Jamiat-e-Islami, the branch of Atta Mohammad Noor, has issued a statement calling on the UN to take immediate action to stop the Taliban’s “scooping of national resources.” In the statement, released on Friday, May 16, the Taliban are accused of widespread human rights violations, arbitrary mining, and creating social and political crises. Jamiat-e-Islami has warned
The first direct meeting of Russian and Ukrainian delegations in more than two years was held in Istanbul, but the talks ended without any sign of progress. The first round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine was held in Istanbul, Turkey, on Friday and lasted less than two hours. According to Reuters, the
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy economic minister, has called on Russia to cooperate with Afghanistan in the construction of the second Salang Tunnel. He made the request at the Afghanistan-Russia trade forum held on the sidelines of the Kazan Economic Forum. Baradar pointed to Russia’s experience in building the first Salang Tunnel
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs, met with Khusnullin Marat, the country’s deputy prime minister for regional development, in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The Taliban’s deputy prime minister’s office announced that in this meeting, the two sides discussed expanding political, economic and trade relations. Mr. Baradar
Abdul Bari Omar, CEO of the Breshna Company, met with Dalir Juma, the country’s Energy Minister, during a visit to Tajikistan and discussed the “CASA-1000” project and the transmission of electricity from Tajikistan to Afghanistan. According to the Breshna Company, Mr. Omar emphasized in this meeting that the Islamic Emirate is trying to establish good
A ceremony hosted by the Balkh Provincial Information and Culture Department in Mazar-e-Sharif honored the scientific and literary status of Makhdum Qoli Faraghi, a famous Turkmen poet from the 12th century. A number of government officials, the Consul General of the Republic of Turkmenistan, poets, writers, and cultural figures from Mazar-e-Sharif attended the conference. The
Former US President Donald Trump and Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, May 14. According to Al-Arabiya, the meeting lasted about half an hour. Sources say that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also participated in the meeting online and gave a speech. In the meeting, Erdogan called the lifting
Indian media outlet The Guardian reported that Mohammad Ibrahim Sadr, the Taliban’s deputy interior minister for security, recently traveled to New Delhi in secret. According to The Guardian, the purpose of the trip is still unclear, but speculation has been rife about behind-the-scenes talks on border security, counterterrorism cooperation, or secret agreements. Sadr, who is
Local sources say the Taliban have dismissed around 100 journalists and employees of the National Radio and Television, mostly ethnic Tajiks, without prior notice. According to the sources, these people were dismissed with insulting treatment, while some were newly hired through legal channels and were the breadwinners of their families. Ghulam Khan, the new deputy
Local sources in Panjshir province say; the Taliban have closed about 200 local education classes for boys and girls in different areas of the province. These sources told the media on Wednesday that these classes had been upgraded to the third and fourth grade level and now, with their closure, more than 5,300 students have
