Rosemary DiCarlo, the United Nations under-secretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs, has arrived in Afghanistan and is expected to hold talks with Taliban officials in Kabul, sources told Afghanistan International.
Financial management and the budgeting system form the backbone of governance and the foundation of any country’s power structure.
Donald Trump said the role of NATO forces in the war in Afghanistan has been exaggerated, claiming allied troops stayed behind US soldiers and away from front-line fighting.
A senior adviser to Uzbekistan’s president says the country joined the peace initiative launched by Donald Trump primarily over security concerns, including fears about the spread of extremism from Afghanistan.
Envoys from Iran, Pakistan, Russia and China held talks on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) consultative meeting in Tajikistan, Iranian officials said Friday.
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham criticised the invitation of Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, comparing it to inviting Adolf Hitler to an international event.
Taliban publicly flogged two people, including a woman, in Parwan province after convicting them of what the group described as an “extramarital relationship,” according to a court ruling.
Pakistan has deported several Afghan refugees who were awaiting resettlement in the United States, The Washington Post reported, as Islamabad intensifies its crackdown on undocumented migrants.
The Islamabad High Court has stopped the deportation of 18 Afghan nationals and directed Pakistani authorities to explain the cancellation of their residency cards.
Afghan migrants in Pakistan say their visa extension requests are being rejected without explanation, leaving many in limbo and unable to return home.
