Tolo News: Obaidullah Aminzada, the governor of Parwan province, said during a gathering in the province’s center Charikar that the leader of the Islamic Emirate has abolished the previous constitution and put a strong emphasis on implementing Sharia law. Speaking to the gathering, Aminzada added that Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Islamic Emirate,
Ariana: Amir Khan Muttaqi, [Taliban] Afghanistan’s acting minister of Foreign Affairs, says that the outcome of the international conference in Tashkent indicates progress in diplomatic relations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and the region and the world. Muttaqi said that the process of placing IEA diplomats at Afghanistan’s embassies continues and many nations
Ariana: A 17-member delegation of tribal elders arrived in Kabul on Saturday to resume peace talks with the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). This comes after a team of senior religious scholars returned to Pakistan this week after negotiations in Afghanistan with the TTP leadership, Dawn News reported. Click here to read more (external link).
Michael Hughes: The U.S. and its allies are finding it difficult to effectively isolate the Taliban regime, especially in the face of pressure to help the people of Afghanistan amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Some factions from Washington to Brussels are doing their utmost to ensure the radical movement does not receive anywhere near the
Ariana: Formation of a government on the basis of “broad representation” was emphasized in an international conference on Afghanistan that was held in the Uzbek capital Tashkent on Tuesday. Ensuring women’s rights and access of Afghan girls to receive a full school education was also emphasized, according to a statement released by the hosts. Click
HT: Meanwhile, the EU Ambassador to Afghanistan, while discussing the situation in Afghanistan and the increasing hunger crisis in the country, on Sunday said that there was a consensus on the non-recognition of the Taliban government in the Western world. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Taliban rule over Afghanistan, is hosting an international meeting with the theme of “Security, Economic Growth, and Regional Connectivity of Afghanistan.” At this conference, 20 countries and international organizations, including the Taliban, are supposed to discuss matters of Afghanistan and
Tolo News: Acting Minister of Defense Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Kabul and Doha are expected to sign an agreement for security cooperation. Mawlawi Yaqoob Mujahid said that he requested Qatar’s assistance in providing salaries, uniforms and equipment for Islamic Emirate forces. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Anas Haqqani said this week that the Haqqani Network never existed and that when he was arrested in Qatar, he had been a harmless student on holiday. In 2014, when he was 20, Haqqani was arrested in Qatar, tried in Kabul and sentenced to death. According information obtained by Der Spiegel, the only reason
Ayaz Gul Navbahor Imamova VOA News July 6, 2022 ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — The United States says no foreign government is contemplating legitimacy for Taliban rule in Afghanistan, even as the insurgent-turned-Islamist group next month will mark the first year of its return to power in Kabul. “I think there’s actually a global consensus to include Moscow and