Following the US airstrike on Iranian nuclear sites, a wave of international reactions has been launched, especially in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The European Union and a number of European countries have implicitly supported the attack, emphasizing the need to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and return Tehran to the negotiating table,
Continued corporal punishment by the Taliban; men whipped in Kabul In the latest round of corporal punishment, Taliban officials said they had whipped 25 men for drug and alcohol-related offenses in Kabul. According to an official statement issued by the Taliban Supreme Court on Saturday, the men were arrested for “selling alcohol, drugs including hashish,
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki met with Syrian Transitional Foreign Minister Asad Hassan Sheibani on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting in Istanbul. According to Hafiz Zia Ahmad, deputy spokesman for the Taliban’s foreign ministry, the meeting took place on Saturday, June 31, and the two sides emphasized
US sends radar-evading bombers to Guam; Trump’s options against Iran Six B-2 radar-evasive bombers have been deployed to the US air base in Guam amid speculation about a possible action by US President Donald Trump against Iran. Fox News reported on Saturday, June 21, that the bombers were being transferred to a strategic U.S. Air
The UN Security Council will hold its second quarterly meeting on the situation in Afghanistan in 2025 on Monday, June 23. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Rosa Otunbayeva, Deputy Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and UN Women’s Director Sima Bahos will present reports on the political, security, humanitarian and women’s rights situation in Afghanistan.
Following the escalation of conflicts between Iran and Israel, an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was held on Friday evening, June 20; a meeting that displayed reactions and clear disagreements among world powers. At the beginning of the meeting, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the military confrontation between Iran and Israel is
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, said at a gathering in Paktia that the Taliban did not fight to gain power, but rather aimed to “consolidate Sharia” and “fight corruption.” However, the facts show otherwise. Since returning to power, the Taliban have focused on social restrictions rather than addressing the people’s problems, and have put
Zalala Hashemi kidnapped in Kabul; 15 days without news about the fate of the Afghan singer The family of Zalala Hashemi, a well-known Afghan singer, says that she disappeared in Kabul about two weeks ago and that there is no information about her fate yet. Sayed Mohsen Hashemi, Zalala’s husband, sent a video to the
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his quarterly report on the situation in Afghanistan, once again warned about the Taliban’s actions, saying that the group’s restrictive policies have worsened the humanitarian crisis in the country. Guterres stressed that the UN is trying to chart a clear political path for the country’s future with the participation of
Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of supporting peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan at the China-Central Asia Summit. The summit was held on Tuesday in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, and one of its main themes was to review the situation in Afghanistan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the country’s
