Taliban, Kyrgyz Firms Sign $165M In Trade Deals
The Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said trade memorandums of understanding worth $165 million were signed during the visit of Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Economy, Bakyt Sydykov, to Kabul.
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Uzbekistan Seizes Afghan-Origin Drugs, Arrests Two Suspects
Uzbekistan’s security authorities said on Wednesday they had seized about five kilograms of narcotics originating from Afghanistan during an operation targeting drug trafficking.
Iran Envoy Visits Kabul After Taliban Skip Tehran Talks
Mohammad Reza Bahrami, director general for South Asia at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, travelled to Kabul after a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran. He held talks with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Iranian and Taliban officials said.
Taliban Deputy Prime Minister Urges Clerics To Promote Preservation Of Rule
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, has called on religious clerics to promote the preservation of the Taliban administration from their pulpits, saying the Islamic narrative of jihad originated in religious schools.
Germany Deports ‘Criminal’ Afghan Refugee After Agreement With Taliban
Germany has deported a criminal Afghan refugee to Afghanistan on a regular commercial flight.
Senior Taliban Official Warns Of Distrust & Divisions Within Taliban
Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the Taliban’s minister of higher education, warned of growing “distrust” and “discord” within the group during a speech in Kabul.
Kyrgyzstan Commerce Minister Arrives In Kabul With High-Level Delegation
The Taliban’s Ministry of Commerce said Kyrgyzstan’s minister of trade arrived in Kabul on Tuesday at the head of a high-level delegation aimed at expanding economic cooperation and boosting bilateral trade.
Taliban Public Health Minister Visits India
Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s minister of public health, has arrived in India, marking the first official visit by a Taliban official of his rank to the country, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
Taliban Publicly Flog Four, Including Woman, In Ghazni & Badakhshan
The Taliban have publicly flogged four people, including a woman, in separate incidents in Ghazni and Badakhshan provinces, according to the group’s Supreme Court.
China, Saudi Arabia Discuss Afghanistan At Riyadh Talks
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, discussed regional issues, including the situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East, during talks in Riyadh.
Taliban Leader Urges Officials To ‘Know Their Limits’ After Haqqani’s Remarks
Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has urged members of the group to “recognise their limits and authority” after assuming office, warning against discord, negligence and arbitrary conduct.
Lashkar-e-Taiba-Linked Figure Says Group Supports Pakistan Army Against Taliban
Yaqoob Sheikh who has been described as having links to Lashkar-e-Taiba has warned the Taliban that if they fail to guarantee Afghan territory will not be used against Pakistan, his party will stand alongside the country’s army.
Afghan Refugees Sue UK Ministry Of Defence Over Data Breach
About 1,000 Afghan refugees have taken the first formal step towards filing a lawsuit against the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) over the disclosure and mishandling of their personal data.
UK Says Security In Afghanistan Remains Volatile, Urges Citizens To Stay Away
The United Kingdom has advised its citizens against all travel to Afghanistan, citing heightened military tensions between the Taliban and Pakistan and an increasingly unstable security situation.
Tehran Urges Taliban & Pakistan To Return To Negotiating Table
Iran said Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries and Russia, meeting in Tehran, have called on the Taliban and Pakistan to return to negotiations and resolve their differences through diplomatic means.
Pakistan Ulema Council Chief Urges Taliban To Act Against Extremism
Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi, chairman of Pakistan’s Ulema Council, has urged the Taliban to take action against extremism in Afghanistan, welcoming a recent gathering of Taliban clerics in Kabul and calling for the implementation of its resolution.
Afghanistan Needs No ‘Crisis Management’, Says Taliban Foreign Ministry Official
A senior official at the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry has criticised Iran’s portrayal of Afghanistan as a country in crisis, saying Taliban-ruled Afghanistan should no longer be treated as a crisis-management issue.
Former Taliban Detainee Wins Qatar Emir’s Award
Matiullah Wesa, a prominent activist for girls’ education and a former Taliban detainee, has won the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Award in the category of Youth Creativity and Participation.
No One Seeks To Replace Taliban Leader, Says Senior Official
Rahmatullah Najib, the administrative deputy of the Taliban’s Ministry of Interior, has said there are no disagreements among the group’s leadership and that no senior figure seeks to replace Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada.
Pakistan’s Envoy At Tehran Talks Criticises Taliban, Says Afghans Deserve Better
Pakistan’s special representative for Afghanistan criticised conditions in the country under Taliban rule at a regional meeting in Tehran, saying the Afghan people deserve better.
Killed Three Taliban Fighters In Badakhshan, Says AFF
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) said it killed three Taliban fighters in a guerrilla attack on Saturday near the provincial governor’s office in Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan province.
Pakistan Urges Action On Terrorism Threats At Tehran Meet On Afghanistan
Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq Khan, said at a regional meeting in Tehran that Islamabad’s concerns about terrorism must be addressed seriously.