8am: The Ministry of Higher Education, under Taliban control, has instructed all universities in the country to purge their libraries of books from the republic era and replace them with the book “Seerat”, or the prophetic biography. A copy of the ministry’s letter has been made available to the Hasht-e Subh Daily, revealing that the
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 18, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Germany confirmed Saturday that it has launched an investigation into an alleged unauthorized trip to the country by a senior member of Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban regime. The controversy erupted after Abdul Bari Omar, head of the Taliban-led food and medicine authority, appeared at a mosque in Cologne
Tolo News: A former US diplomat and current professor at the City University of New York, Annie Pforzheimer, in a piece for World Politics Review wrote that the “administration of US President Joe Biden has quietly begun to soften Washington’s stance on the Taliban as a sponsor of terrorism, despite an authoritative report by United
Ariana: Naqibullah Dehqanzada, acting head of the Afghan consulate in Khorog of Tajikistan, stated that the consulate operates under the direct support and supervision of the Islamic Emirate’s [Taliban] foreign ministry. Dehqanzada issued a statement to confirm the Afghan consulate’s connection with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) after the ambassador of the previous government
Ayaz Gul VOA News November 8, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar demanded Wednesday that the Taliban government extradite fugitive militants who are sheltering in Afghanistan and plotting terrorist attacks against his country. Kakar told a nationally televised news conference that his country had experienced “a 60% increase in terror incidents and a
Khaama: The [Taliban] Ministry has recently issued a letter, and Afghanistan International has reported that it designates Faizullah as the First Secretary of the embassy. Tajikistan has strong ties with groups opposing the Taliban, and the previous Afghan government’s ambassador to Tajikistan consistently voiced opposition to the Taliban’s policies. However, it is still unclear whether,
8am: The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF), under the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, swiftly emerged as the foremost front after the Taliban’s resurgence, temporarily gaining control over a small part of the country’s geography. Subsequently, several fronts were established. While some faded away soon after their announcement, others persistently and resolutely continued their armed
Akmal Dawi VOA News October 18, 2023 Amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has been notably quiet on the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza — in sharp contrast to the fervent, daily anti-Israel comments from neighboring Iran. While Akhundzada has no public-facing digital accounts, his edicts
8am: The wide coverage of Massoud’s statements in the media forced the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) to react: “The NRF has not had a specific conversation with any Israeli media, and there has been no request for help from that country. The rumors about this are completely baseless and biased.” Click here to
Michael Hughes: Islamabad introduced trade restrictions targeting a frail Afghan economy because – apparently – threatening to send 1.7 refugees to Afghanistan wasn’t enough of a message to send the Taliban in one week. On the surface they appear more disruptive than anything, but the measures could be the opening salvo of a one-sided trade