Afghan women’s movements in neighboring countries have issued statements calling her remarks “political propaganda and lobbying in the service of the Taliban.” Cheryl Bernard, an American author and wife of the former US envoy to Afghanistan, recently claimed in an article that Afghanistan is now “in its safest state” and called concerns about Afghan refugees
Former Afghan army pilot Mohammad Amir Tavasoli has set himself on fire in Golshahr, Mashhad, after failing to extend his stay in Iran and receiving a departure permit. The head of the Mashhad fire department confirmed the news and said that the incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, 2025 May 18, and the victim died of
Tehran – The Taliban Embassy in Iran has announced that it will suspend services related to the issuance and renewal of passports and legal documents such as marriage contracts, divorce certificates, birth certificates, bail bonds, and criminal records clearance certificates, effective Saturday, 2025 May 24, until further notice. The decision was announced through an official
In a joint statement issued after their recent meeting in Budapest, the leaders of the Organization of Turkic-speaking Countries mentioned the role of Turkic ethnic groups in Afghanistan as a bridge between Afghanistan and its members. The statement, released on Friday 2025 May 23, said that Afghanistan’s Turks are part of the country’s ethnic heritage
Raza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA, met with Mohammad Nabi Omari, the Taliban’s first deputy interior minister. The main focus of the talks was the security situation in Afghanistan. The meeting was held on Thursday, June 1, and the two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in maintaining stability and
The Turkic Women’s Movement of Afghanistan (TUWM) has issued a statement strongly condemning the recent statements of Zalmay Khalilzad’s wife, Cheryl Bernard, a figure close to the Doha agreement process. In an article on the National Interest website, Bernard called the concerns of Afghan refugees about returning to Afghanistan “unfounded,” the statement, released on May
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
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
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
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
