despite their possessing documents confirming they are being considered for resettlement to the United States. The expulsions are part of a broader Pakistani crackdown on more than 1.7 million “undocumented foreigners,” who are predominantly Afghans. Nearly half a million
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 27, 2023 The Taliban’s hard-line Islamist government in Afghanistan has eliminated the Monitoring and Evaluation Department in the Education Ministry, a move that threatens the jobs of more than 5,000 people in Kabul and across the country and further erodes secular education in Afghanistan. The department was tasked with monitoring the