The first meeting of The Termez Dialogue on Central and South Asian Connectivity began in Uzbekistan on Tuesday, with the participation of the UN Political Representative for Afghanistan and Taliban officials. The summit, which will be attended by 200 participants from different countries, will focus on regional cooperation and economic ties. UNAMA Director-General Rosa Otunbayeva
The Taliban’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has dismissed dozens of female teachers and employees from Kabul kindergartens. Local sources said the move included all women and the number of those dismissed was likely to be more than 92. The decision came despite the fact that employees have not received their salaries for the
News sources report that Afghanistan is considering new plans to build new dams; a move that is said to be aimed at controlling the flow of water to Pakistan and could lead to increased regional tensions. These developments are taking place at a time when there is no formal agreement between Afghanistan and Pakistan on
Local sources in Daikundi say that the Taliban in Khadir district have sentenced the director and five teachers of the “Afq-e-Naw” English language training center to three to five months in prison. According to a reliable source, Sayed Habib Roshan, the director of the center, along with two teachers, were sentenced to five months in
Following the release of a video of Mawlawi Abdul Qahir’s critical sermon at the Rawza Mosque in Balkh and the chanting of “Death to the Taliban” by worshippers, the Taliban has banned the recording of Friday sermons in Balkh. According to sources, the Taliban’s leadership summoned the preachers of Balkh mosques on Monday and asked
During a visit to the Alborz Mountains of Iran, Taliban Minister of Mines Hedayatullah Badri announced the availability of a “golden opportunity” for Iranian companies to invest in Afghan mines. He said that despite what he called “enemies’ slander,” conditions for economic cooperation between the two countries have become favorable. This comes at a time
Five people were killed and two others injured in a traffic accident in Kunduz province. According to local sources, the accident occurred last night in Imam Sahib district after a Corolla car veered off the road. A spokesman for the Taliban security command in Kunduz said the injured were taken to the Hozvi hospital. The
Iranian President Masoud Pezhikian met with Amir Khan Mottaki, the Taliban government’s acting foreign minister, on the sidelines of the Tehran Dialogue Forum. Hafez Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the Taliban’s foreign ministry, announced on Sunday (May 18) in a message on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that the main focus of the meeting
The Taliban Prime Minister’s Office has announced that the Chinese government has provided 160 ready-made housing units and 30 million Chinese yuan to Afghanistan to support refugees returned from neighboring countries. According to a statement released on Sunday (28 Sour), Zhao Xing, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Kabul, announced the aid
Local sources in Takhar province say that dozens of teachers in Baharak district have not received their salaries for several months. Teachers in this district, who did not want to be named, told the media that teachers in 27 schools in Baharak have not received their salaries for the month of Dilu last year and
