Ariana: Afghanistan’s state owned airline Ariana Afghan Airline on Monday launched its new Kabul to Moscow flight route. The Russian Embassy in Kabul tweeted Tuesday that flights are scheduled to run weekly from Kabul to Moscow on Mondays and from Moscow to Kabul on Tuesdays. Click here to read more (external link).
Russia has handed over the Afghan embassy in Moscow to the Taliban, becoming the latest country to accredit Taliban-appointed diplomats without recognizing the 8-month-old government. The Taliban, which seized power by force last August, have yet to be formally recognized by any country. VOA’s Afghan Service filed this report, narrated by Roshan Noorzai. VOA
Ariana: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. According to the Russian embassy in Pakistan, Putin has expressed hope that Shehbaz’s activities will “contribute to further development of the Pakistan-Russia cooperation and partner interaction on the Afghan settlement as well as countering international
VOA News April 9, 2022 Their government still unrecognized by any country in the world, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have found a way to beat international isolation: opening diplomatic ties with neighboring countries and others, with an eye to gaining formal recognition. In recent months, at least four countries — China, Pakistan, Russia and Turkmenistan —
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS March 31, 2022 During an address to the nation as he faces a no-confidence vote, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attributed his potential demise to the meddling of foreign powers dismayed over his February visit to Russia, and in an apparent slip-of-the-tongue specifically referred to the United States. When the National Assembly
By RFE/RL’s Russian Service March 31, 2022 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow has accredited the first diplomat from Taliban-led Afghanistan even though Russia has labeled the militant group a terrorist organization and most of the world has shunned the hard-line regime. Speaking at a gathering of foreign ministers of nations neighboring Afghanistan on March
Al Jazeera: The draft text introduced by Norway reshapes the global body’s relations with Kabul to account for last year’s seizure of power by the Taliban, whose rule is still not recognised by the international community and which is yet to name new representatives to the UN. Norway’s draft would extend UNAMA for another year,
Ariana: Today, 15 February 2022 marks the 33rd anniversary of the defeat and withdrawal of the former Soviet Army from Afghanistan. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Tuesday acknowleged the victory in a statement and said it was “a glorious day in the history of Afghanistan”. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The Russian envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that his country is ready to receive delegates of both Afghanistan’s authorities and opposition forces, in case they are interested. Recently Norway hosted meetings between a delegation of the Islamic Emirate and Afghan women and as well as representatives of several countries in Oslo, and
TRT World: … Taliban “have definitely not convinced Tehran and Moscow as a sure shot bankable ally,” said Kamal Alam, a non-resident senior fellow at The Atlantic Council. “This means other groups, especially NRF, remain politically very relevant.” Click here to read more (external link).