Afghanistan – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:46:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Afghanistan – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Taliban urges Pakistan government to engage peace talks with TTP https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-pakistan-government-to-engage-peace-talks-with-ttp/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-pakistan-government-to-engage-peace-talks-with-ttp/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 16:46:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351416 According to a media source on Saturday, the Afghan Taliban have encouraged the Pakistani government to start new negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror organization, which is outlawed. A top Afghan Taliban leader has reportedly advised Islamabad to choose peace over conflict. The Express Tribune daily said that Pakistan’s most recent efforts to persuade Kabul [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-pakistan-government-to-engage-peace-talks-with-ttp/feed/ 0 China increases Afghanistan investment, faces more terrorism issues https://www.theinfostride.com/china-increases-afghanistan-investment-faces-more-terrorism-issues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-increases-afghanistan-investment-faces-more-terrorism-issues/#respond Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:57:00 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=350836 Chinese businesses have expressed interest in making investments in Afghanistan as part of the Belt and Road Initiative recently, but they face difficulties because of terrorism and instability, according to Voice of America (VOA). In its position paper on Afghanistan, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs promised to “do its best” to aid in the country’s [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-increases-afghanistan-investment-faces-more-terrorism-issues/feed/ 0 Bombing in Afghanistan at memorial ceremony for Taliban kills 11 people https://www.theinfostride.com/bombing-in-afghanistan-at-memorial-ceremony-for-taliban-kills-11-people/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bombing-in-afghanistan-at-memorial-ceremony-for-taliban-kills-11-people/#respond Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:24:34 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=348481 A bomb ripped through a memorial service in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, officials said. A former Taliban police official was among those killed and more than 30 were also wounded in the explosion near Nabawi Mosque, according to Abdul Nafi Takor, the Taliban-appointed spokesman for the interior ministry. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bombing-in-afghanistan-at-memorial-ceremony-for-taliban-kills-11-people/feed/ 0 Taliban appoints new Afghan ambassador, MEA says no formal notice received https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-appoints-new-afghan-ambassador-mea-says-no-formal-notice-received/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-appoints-new-afghan-ambassador-mea-says-no-formal-notice-received/#respond Mon, 15 May 2023 11:46:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347089 The Taliban regime in Afghanistan’s move to recall Afghan Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay and name the current Trade Counsellor, Qadir Shah, as the Charge D’Affaires (acting ambassador) in his place has presented a difficult choice for the government’s approach to the country’s situation and its engagement with the Taliban. The feud between the two [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-appoints-new-afghan-ambassador-mea-says-no-formal-notice-received/feed/ 0 US House Republicans launch probe into chaotic exit from Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/us-house-republicans-launch-probe-into-chaotic-exit-from-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-house-republicans-launch-probe-into-chaotic-exit-from-afghanistan/#respond Fri, 13 Jan 2023 21:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=339723 A top House Republican has launched an investigation into the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has said in a statement. Michael McCaul, the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman, has sent a letter to US State Secretary Antony Blinken requesting information on the matter. McCaul alleged [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-house-republicans-launch-probe-into-chaotic-exit-from-afghanistan/feed/ 0 China urges citizens to leave Afghanistan post attack on Chinese hotel https://www.theinfostride.com/china-urges-citizens-to-leave-afghanistan-post-attack-on-chinese-hotel/ https://www.theinfostride.com/china-urges-citizens-to-leave-afghanistan-post-attack-on-chinese-hotel/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2022 21:46:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=337897 China on Tuesday advised its citizens in Afghanistan to leave the country “as soon as possible”, following a coordinated attack by Islamic State militants the previous day on a Chinese-owned hotel in the heart of Kabul. The Chinese advisory appeared to be a setback for Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers who seek foreign investments in hopes of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/china-urges-citizens-to-leave-afghanistan-post-attack-on-chinese-hotel/feed/ 0 Taliban ban women from many public university subjects in Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-ban-women-from-many-public-university-subjects-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-ban-women-from-many-public-university-subjects-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 