Pakistan’s deputy foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar is expected in Kabul on Tuesday for talks with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Pakistan media reports. According to diplomatic sources, cited by Pakistan’s The Nation, Khar will lead a delegation, expected to be comprised of senior members of the administration, with the aim to bolster diplomatic
A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing at least 280 people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. The earthquake hit Khost and Paktika provinces at about 01:24 on Wednesday, followed by a second 4.5 magnitude temblor an hour later, the USGS reported. Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting First Deputy Prime Minister and head
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s acting Prime Minister Hasan Akhund chaired an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning following the deadly 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit eastern Khost in the early hours of the morning. By mid-morning Wednesday officials had confirmed almost 300 people had been killed and a further 600 injured in Paktika and Khost
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on the restructuring o.