Taliban face uphill battle to governance

When Taliban fighters effectively completed their swift takeover of Afghanistan by overrunning the capital, Kabul, on August 15 — almost 20 years after being ousted back into militancy by an invading US-led coalition, they left the US troops still at the city’s airport to themselves, only patrolling the streets outside and asking flocks of people rushing to the airfield to provide documents.

Islamic Emirate Downplays Claims that Daesh is Emboldened

Acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Sunday that Daesh was not emboldened but there is rhetoric in favor of the group. He made the remarks in an interview with the Turkish news agency Anatolia.

Challenges, Opportunities for Afghanistan After Republic's Fall

On August 15, 2021, a rapid and major political evolution happened in Afghanistan, a change that surprised the people of Afghanistan and countries involved in Afghan affairs.

Blasts Hit Mosque in Kandahar, 32 Killed

A bombing attack occurred at Imam Bargah Fatimeyah mosque in the southern province of Kandahar on Friday.

Taliban: China is Ready to Invest Billions in Afghanistan

China wants to invest billions of dollars in Afghanistan if the Taliban guarantee security for their workers and their assets. This, according to the Taliban’s acting Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Zabihullah Mujahid, who also said his government is ready to deliver.

Afghan Government Welcomes OIC Resolutions: Foreign Ministry

Government of Afghanistan welcomes the OIC resolutions, standing by the people and government of Afghanistan, adopted in 47th Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of OIC meeting in Niger, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.

Level of Violence in Afghanistan Remains Too High: Gen. McKenzie

Muttaqi says non-recognition of IEA govt is benefitting Daesh

Turkey can play “an active role in investing, realizing some projects, renovating and restoring Afghanistan,” with the resources it possesses, according to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s new acting foreign minister.

Qureshi Says Taliban Will Keep Daesh Out of Afghanistan: Media

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said during a press conference that the Afghan Taliban would not allow Daesh militants to infiltrate Afghanistan, The News reported Sunday.

ANDSF reclaims over a dozen districts as operations continue

Afghan armed forces spokesman General Ajmal Shinwari said Wednesday the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) have carried out 278 separate operations in seven provinces in the past week as they battle the Taliban.

Taliban Does Not Represent Entire Afghanistan: Iran

The Taliban does not make all Afghanistan, but they are part of the solution to the country’s crisis, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, emphasizing the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan while its security and territorial integrity are protected.

Seven Daesh members killed in Jalalabad operation

Seven Daesh militants were killed Sunday night in an operation by the National Directorate of Security in eastern Nangarhar province, the NDS said in a statement.

Barchi residents look back on maternity ward attack, appeal to MSF to return

It has been a year since the deadly attack on the maternity ward in a Dasht-e Barchi hospital in Kabul, a year filled with memories of the horror of the attack where gunmen cold-bloodedly gunned down mothers and mothers-to-be, staff and children in a four-hour siege.

Taliban Violence Remains High in Afghanistan, Says Sopko

The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, John Sopko, at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security on Tuesday said that the Taliban have not significantly changed their high levels of violence, or military and political objectives.

Afghan minister wants good relations, needs more time on girls’ education

Afghanistan’s foreign minister appealed to the world for good relations on Monday but avoided making firm commitments on girls’ education despite international demands to allow all Afghan children to go back to school.

IEA say they have raided Daesh hideout north of Kabul

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) forces raided a Daesh (ISIS-K) hideout north of Kabul on Friday, killing and arresting an unspecified number of militants, an IEA spokesman said.

Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of U.S nation-building

Facing sharp criticism over the tumultuous U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday it was the best available option to end both the United States’ longest war and decades of fruitless efforts to remake other countries through military force, Reuters reported.

Gathering outside Afghan embassy in Tehran to condemn Kabul deadly school attack

A demonstration has been held in the Iranian capital to condemn Saturday’s multiple explosions in Kabul that killed scores of people, most of them little girls. Demonstrators gathered outside the Afghan embassy to express solidarity with Afghanistan.

Daesh Hideout Targeted in Kabul: Mujahid

Zabihullah Mujahid, the deputy minister of information and culture, said that a Daesh hideout was eliminated in an operation by Islamic emirate forces on Sunday.

Afghanistan’s last Jew leaves after Taliban takeover

The last member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community has left the country.

US drone strike destroys Islamic State car bomb in Kabul

American forces launched a drone strike in Kabul on Sunday that killed a suicide car bomber suspected of preparing to attack the airport, U.S. officials said.

US, Europe urge Taliban to stop ‘spring offensive’ and resume talks

The United States and European countries in a joint statement have called on the Taliban to stop their “undeclared spring offensive” and immediately resume peace talks.

War in Afghanistan illegitimate, Take Stance in Support of Peace: OIC

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the Ulema and religious institutions across its members states to declare the war against the Muslim state and people of Afghanistan illegitimate and call for the support of the peace talks.

Withdrawal Will Not End War in Afghanistan: Petraeus

General David Petraeus, former commander of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and former CIA director in an interview with has said that the US troops withdrawal from the country “is not going to end the endless war in Afghanistan.”

Biden Rejected Military Views on Afghanistan: Report

The New York Times reported on Saturday that US President Joe Biden rejected American generals' views on Afghanistan in deciding to withdraw US troops by Sept. 11 without conditions.

Khalilzad Calls on Govt, Taliban to Work for Peace, Ceasefire

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday said he condemns Kabul University attack claimed by Daesh added that the “barbaric” attack is not an opportunity for the government and the Taliban “to score points against each other” in the ongoing peace efforts.

Top Democrat Warns over Hasty Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Senator Jack Reed said he favored seeking an extension of the May 1 deadline for withdrawing troops that President Donald Trump and the Taliban negotiated last year, The New York Times reported.

Pakistan opposes freeze on Afghan accounts

Putting a freeze on its accounts could create a grave humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, warns Pakistan’s interior minister.

One killed, three wounded in Kabul airport shooting: Reports

German forces reported an exchange of fire with unidentified gunmen on the north side of Kabul airport on Monday, leaving one Afghan security force member dead and three others injured. .

Washington continues to maintain channels of communication with Taliban: Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington continues to maintain channels of communication with the Taliban on important issues.