8am: The dispute over the Helmand water rights is a long-standing tension between Afghanistan and Iran that sometimes escalates. With the Taliban gaining power, tensions have risen again. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Salam Hanafi said on Saturday during a meeting in Kabul with Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Moeed Yusuf that Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against Pakistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on the US Department of State to reconsider the decision to suspend the Fulbright program for Afghanistan, which provides talented Afghan youth opportunities to build their future. Sam Mort, Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Civic Engagement for UNICEF Afghanistan, on Twitter expressed disappointment over the suspension
Aamaj: Deputy of Jamaat-e-Islami party led by Salahuddin Rabbani, and former vice president, Ahmad Zia Massoud says that Taliban as an extremist religious group have taken the power by force, and there is no legitimacy for them. Mullah Hibatullah is an unknown, vague and mysterious person, who has the main power. Prime minister makes decisions
Aamaj: Sky News Agency reported that a multitude of Hazaras have left Afghanistan after Taliban’s domination. A number of Hazaras who worked with foreign forces in Afghanistan told Sky News that Taliban are doing retaliatory actions, and because of that they are living in hiding. Some of them said that Taliban’s amnesty promise was a
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal January 29, 2022 Pakistan’s national-security adviser has met with high-ranked members of the Taliban-led government in Kabul, to discuss bilateral cooperation, border issues, and efforts to avert a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, officials said on January 29. Moeed Yusuf arrived in Kabul as the head of a delegation that includes cabinet ministers
Bruce Pannier Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 29, 2022 Since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August, information has trickled in about tensions building between the ethnic Uzbek, Turkmen, and Tajik communities in parts of northern Afghanistan and the mainly Pashtun Taliban fighters who have moved to the area in recent months. The
Tolo News: The acting Minister of Defense Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid threatened to suppress those who are “creating unrest” in the country. The acting minister and chief of army staff recently visited the northern provinces of Balkh, Faryab and Jawzjan. The visit aimed to assess the security situation. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: The National Ski Federation organized its first training session among 50 athletes from Kabul, Ghazni, and Bamiyan provinces. The three-day ski competitions were organized on Friday in the Qarghnatoo area of central Bamiyan. The head of the ski federation also said that in a recent meeting with high-ranking Taliban officials, they did not allow