Afghanistan
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Taliban Approves Nearly AFN 5 Billion for 17 Infrastructure Projects
DID Press: Taliban’s procurement commission, chaired by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group’s deputy prime minister for economic affairs, has approved 17 projects worth approximately 5 billion Afghanis and revised five other projects, according to media outlets close to the…
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Pakistan Seeks Export Routes Through Iran After Afghanistan Border Closure
DID Press: Pakistan is taking steps to transport its export goods to Central Asian markets, particularly through overland routes via Iran, following the closure of its border with Afghanistan. Pakistan’s The Nation newspaper reported, citing official documents, that Islamabad has…
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Adams Criticizes Khalilzad Over Claims of Pakistani Support for Anti-Taliban Forces
DID Press: A former officer of US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has criticized former US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad over his recent remarks about Pakistan allegedly arming some Afghan citizens. Sarah Adams, a former CIA officer, accused Khalilzad…
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UNICEF: Uzbekistan Plays Key Role in Delivering Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
DID Press: UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says its centre in Termez, Uzbekistan, plays an important role in delivering and supplying vital humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. In a statement, UNICEF said the centre plays a key role in transporting therapeutic food…
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Taliban: 1,119 Afghan Civilians Killed or Wounded in Pakistani Attacks
DID Press: Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has released an updated list of casualties from Pakistani attacks on Afghanistan, stating that 1,119 Afghan civilians have been killed or wounded in such attacks since the…
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Karachi Port Auctions Hundreds of Containers Belonging to Afghan Traders
DID Press: Pakistan’s Karachi Port Customs has auctioned hundreds of containers carrying goods belonging to Afghan traders over unpaid taxes and mounting charges incurred while the shipments remained at the port. Officials from Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce have described the…
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UN: Violence Against Former Afghan Government Personnel Continues
DID Press: Despite the Taliban’s announcement of a “general amnesty,” killings, arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances involving former Afghan government military personnel and officials continue, according to reports by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), raising ongoing concerns…
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Afghanistan’s Rail Network Gains Attention as Regional Trade Corridor
DID Press: Afghanistan has once again emerged as a potential focus of regional economic connectivity initiatives, with railway development projects seeking to establish shorter and more efficient routes for transporting goods between Central Asian countries and South Asian markets. As…
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France Makes Normalization of Ties with Taliban Conditional on Changes in Afghanistan
DID Press: France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has stated that the country has had no diplomatic relations with the Taliban government since 2021, adding that the normalization of ties depends on changes in Afghanistan’s political situation and compliance…
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National Interest: Stability in Afghanistan Key to Expanding US Influence in Central Asia
DID Press: US magazine the National Interest says the future of United States’ economic and strategic relations with Central Asian countries depends to a significant extent on Afghanistan’s political and security situation. In its latest analysis, the magazine warned that…
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