Clarification on suspension of consular services at Afghan embassies in Europe, US, Canada, and Australia pic.twitter.com/4kkopFOK57 — Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Afghanistan (@MoFA_Afg) August 5, 2024 AP: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on August 5 said it would allow people in the country on visas issued by the former Western-backed government to stay for now, but
Roshan Noorzai VOA News August 2, 2024 Washington — Afghan diplomats and diplomatic missions in Europe, Australia and Canada say they will continue providing consular services despite the Taliban’s recent announcement disavowing them. The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry announced in a statement Tuesday that it would not recognize the legitimacy of consular services performed at Afghan diplomatic
Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation reported that 100-120 airplanes pass through Afghan airspace daily. The ministry stated that it charges a transit fee of USD 700 per airplane. This is in contrast to the last years of the previous government, when around 400 airplanes passed through Afghan airspace daily. Click
Ariana: The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said Wednesday that Iran Air International Airlines has launched direct flights to Kabul for the first time. The ministry said in a statement that Iran Air will have flights to Kabul once a week. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan International: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has “strongly” urged its citizens to avoid traveling to Afghanistan due to an attack on foreign tourists in the country. In a statement, the ministry expressed concern over “terrorist attacks” on foreign tourists in Afghanistan. On Friday evening, May 17, armed assailants attacked foreign tourists and their
Ariana: Turkish Airlines resumed its flights to Afghanistan with its first flight landing at Kabul International Airport on Tuesday, after almost three years. Turkish charge d’affaires in Kabul, Cenk Unal, said at a ceremony to mark the occasion that the resumption of Turkish Airlines flights to Afghanistan is a clear example of the expansion of
8am: The killing of three foreign tourists and three Afghan citizens in Bamyan province has sparked widespread domestic and international reactions. The United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Japan, Iran, and UNAMA have expressed concerns about the incident. The UK has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Afghanistan. The Taliban’s Ministry of Interior has
AFP: The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in Afghanistan that targeted tourists and killed three Spaniards and three Afghans. The jihadist group said in a statement on its Telegram channels that “fighters shot at Christian tourists and their Shiite companions with machine guns” in the mountainous city of Bamiyan
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 18, 2024 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban government said Saturday that the death toll from an overnight gun attack on Western tourists in central Afghanistan had risen to at least six, including three Spaniards. Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani said in a video statement that the Friday evening shooting in Bamiyan
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 17, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Friday that unknown assailants fatally shot three Western tourists and their local translator in the central city of Bamiyan. The late-afternoon shooting in a busy central market also injured four people, including a foreigner, a spokesman for the Taliban-led Afghan Interior Ministry