Kabul, Dec 1 (EFE).- The Taliban said on Friday that China has acknowledged its appointed ambassador in Beijing, marking the first recognition of a Taliban diplomat by a foreign country since the Islamist militia assumed power in Afghanistan in August 2021. The recently appointed envoy, Bilal Karimi, who served as the deputy spokesperson for the …
Kabul, Nov 1 (EFE).- A group of women in burqas, equipped with crash helmets, riot shields, and batons, stands ready to join the Afghan anti-riot police force, notwithstanding the Islamist Taliban regime’s alleged curbs on females. The interior ministry aired a video of police training on Monday, showing female officers wearing head-to-toe black veils lined …
Kabul, Aug 12 (EFE).- The death of Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul in an American drone strike last month has destroyed the image of change and stability projected by the Taliban after seizing power in the country a year ago, making it clear that Afghanistan continues to face the risk of becoming a …
NATO ambassadors are meeting today to discuss the security situation in Afghanistan and to coordinate national measures to reduce embassy staff in Kabul
New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): The leader of the Taliban Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the release of political detainees from all prisons in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the outfit said on Thursday.