15 Oct 2022 21:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=334267 A year after banning most teenage girls from attending school, the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan are now imposing sweeping restrictions on which courses women can enrol in at public universities. The militant group have said the correct “Islamic environment” needs to be created for older girls to be allowed back into schools, but more than [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-ban-women-from-many-public-university-subjects-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban announces to review Afghan curriculum in view of Islamic law https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-announces-to-review-afghan-curriculum-in-view-of-islamic-law/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-announces-to-review-afghan-curriculum-in-view-of-islamic-law/#respond Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:33:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333009 The Taliban have announced that it plans to review and revise the curriculum in view of Afghan culture, international educational standards, and Islamic law. Ahmad Taqi, the Taliban spokesperson for the Ministry of Higher Education said 35 academic curricula have already been finalised, and a single academic curriculum will be set up across Afghanistan, TOLOnews [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-announces-to-review-afghan-curriculum-in-view-of-islamic-law/feed/ 0 One year after war in Afghanistan, US spy agencies pivot toward China https://www.theinfostride.com/one-year-after-war-in-afghanistan-us-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china/ https://www.theinfostride.com/one-year-after-war-in-afghanistan-us-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china/#respond Sun, 07 Aug 2022 21:00:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330218 In a recent closed-door meeting with leaders of the agency’s counterterrorism center, the CIA’s No 2 official made clear that fighting al-Qaida and other extremist groups would remain a priority but that the agency’s money and resources would be increasingly shifted to focusing on China. The CIA drone attack that killed al-Qaida’s leader showed that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/one-year-after-war-in-afghanistan-us-spy-agencies-pivot-toward-china/feed/ 0 At Doha Meet, US Censures Taliban On Rights Issues In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/at-doha-meet-us-censures-taliban-on-rights-issues-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/at-doha-meet-us-censures-taliban-on-rights-issues-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 02 Jul 2022 21:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327820 A high-level US delegation met with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar to discuss concerns about expanding restrictions on the rights of Afghans and issues concerning the continuing presence of terrorist organizations in the country. In a meeting that was held in Doha, US officials led by Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West covered matters like [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/at-doha-meet-us-censures-taliban-on-rights-issues-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Urges Us To Unfreeze Funds To Help Afghanistan After Tragic Quake https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-us-to-unfreeze-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-tragic-quake/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-us-to-unfreeze-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-tragic-quake/#respond Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:00:10 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327805 Taliban urged the United States on Saturday to unfreeze Afghanistan’s foreign funds and lift financial sanctions to help the war-torn country deal with its deadliest earthquake in more than two decades. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday, while speaking to reporters in Kabul, said, “In these testing times, we call on the United [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-urges-us-to-unfreeze-funds-to-help-afghanistan-after-tragic-quake/feed/ 0 Talking To The Taliban Is The Only Way Forward In Afghanistan, Says UN Official https://www.theinfostride.com/talking-to-the-taliban-is-the-only-way-forward-in-afghanistan-says-un-official/ https://www.theinfostride.com/talking-to-the-taliban-is-the-only-way-forward-in-afghanistan-says-un-official/#respond Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=327274 The devastating earthquake this week is just one of several emergencies facing Afghanistan, and continued dialogue with the Taliban remains the only way to address ongoing challenges in the country, the top UN official said on Thursday. Ramiz Alakbarov, Acting Special Representative at the UN’s Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, provided an update on the earthquake, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/talking-to-the-taliban-is-the-only-way-forward-in-afghanistan-says-un-official/feed/ 0 Deep Divisions Within Taliban Over Girls’ Education Beyond Class 6: Report https://www.theinfostride.com/deep-divisions-within-taliban-over-girls-education-beyond-class-6-report/ https://www.theinfostride.com/deep-divisions-within-taliban-over-girls-education-beyond-class-6-report/#respond Sat, 26 Mar 2022 15:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=321510 According to a report, there are deep divisions within the Taliban’s Supreme Council of Jurisprudence on whether the girls could