United Nations climate change conference COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan

Taliban Officials Set to Attend COP29 Climate Summit in Azerbaijan, Marking First High-Profile UN Event Participation Since 2021 Takeover

Amid Ongoing Human Rights Controversies, Afghan Officials Hope for Progress in Addressing Climate Crisis Challenges In a rare diplomatic move since taking power in 2021, Afghan Taliban officials are set to attend the United Nations’ COP29 climate summit in Baku,...
China- Taliban

China Grants Tariff-Free Access to Taliban-led Afghanistan Amid Geopolitical and Economic Shifts

China announced a groundbreaking economic gesture on Thursday, offering tariff-free access to Afghanistan’s exports to its vast construction, energy, and consumer sectors. This move marks an essential step in bolstering China’s relationship with the Taliban government that has governed Afghanistan...
afghan refugees

Afghan Refugees Caught in US Election Crossfire: Will Biden’s Parole Hold Against Trump’s Immigration Agenda?

In August 2021, the Taliban, an ultraconservative Islamic political group, swiftly regained control of Afghanistan, ending nearly two decades of US-backed democratic rule. Their ascent to power in Kabul dashed the hopes of many Afghans who envisioned a future of...
Taliban-Afghanistan

Taliban Imposes New Media Restrictions: Gradual Ban on Images of Living Beings

Afghanistan's Taliban government has pledged to implement a law banning media outlets from publishing images of living things. The announcement, made on Monday by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV), marks the latest...
Afghanistan Women

Afghanistan’s Women: Struggling for Justice Under Taliban rule

The crumpled papers in Bibi Nazdana’s hands represent her most prized possession — her divorce, hard-won after a grueling two-year legal battle. To her, they are a symbol of freedom from a life she never wanted, a life she was...
Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Protests Erupt as Pakistan Imposes Cross-Border Travel Ban with Afghanistan

In November 2023, the Pakistani government announced a ban on cross-border travel with Afghanistan, marking a dramatic change in decades-old travel norms for the region. The new decree requires residents passing through the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing to produce passports and...
Pakistan-Afghanistan Border

Pakistan’s Tariff Increase on Afghan Fruits: Blow to Bilateral Trade and Afghanistan’s Economy

Pakistan has escalated the tariff taxes on Afghan fruits from 15,000 PKR to an unprecedented 60,000 PKR per ton, marking a sixfold increase. This sharp rise in tariffs coincides with the peak export season for Afghanistan’s fresh fruits, including watermelon,...
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Pakistan’s Defence Minister Declares Continued Strikes in Afghanistan

Pakistan will persist in its military operations across the border in Afghanistan as part of a renewed strategy to combat terrorism, according to the country’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. The ongoing aerial strikes are aimed at groups that Pakistan accuses...
Taliban fighters search a vehicle at a checkpoint on the road in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the city of Kabul

Eastern Afghanistan Reduce Number of Traffic Fatalities

At least 33 people have died and 16 others have been injured in separate traffic crashes in eastern Afghanistan. Ten collisions occurred in the Sorabi district of Kabul province, causing 17 deaths, including two children and four women. Ten others...
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