The fourth conference “The Turkic World and the Elders of Turkestan; The Path and Legacy of Khwaja Ahmad Yesavi” was held in the city of Turkestan, Kazakhstan. This scientific and cultural meeting entitled “The Tomb of Ahmad Yesavi; The Spiritual Heart of the Turkic World” was held at the International Turkish-Kazakh Ahmet Yesevi University in
Noureddine Azizi, the acting Minister of Industry and Trade of the Taliban, headed a delegation to participate in the Fourth Tashkent International Investment Conference. He will be accompanied on this trip by Maulvi Ahmad Jan Bilal, the General Director of Emirati Companies. The trip was made at the official invitation of the Uzbek government and
The Meteorological Department of the Taliban Ministry of Transport and Aviation has issued a new warning that there is a possibility of heavy rainfall accompanied by floods and dust storms in 20 provinces of the country tomorrow (Friday, 6th of June 2025). According to this warning, the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Nuristan, Kunar, Nangarhar, Laghman,
With only one day left for Eid al-Adha, delays in the payment of salaries have caused severe congestion at banks in Khost province. Local sources say that government employees, especially teachers, have not received their salaries for two months and are now rushing to banks to receive them. According to the sources,
KABUL – The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Works has announced that the Salang Highway, one of the country’s most important transit routes, will be closed to trucks after Eid al-Adha for reconstruction work. The restriction will begin on 2025 June 10 and will include all heavy trucks, according to the ministry’s spokesman, Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas.
The Lijeh dam in Gurbaz district of Khost province, which was inaugurated just four days ago in the presence of Abdul Latif Mansour, the Taliban’s Minister of Energy and Water, collapsed on Tuesday, due to heavy rain and flooding. The dam was officially inaugurated on Friday, during a ceremony. Mansour announced at the ceremony that
While the Taliban’s deputy economic officer announces the creation of 70,000 permanent jobs and the establishment of 1,500 factories after the group’s takeover, reports and field evidence paint a different picture of Afghanistan’s economic situation. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said at a ceremony in Kabul that the country has achieved self-sufficiency in 138 industrial sectors
The UN Human Settlements Programme has announced that four out of five residents of Kabul live in informal settlements; Areas that are deprived of access to basic services such as clean water, health, education and green spaces. The organization warned in its new report that the current situation is particularly worrying for children and has
The Taliban have announced that the main route of the Salang Highway has been temporarily closed due to ongoing reconstruction. Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas, spokesman for the group’s Ministry of Public Works, issued a press release on Saturday, 2025 May 24, urging drivers of passenger vehicles to use secondary routes. The Salang Highway, which connects Kabul
Amid widespread poverty and widespread unemployment, a number of female bakers in Kabul say the Taliban have closed their bakeries without prior warning. According to them, the presence of men, the covering of some female customers, and accusations of “not wearing the hijab” were among the reasons for stopping their work. These women had started
