More than 200 members of Afghanistan’s former military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban took over despite a “general amnesty” for old enemies, the UN mission in …
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Taliban Military Chief Says Pakistan Incapable of Ensuring Its Own Security”
by HamidIn the wake of recent reports detailing two attacks by Pakistan against Pakistani militants in Afghanistan, Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Taliban’s army chief, voiced his perspective on Sunday, asserting that Islamabad’s …
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Iran water share in Hirmand must be delivered as per treaty: Ambassador
by HamidThe Iranian Ambassador to Kabul has called on Afghanistan to deliver Iran’s water rights in the Hirmand River in a proper and fair way while saying that the level of …
Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cut time …
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UN says Taliban’s gender restrictions should be prosecuted as ‘crime against humanity’
by HamidThe UN said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court should recognize gender discrimination in Afghanistan as a crime against humanity. “The legal opinion we have received shows that the denial …
Public sentiment points to the misguided application of Western-style democracy in Afghanistan as a fundamental clash with Afghan cultural values, exacerbated by a lack of public awareness about democratic principles. …