Advocates fear special US visas for Afghans could run out despite dangers | Taliban News
Washington, DC – As the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 2021, millions of Afghans faced the prospect of life once more under…
Afghan women stage rare protests, braving Taliban reprisals | Women’s Rights News
As handfuls gather on International Women’s Day, UN rights rapporteur calls for release of detained rights activists. Small groups of Afghan women have gathered in…
Taliban releases Austrian far-right activist held in Afghanistan | Politics News
Vienna says its national has arrived in Doha after mediation by the Qatari government helped secure his release. The Taliban has released Herbert Fritz, an…
Why the West is losing Ukraine – POLITICO
Not so dynamic duo Beyond fear, diplomats and experts pointed to the dynamic between Scholz and Biden as a driving force behind the West’s overriding…
Taliban’s conditions to attend UN meeting ‘unacceptable’, Guterres says | United Nations News
The Taliban has set unacceptable conditions for attending a United Nations-sponsored meeting about Afghanistan in the Qatari capital, Doha, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. “I…
The ‘inclusive’ Afghan government Afghans do not want | Opinions
On February 18, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host a meeting of special envoys for Afghanistan in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban has confirmed it will…
Why has China recognised Taliban’s envoy to Beijing? | Taliban News
At an official ceremony held by the Chinese government in Beijing on January 30, a queue of foreign diplomats lined up to present their credentials…
Echoes of Bagram: Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan | Human Rights
Human rights advocate Moazzam Begg returns to Afghanistan to battle demons and champion justice in the shadow of war. Haunted by nightmares of torture and…
Biden and Trump: 2 classified documents probes, 2 endings
Classified documents were found in a damaged cardboard box in President Biden’s cluttered Delaware garage, near where golf clubs hung on the wall. A photo…
The positive stories Afghanistan needs | Opinions
These days, Afghanistan makes international headlines more and more rarely and when it does, it is always about yet another tragedy. A humanitarian crisis, an…
Asian regional security architecture is emerging
Asian regional security architecture is emerging with the above three legs reinforcing, supplementing and interchanging in a creative response to the rapidly transforming international environment,…
Russian ‘spy’ who worked for MI6 & met King Charles accused of sharing ‘top-secret military docs with Putin’s cronies’
A REFUGEE from Afghanistan who has been accused of spying for Russia also worked for MI6, a court heard today. The alleged spy was stripped…
The Taliban and International Diplomacy
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan is approaching international recognition. Although it may not happen at an official diplomatic level in the short term, there is…
Perpetrators Operating from Single Militant Ecosystem in Afghanistan
Pakistan has had a variety of terrorist strikes recently, which has made everyone worry that there could be a brand new terrorist uprising in Pakistan.…
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.The…
Taliban, its evolution and UN experts’ mistake
The UN experts came to rather controversial and too strong conclusions about the Taliban. In the special statement based on research work and analysis, the…
Swimming and yet not Getting Wet: The Illusive Global Policy Towards Afghanistan
In the world of politics, there is a complete distinction between means and ends. There is a dichotomous view that says these two are not…
Jay Leno files for conservatorship for wife Mavis who has dementia
Comedian Jay Leno is seeking to become conservator over his wife Mavis Leno’s affairs because she has dementia. Leno filed court documents Friday to ask…