SCMP: Chinese traders and business leaders report foreigners returning to the streets of Kabul. But the risk of sanctions and security factors mean Chinese companies are still reluctant to invest in Afghanistan, says academic. Click here to read more (external link).
Arynews: The euphoria exhibited by some vital quarters in Pakistan about the Taliban takeover of Kabul has not only vanished in thin air but the indications that the subsequent upsurge in terrorism in Pakistan has a clear Afghan hand has pushed the Pakistani policy makers to betray their impatience with the duplicitous activities of the
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 12, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Media freedom defenders have called on Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities to immediately release at least nine journalists currently in prison for their work and stop their “brutal” crackdown on national press members. Operatives of the Taliban’s spy agency, the General Directorate of Intelligence, or GDI, arrested five journalists
8am: Based on the findings of the Hasht-e Subh Daily, IS-K in Afghanistan has not only recruited local fighters but has also added a significant number of foreign fighters to its ranks. Pakistanis have consistently been considered primary leaders of IS-K and currently hold notable roles in the council of the group, which is the
Khaama: Ali Akbar Amiri, a distinguished member of Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team, clinched the prestigious gold medal at the 2023 Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships. Amiri clinched the top spot in the tournament’s men’s +87kg category by overcoming the challenge posed by Nigeria’s Abdoul Issoufou. His exceptional performance and victory underscored his dominance in
ACLED: On 17 August 2021, two days after the fall of Kabul, the Taliban held a press conference promising amnesty for former government officials, respect for women’s rights, and freedom of the press.1 Nearly two years later, it is clear that the Taliban has upheld none of these promises, instead conducting a violent campaign of
Reuters: A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers called on FIFA to recognize the exiled Afghanistan women’s soccer team, in a letter sent to the sport’s international governing body on Friday. The team has been playing in exile in Australia since the Taliban took control of the Afghan government in August 2021, causing many prominent women
Tolo News: The Islamic Emirate’s [Taliban] Spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that the leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada has not issued any decree about war in Pakistan but the Darul Ifta office of the Islamic Emirate issued a Fatwa against war in Pakistan. He said that based on the Fatwa, war in other countries should be based