be permitted to seek education beyond Class 6. The U-turn taken by the Taliban regime over the education for girls is both disappointing and deeply concerning. Notably, on March 21, the Taliban said they would [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/deep-divisions-within-taliban-over-girls-education-beyond-class-6-report/feed/ 0 Taliban-led Government Approves Aid Plan For War Victims In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-led-government-approves-aid-plan-for-war-victims-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-led-government-approves-aid-plan-for-war-victims-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 12 Feb 2022 10:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318350 The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has approved a plan to assist the victims of war under which aid will be provided to the orphans of the Islamic Emirate and former government forces as well as victims of the past four decades of conflict. “Under the Islamic Emirate, aid will be provided to martyrs’ families, disabled [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-led-government-approves-aid-plan-for-war-victims-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Joe Biden To Split Frozen Afghan Funds For 9/11 Victims, Relief https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-to-split-frozen-afghan-funds-for-9-11-victims-relief/ https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-to-split-frozen-afghan-funds-for-9-11-victims-relief/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2022 17:39:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318316 President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order on Friday to move some $7 billion of the Afghan central bank’s assets frozen in the US banking system to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and compensate victims of the Sept 11, 2001, attacks, according to a US official familiar with the decision. The order [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/joe-biden-to-split-frozen-afghan-funds-for-9-11-victims-relief/feed/ 0 5 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Cross-Border Attack From Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/5-pakistani-soldiers-killed-in-cross-border-attack-from-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/5-pakistani-soldiers-killed-in-cross-border-attack-from-afghanistan/#respond Sun, 06 Feb 2022 21:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318077 Five Pakistani soldiers were killed when terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border opened fire on the troops, a military statement said. The incident took place at the border area in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in the statement on Sunday. The Pakistani troops retaliated [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/5-pakistani-soldiers-killed-in-cross-border-attack-from-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Deny Pakistan’s Access To Use NATO Equipment In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-deny-pakistans-access-to-use-nato-equipment-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-deny-pakistans-access-to-use-nato-equipment-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 05 Feb 2022 21:00:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318026 The Taliban have denied the claim made by Islamabad that Pakistan was using modern military equipment against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) that was leftover from NATO’s presence in Afghanistan, reported local media. Bilal Karimi, the deputy spokesperson for the Taliban, said: “We assure and pledge that there is no threat from Afghan soil to any [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-deny-pakistans-access-to-use-nato-equipment-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Blinken, Austin To Return For Congressional Hearing On Afghanistan Issues https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-austin-to-return-for-congressional-hearing-on-afghanistan-issues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-austin-to-return-for-congressional-hearing-on-afghanistan-issues/#respond Thu, 03 Feb 2022 17:43:01 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317857 United States Secretaries of State and Defence, Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, have promised to return for another congressional hearing on the challenges in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal, according to Senator Jim Inhofe’s office. “We still face a lot of real challenges in Afghanistan even though our troop presence is gone. Secretary Blinken and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-austin-to-return-for-congressional-hearing-on-afghanistan-issues/feed/ 0 US Lawmakers Urge Biden To Release Frozen Afghan Funds To Prevent Disasters https://www.theinfostride.com/us-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-release-frozen-afghan-funds-to-prevent-disasters/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-release-frozen-afghan-funds-to-prevent-disasters/#respond Fri, 21 Jan 2022 21:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317088 Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, three US lawmakers urged US President Joe Biden to release the country’s assets to prevent imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the Afghan people. In the letter to Biden on Thursday, the US House of Representatives recommended a focused release of humanitarian funds to address the imminent economic [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-lawmakers-urge-biden-to-release-frozen-afghan-funds-to-prevent-disasters/feed/ 0 Threat Of Narco-Terrorism