Aziza Akrami, an entrepreneur and human rights advocate, has been named Afghanistan’s Youth Representative to the United Nations, becoming the fifth young Afghan to hold the role, organisers said.
A senior Taliban official visited India last week in what Indian media described as a rare sign of growing engagement between New Delhi and the group.
The German government is in discussions with Pakistan to allow the return of Afghan nationals who were deported despite having been approved for resettlement in Germany, German media reported.
The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry said an Indian diplomat recently recalled from Kabul had not been expelled but had simply completed his mission.
The United Nations refugee agency warned Friday that it is running out of resources to support millions of Afghans returning from neighbouring countries and appealed for $258 million in urgent funding.
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.
The Taliban have confirmed that a delegation of their diplomats travelled to Europe for talks on Afghan refugees, humanitarian aid and the future of Afghanistan’s diplomatic missions, sources told Afghanistan International on Friday.
The Taliban have expelled Harish Kumar, a senior Indian diplomat, accusing him of meeting opponents of the group and attempting to organise them, sources told Afghanistan International.
The Taliban’s intelligence chief said Thursday that some countries were dispatching ISIS fighters to Afghanistan to destabilise the country. He warned that the international community would pay a “heavy price” if it ignored the threat.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Thursday opened a two-day consultative meeting in Dushanbe to discuss Afghanistan’s situation, its impact on the region and ways to strengthen coordination among member states.
Special envoys from Pakistan and Tajikistan met this week to discuss the growing threat of terrorism in the region and the need for a coordinated response, Pakistani officials said.
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that Afghan women and girls are being systematically excluded from education, employment and public life.
The Taliban said Wednesday it publicly flogged 16 people, including one woman, in Kabul and Balkh provinces on charges ranging from drug trafficking to so-called illicit relations.
The UN refugee agency has suspended cash assistance for Afghan returnees, citing Taliban restrictions that prevent its female staff from working.
Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has again urged officials to focus on gaining public trust and improving security, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
UNICEF has appealed for $22 million in urgent funding to support children and families affected by recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, warning that needs far exceed its current capacity.
Pakistan’s jailed opposition leader Imran Khan has called for direct negotiations with the Afghan Taliban, instructing the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to travel to Kabul for talks.
Senior diplomats from China and Uzbekistan met in Tashkent to discuss Afghanistan’s situation and ways to coordinate regional and international efforts to address the country’s challenges, Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Afghan Political leaders marked the 24th anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud with a virtual memorial on Tuesday, warning that divisions among Taliban opponents risk weakening resistance against the group.
The United Nations on Tuesday appealed for more than $139 million to support nearly 500,000 people affected by recent earthquakes in eastern Afghanistan, warning that the crisis could worsen with winter approaching.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the release of a detained Russian anthropologist in Afghanistan was secured thanks to Moscow’s “friendly relations” with the Taliban, the only government to formally recognise the group.