Afghanistan
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Security at the Cost of Isolation: Afghanistan’s Political Future
DID Press: The article argues that Afghanistan’s current isolation extends far beyond diplomatic non-recognition, encompassing exclusion from knowledge, global markets, and future development. It warns that a government unable to meet basic public needs—and which has sidelined half its population—may…
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Afghanistan Enters INNOPROM After Tashkent Trilateral Deal
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that a trilateral meeting was held on the sidelines of the INNOPROM Central Asia Industrial Exhibition involving officials from Nooruddin Azizi, the Uzbek Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, and the…
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Taliban, UNHCR Hold High-Level Talks on Migrant Crisis and Returnees
DID Press: Taliban’s Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Abdul Kabir, held talks with Arafat Jamal, a senior representative of the UNHCR, focusing on the situation of Afghan migrants in neighboring countries and returnees to Afghanistan. During the meeting, the minister…
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Karzai Says His Daughter Denied In-Person Schooling After Grade 6
DID Press: Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai stated in an interview with Der Spiegel that his eldest daughter has been barred from continuing in-person education after completing grade six and is now studying online. Karzai said the restrictions on girls’…
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Pakistan Activates China-Iran Trade Routes Amid Tensions With Afghanistan
DID Press: Officials in Pakistan say the country has operationalized alternative trade corridors to Central Asia through China and Iran, reducing reliance on transit routes in Afghanistan. According to Pakistani media reports, the decision follows mounting security concerns, repeated border…
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Afghan Students Commemorate Fallen Girls of Minab School
DID Press: Afghan migrant students at the self-run Zaman School held a memorial ceremony marking the anniversary of the birth of Fatimah bint Musa(A.S), honoring the victims of the girls’ school Shajareh Tayyebeh School in Minab. The event brought together…
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EU–Taliban Talks Planned in Brussels Over Afghan Deportations
DID Press: Officials from European Union are expected to hold talks with representatives of the Taliban in Brussels in the coming weeks to discuss the deportation of Afghan nationals, a move raising human rights concerns amid Afghanistan’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.…
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Trial of Kabul Airport Attack Suspect Begins in US
DID Press: The trial of Sharifullah, accused of involvement in the deadly attack carried out by Islamic State – Khorasan Province at Hamid Karzai International Airport in September 2021, began Monday in the US state of Virginia. The attack occurred…
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Karzai: Afghans Weary of War, Seek Peace and Representative Government
DID Press: Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan, said in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel that the absence of a large-scale public resistance against the Taliban reflects the deep exhaustion of the Afghan population after four decades…
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Kabul and Dushanbe Stress Acceleration of CASA-1000 Project
DID Press: Officials from Kabul and Dushanbe reaffirmed their commitment to speeding up implementation of the regional CASA-1000 power project during a recent meeting in Dushanbe. During the talks, Abdul Haq Hamkar, head of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, called for…
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