Mohsin Dawar: Taliban Are Imposed on Afghans and Do Not Represent Their Political Will
Pakistani politician Mohsin Dawar has described the Taliban as an “authoritarian” group imposed on the people of Afghanistan, arguing that the group does not represent the country’s political will. Speaking exclusively to Afghanistan International, Dawar said the Pakistan-based Pashtun Tahafuz...
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Taliban Police in Herat Arrest Woman Accused of Throwing Child From Fifth Floor
Taliban police in western Afghanistan say they have detained a woman in connection with the death of an 18-month-old child...
Moldova’s President Calls Taliban Delegation Visa Approval “Shameful”
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has criticized the issuance of visas to a delegation from Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities, saying the visit...
Local Sources Report Increase in Detentions of Women by Taliban’s Morality Police in Herat
Local sources have told Nimruz TV that dozens of women in Herat have been detained by the Taliban's Ministry for...
Tajik President Calls for Major Oil Refineries to Strengthen Regional Energy Security
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has called on Central Asian countries to construct large-scale oil refineries to strengthen regional energy security,...
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Tajikistan to Launch Trial Transit Corridor Linking Dushanbe, Kabul and Tehran
Tajikistan's Ministry of Transport has announced that the trial phase of a new transit corridor connecting Dushanbe, Kabul and Tehran...
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Rights Experts Launch Initiative to Criminalize Gender Apartheid Under International Law
As the fifth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power approaches, more than 50 prominent experts in international law and...
Taliban Direct Clerics to Condemn Women’s Perfume and Wedding Customs in Friday Sermon
Afghanistan's Taliban-run Ministry for Hajj and Religious Affairs has released this week's official Friday sermon, instructing mosque preachers across the...
Taliban Education Ministry Criticizes Karzai Over Appeal for Girls’ Education
A sharp response from the Taliban's Ministry of Higher Education to former President Hamid Karzai's appeal for girls to be...
Argentina’s Stunning Comeback Ends Egypt’s World Cup Dream
Argentina produced one of the most dramatic comebacks in FIFA World Cup history, fighting back from two goals down to...
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FIFA Faces Backlash After Overturning Balogun Suspension
The controversy surrounding the red card shown to United States striker Folarin Balogun has intensified after President Donald Trump revealed...
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Iran Lawmaker Denies Reports of Strait of Hormuz Concession
Kamran Ghazanfari, a member of the Iranian Parliament's Internal Affairs Committee, has rejected reports claiming that Iran considered transferring the...
Tehran Says Draft Joint Statement on Strait of Hormuz Is Near Completion
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei announced on Wednesday that Tehran and Muscat have reached an understanding on the geographical...
Trump Links Hormuz Reopening to Ongoing U.S.-Iran Tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen soon, warning that otherwise Iran would face what...
Trump Says U.S.-Iran Negotiations Continue With Regional Support
U.S. President Donald Trump said negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are continuing, describing the current diplomatic process as...
Latest Deportation Flight to Kabul Renews Dispute Over German Asylum Policy
The deportation of 31 Afghan nationals from Leipzig Airport to Kabul has triggered renewed debate over Germany's policy on returning...
Extreme Heat and Drought Fuel Record Wildfires Across Europe
The European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) says extreme heat combined with drought and strong winds across the European Union...
