US Rejects Taliban Request for Investment in Afghanistan’s Mining Sector
The United States has rejected a request from the Taliban for American investment in Afghanistan’s mining sector, saying Washington has no plans to engage with the group on the development…
US Rejects Taliban Request for Investment in Afghanistan
The United States has rejected a request from the Taliban for American investment in Afghanistan, with the U.S. State Department saying Washington does not engage with terrorists. The State Department…
AFF, NRF and HSF Claim Full Control of Key Areas in Northeastern Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), National Resistance Front (NRF), and Home Soldiers Front (HSF) reportedly claim to have gained full control of several strategic locations in northeastern Afghanistan following a…
The price of impunity: parsing the UN’s revelations on Afghanistan’s cycle of conflict
The release of comprehensive findings by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documenting over 40,000 civilian deaths and more than 77,000 injuries between 2009 and the Taliban’s return…
NRF claims control of Bano in Baghlan’s Andarab Valley
BAGHLAN — The National Resistance Front (NRF) has announced that its fighters have successfully ended Taliban control over the strategic Bano area within the Andarab district of Baghlan province following…
Ziarat cross operations thwart major militant assault as security forces neutralize attackers
Security forces successfully repelled a coordinated nighttime assault by militants affiliated with Fitna al-Khwarij (FAK) and Fitna al-Hindustan (FAH) on the strategic Ziarat Cross Customs Check Post near the Spin…
Defending the frontier: why Pakistan’s security-first approach to Afghanistan is a regional necessity
By Dr Muhammad Shahid The evolving realities along our western border demand an unvarnished assessment of Pakistan’s security posture. For years, Islamabad has shouldered the immense human, economic, and geopolitical…
Taliban Ambassador Holds Talks with Russian Officials at Eastern Economic Forum
Mawlawi Gul Hassan Hassan, the Taliban government’s ambassador to Moscow, attended the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, where he held meetings with senior Russian officials on the sidelines of…
Taliban ban protests in Afghanistan
The interim Taliban administration has imposed a total, nationwide ban on all forms of protests, demonstrations, and public gatherings across Afghanistan. Defending this draconian measure, Kabul authorities asserted that the…
US Researcher Warns Afghanistan Could Return to Armed Conflict
Luke Coffee, a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute in the United States, has warned that Afghanistan could once again descend into armed conflict and political fragmentation if the country’s…