Afghanistan
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Russia, Afghanistan Discuss Trade, Energy and Transport Cooperation
DID Press: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk and Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi discussed prospects for cooperation in trade, energy, investment and strengthening transport connectivity, including plans to develop the International North–South Transport Corridor. According to the Russian…
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Taliban Bars Girls From Kankor for Third Consecutive Year
DID Press: Taliban has again excluded Afghan girls from the country’s university entrance examination, as registration for the 1406 general Kankor and religious-school entrance exams gets underway. Registration for the 1406 Kankor examinations has opened, with eligible applicants given until…
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ICC Unseals Arrest Warrants for Two Taliban Education Ministers
DID Press: International Criminal Court (ICC) has made public arrest warrants for Neda Mohammad Nadim, the Taliban’s minister of higher education, and Habibullah Agha, the group’s minister of education, accusing both of the alleged crime against humanity of persecution on…
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UN Rights Council Extends Richard Bennett’s Afghanistan Mandate for One Year
DID Press: UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Afghanistan without a vote, extending the mandate of Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, for another…
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Taliban Condemn ICC Arrest Warrants, Reject Court’s Authority
DID Press: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has condemned the International Criminal Court’s position on arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders, saying Afghanistan does not recognize the court or its decisions. Mujahid said in a statement late Monday, October 5, that…
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Moscow Format Ends Without Joint Statement, Calls for Kabul-Islamabad De-escalation
DID Press: The eighth meeting of the Moscow Format consultations on Afghanistan ended without a joint statement after Afghan and Pakistani representatives failed to agree on the wording of a final document. Despite the disagreement, participants called on Kabul and…
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Sayed Sufi Gardizi Released on Conditions, Taliban Orders Him to Leave Kabul
DID Press: Sayed Sufi Gardizi, a Shia figure considered close to Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has been released after being detained by the Taliban on the condition that he leave Kabul and refrain from attending social gatherings and ceremonies,…
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From Kabul to Yemen: When a Government Collapses From Within
DID Press: Rapid advances by Ansar Allah in Yemen and reports of the fall of territory and the disruption of strategic routes have prompted comparisons with the collapse of Afghanistan’s republic to the Taliban. In Afghanistan, the republic appeared to…
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Afghanistan’s 1406 Kankor Registration Opens Again Without Female Students
DID Press: Taliban’s National Examination Authority has announced the opening of registration for the 1406 general Kankor and religious-school entrance examinations, with Afghan girls still excluded from taking the university entrance exam. Mumtaz Qadiri, a spokesperson for the National Examination…
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Muttaqi: Pakistan Has Launched New Project to Destabilize Afghanistan and Region
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s acting foreign minister, said at the eighth Moscow Format meeting on Afghanistan that Pakistan has launched a new project aimed at challenging security in Afghanistan and the wider region. Muttaqi alleged that Pakistan’s…
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