Rise After Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/threat-of-narco-terrorism-rise-after-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/threat-of-narco-terrorism-rise-after-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/#respond Tue, 28 Dec 2021 21:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=315573 India has been facing the menace of narco-terrorism since several years now. This nexus between narcotics and terrorism has serious repercussions for Indias security. The ‘Golden Crescent comprising Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan is the largest producer of illicit opium and Indias close proximity to the areas increases the threat it faces. And now it has [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/threat-of-narco-terrorism-rise-after-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Hamid Karzai Says Pakistan Must Not Interfere In Afghanistan’s Affairs https://www.theinfostride.com/hamid-karzai-says-pakistan-must-not-interfere-in-afghanistans-affairs/ https://www.theinfostride.com/hamid-karzai-says-pakistan-must-not-interfere-in-afghanistans-affairs/#respond Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314974 Hitting back at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over his recent remarks on Afghanistan and IS threats originating from the country, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Islamabad must not interfere in Kabul’s affairs, reported local media. During the Organisation of Islamic Council’s meeting on Sunday, Khan had said that Pakistan faced attacks [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/hamid-karzai-says-pakistan-must-not-interfere-in-afghanistans-affairs/feed/ 0 14 killed, Many Injured In Massive Blast In Pakistan’s Karachi City https://www.theinfostride.com/14-killed-many-injured-in-massive-blast-in-pakistans-karachi-city/ https://www.theinfostride.com/14-killed-many-injured-in-massive-blast-in-pakistans-karachi-city/#respond Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:33:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314924 At least 14 people were killed and 12 others injured in Pakistan’s financial capital of Karachi on Saturday when a powerful blast, apparently triggered by a gas explosion in a covered sewage channel, ripped through the building of a private bank situated on it, police said. Most of the casualties are reportedly customers and staff [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/14-killed-many-injured-in-massive-blast-in-pakistans-karachi-city/feed/ 0 Pakistan Rallies Muslim Countries To Help Afghan Stave Off Economic Crisis https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-rallies-muslim-countries-to-help-afghan-stave-off-economic-crisis/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-rallies-muslim-countries-to-help-afghan-stave-off-economic-crisis/#respond Sat, 18 Dec 2021 17:00:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314876 Pakistan is rallying Muslim countries to help Afghanistan stave off an economic and humanitarian disaster while also cajoling the neighbouring country’s new Taliban rulers to soften their image abroad. Several foreign ministers from the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation are meeting in Islamabad on Sunday to explore ways to aid Afghanistan while navigating the difficult [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-rallies-muslim-countries-to-help-afghan-stave-off-economic-crisis/feed/ 0 US Will Not Release Afghanistan’s Assets For Three Reasons, Says White House https://www.theinfostride.com/us-will-not-release-afghanistans-assets-for-three-reasons-says-white-house/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-will-not-release-afghanistans-assets-for-three-reasons-says-white-house/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:30:37 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314753 The US on Monday (local time) denied releasing over USD 9.5 billion of Afghanistan’s frozen fund. Spokeswoman of the White House Jen Psaki said that this was a complicated process and will not allow the Taliban to access the money, reported Khaama Press. Psaki made comments on the frozen funds to the recent statements of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-will-not-release-afghanistans-assets-for-three-reasons-says-white-house/feed/ 0 Disengaging With Afghanistan Quite Disadvantageous For World, Says PM Imran Khan https://www.theinfostride.com/disengaging-with-afghanistan-quite-disadvantageous-for-world-says-pm-imran-khan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/disengaging-with-afghanistan-quite-disadvantageous-for-world-says-pm-imran-khan/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:00:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314734 Urging the international community to support the vulnerable people of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said disengaging with the war-torn nation would be “disadvantageous” for the world. Chairing the second meeting of the apex committee on Afghanistan, Khan said Pakistan will support Afghan people in every possible way to avert a humanitarian crisis, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/disengaging-with-afghanistan-quite-disadvantageous-for-world-says-pm-imran-khan/feed/ 0 UK Plans To Allocate $99.5 Million Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-plans-to-allocate-99-5-million-humanitarian-aid-to-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-plans-to-allocate-99-5-million-humanitarian-aid-to-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314489 The UK is planning to allocate 99.5 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss plans to allocate another batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, in the amount of 75 million pounds, the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office informs, reported Sputnik. The foreign office specified on Saturday that out of the total [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/uk-plans-to-allocate-99-5-million-humanitarian-aid-to-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Chief Bans Forced Marriage Of Women In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-chief-bans-forced-marriage-of-women-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-chief-bans-forced-marriage-of-women-in-afghanistan/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:11:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=314005 The Taliban decreed on Friday they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move apparently meant to address criteria the international community consider a precondition to recognising their government and restoring aid to the war-torn country. The move was announced by the reclusive Taliban chief, Hibatullah Akhunzada, a cleric chosen as the group’s [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-chief-bans-forced-marriage-of-women-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 India, Russia, China Call For Formation Of Inclusive Govt In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/india-russia-china-call-for-formation-of-inclusive-govt-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/india-russia-china-call-for-formation-of-inclusive-govt-in-afghanistan/#respond Fri, 26 Nov 2021 11:00:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=313545 In a significant move, India, Russia and China on Friday called for ensuring that the territory of Afghanistan is not used to attack any country, pitched for the formation of a “truly inclusive” government and pressed for immediate and unhindered humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country. The foreign ministers of the three countries, at a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/india-russia-china-call-for-formation-of-inclusive-govt-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Pakistan Allows India To Send Wheat As Hunger Grips Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-allows-india-to-send-wheat-as-hunger-grips-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-allows-india-to-send-wheat-as-hunger-grips-afghanistan/#respond Tue, 16 Nov 2021 12:00:27 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312854 Pakistan will allow India to send 50,000 tons of wheat through its territory to neighbouring Afghanistan, which is reeling from a severe hunger crisis as its economy has stalled since the Taliban took over in August, according to an Afghan government official.  Islamabad agreed to allow over land wheat shipments nearly a month after Kabul [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pakistan-allows-india-to-send-wheat-as-hunger-grips-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Asks Former Afghan Air Force Pilots To Return To Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-asks-former-afghan-air-force-pilots-to-return-to-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-asks-former-afghan-air-force-pilots-to-return-to-afghanistan/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=312553 The Taliban have asked the former Afghan Air Force pilots to return to the country and said that general amnesty has already been announced, reported local media. “There will not be any security threat for these pilots in Afghanistan. General amnesty has already been announced. They can come back and serve here,” TOLOnews quoted the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-asks-former-afghan-air-force-pilots-to-return-to-afghanistan/feed/ 0 Taliban Govt Bans Foreign Currencies To Keep Afghanistan Economy Afloat https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-bans-foreign-currencies-to-keep-afghanistan-economy-afloat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-bans-foreign-currencies-to-keep-afghanistan-economy-afloat/#respond Wed, 03 Nov 2021 14:10:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311902 The Taliban government has banned the use of foreign currencies in Afghanistan in a surprise move that could weigh on an economy struggling with a cash crunch and further isolate the country. The move came as the Taliban were pushing for the release of billions of dollars of reserves overseas, which was frozen by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-bans-foreign-currencies-to-keep-afghanistan-economy-afloat/feed/ 0 Ensure Afghanistan Is Not Used As Terrorist Safe Haven: US, India Tell Taliban https://www.theinfostride.com/ensure-afghanistan-is-not-used-as-terrorist-safe-haven-us-india-tell-taliban/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ensure-afghanistan-is-not-used-as-terrorist-safe-haven-us-india-tell-taliban/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:00:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311501 India and the United States have called on the Taliban to ensure that Afghanistan is not used as a terrorist safe haven, as officials of the two countries concluded their joint dialogue on counterterrorism. Reaffirming counterterrorism cooperation as an important pillar under the US-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership, both sides pledged to further expand cooperation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ensure-afghanistan-is-not-used-as-terrorist-safe-haven-us-india-tell-taliban/feed/ 0 Antony Blinken, UN Chief Discuss Situation In Afghanistan, Ethiopia https://www.theinfostride.com/antony-blinken-un-chief-discuss-situation-in-afghanistan-ethiopia/ https://www.theinfostride.com/antony-blinken-un-chief-discuss-situation-in-afghanistan-ethiopia/#respond Sat, 23 Oct 2021 11:00:43 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=311034 US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday discussed topics of global importance including Afghanistan, according to US State Department. In a statement, the state department said that Blinken and Guterres also discussed their shared concern over the worsening conflict in northern Ethiopia, including the escalating violence and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/antony-blinken-un-chief-discuss-situation-in-afghanistan-ethiopia/feed/ 0 Taliban Confirms Participation In Moscow Format Meeting On Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-confirms-participation-in-moscow-format-meeting-on-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-confirms-participation-in-moscow-format-meeting-on-afghanistan/#respond Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:00:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310489 A delegation of the Taliban will take part in the Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan, which is being hosted by Russia on October 20, reported Sputnik. The delegation will be headed by Abdul Salam Hanafi, deputy prime minister of the interim Afghan government, Afghan Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, wrote on Twitter. According to his [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-confirms-participation-in-moscow-format-meeting-on-afghanistan/feed/ 0 US, Taliban To Hold First Talks Since Afghanistan Withdrawal https://www.theinfostride.com/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal/#respond Sat, 09 Oct 2021 21:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309959 Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country, officials from both sides said. It’s the first such meeting since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in late August, ending a 20-year military presence [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-taliban-to-hold-first-talks-since-afghanistan-withdrawal/feed/ 0 Taliban Face Shift From War To Policing Afghanistan Streets https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-face-shift-from-war-to-policing-afghanistan-streets/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-face-shift-from-war-to-policing-afghanistan-streets/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 11:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309512 One fighter after another, the Taliban are trading in their characteristic long flowing garb for stiff military uniforms. It is a symbol of the moment of transition they find themselves in: Once warriors embedded in Afghanistan’s rugged mountains, now they are an urban police force. But change is always an adjustment. In the Afghan capital [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-face-shift-from-war-to-policing-afghanistan-streets/feed/ 0 Taliban To Deploy Suicide Bombers To Afghanistan’s Borders https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-to-deploy-suicide-bombers-to-afghanistans-borders/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-to-deploy-suicide-bombers-to-afghanistans-borders/#respond Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:30:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=309437 Taliban have created an exclusive battalion of suicide bombers that will be deployed to the borders of Afghanistan particularly in Badakhshan province. The deputy governor Mullah Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi of the province has told the media about the creation of the battalion of suicide bombers at the northeastern province of Badakhshan which borders Tajikistan and [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-to-deploy-suicide-bombers-to-afghanistans-borders/feed/ 0 Recognition Of Taliban Not On The Table — Russia’s Sergei Lavrov https://www.theinfostride.com/recognition-of-taliban-not-on-the-table-russias-sergei-lavrov/ https://www.theinfostride.com/recognition-of-taliban-not-on-the-table-russias-sergei-lavrov/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308888 Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday stated that the international recognition of the Taliban is currently not on the table. Speaking at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Lavrov said, “The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” Anadolu Agency reported. The publication [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/recognition-of-taliban-not-on-the-table-russias-sergei-lavrov/feed/ 0 Afghanistan: Taliban Appoint Deputy Ministers In All-male Government https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-taliban-appoint-deputy-ministers-in-all-male-government/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-taliban-appoint-deputy-ministers-in-all-male-government/#respond Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308527 Taliban disclosed a list of deputy ministers on Tuesday, failing to name any woman, despite an international outcry when they presented their all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month. The list was presented by government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid at a new conference in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The list of deputy ministers signals that the Taliban [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-taliban-appoint-deputy-ministers-in-all-male-government/feed/ 0 Blinken Speaks With New UK Foreign Secy, Discusses Afghanistan, China https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-speaks-with-new-uk-foreign-secy-discusses-afghanistan-china/ https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-speaks-with-new-uk-foreign-secy-discusses-afghanistan-china/#respond Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:28:42 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308388 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday and discussed issues including Afghanistan, China and Iran. In a press statement, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price informed that Blinken congratulated Truss on her appointment and highlighted the importance of the US-UK bilateral ties. The US State Secretary [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/blinken-speaks-with-new-uk-foreign-secy-discusses-afghanistan-china/feed/ 0 UNSC Extends Mandate Of United Nations Assistance Mission In Afghanistan https://www.theinfostride.com/unsc-extends-mandate-of-united-nations-assistance-mission-in-afghanistan/ https://www.theinfostride.com/unsc-extends-mandate-of-united-nations-assistance-mission-in-afghanistan/#respond Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:00:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308331 Council on Friday extended for six months the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), unanimously voting on a resolution that emphasises the importance of the establishment of an inclusive and representative government. The 15-nation Council voted on the draft resolution that extended the mandate of UNAMA until March 17, 2022. The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/unsc-extends-mandate-of-united-nations-assistance-mission-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 PM Says He Initiated A Dialogue With Taliban For Inclusive Afghan Govt https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-says-he-initiated-a-dialogue-with-taliban-for-inclusive-afghan-govt/ https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-says-he-initiated-a-dialogue-with-taliban-for-inclusive-afghan-govt/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:00:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308318 Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for an inclusive government in Kabul that will include Tajiks, Hazaras and Uzbeks, a day after the SCO member states said that it is critical to have an inclusive government in the war-torn country with representatives from all ethnic, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/pm-says-he-initiated-a-dialogue-with-taliban-for-inclusive-afghan-govt/feed/ 0 Taliban Govt Not Inclusive, But Essential To Work With It, Says Putin https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-not-inclusive-but-essential-to-work-with-it-says-putin/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-not-inclusive-but-essential-to-work-with-it-says-putin/#respond Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308254 President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the Afghanistan government formed by the Taliban is not representative and inclusive, but it is essential to work with it as he stressed on the need to coordinate the stance of other countries on the issue of recognition. Putin, addressing the joint meeting of the leaders of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taliban-govt-not-inclusive-but-essential-to-work-with-it-says-putin/feed/ 0 Afghanistan Can’t Be Controlled From Outside: Pak PM Khan At SCO Summit https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-cant-be-controlled-from-outside-pak-pm-khan-at-sco-summit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-cant-be-controlled-from-outside-pak-pm-khan-at-sco-summit/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:00:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308235 Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said Afghanistan could not be “controlled from the outside and that Islamabad will continue to support the war-torn neighbouring country even as he urged the Taliban to fulfil the promises they have made. Addressing the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit in Tajikistan’s [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-cant-be-controlled-from-outside-pak-pm-khan-at-sco-summit/feed/ 0 Will Work Closely With Members On Afghan Issues — China Ahead Of SCO Meet https://www.theinfostride.com/will-work-closely-with-members-on-afghan-issues-china-ahead-of-sco-meet/ https://www.theinfostride.com/will-work-closely-with-members-on-afghan-issues-china-ahead-of-sco-meet/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:00:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308174 Ahead of the SCO summit, China on Thursday said it is ready to have close communication and coordination with the bloc’s member states and jointly work on Afghanistan to build an open and inclusive political structure in the war-torn country controlled by the Taliban. The eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) grouping of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/will-work-closely-with-members-on-afghan-issues-china-ahead-of-sco-meet/feed/ 0 EU Has No Other Option But To Engage With Taliban, Says Top Diplomat https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/ https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308093 The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday. However, Borrell underlined at a European Parliament plenary session debate in the French city of Strasbourg that engagement does not mean [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/eu-has-no-other-option-but-to-engage-with-taliban-says-top-diplomat/feed/ 0 US To Reassess Ties With Pakistan Over Afghanistan Future, Says Blinken https://www.theinfostride.com/us-to-reassess-ties-with-pakistan-over-afghanistan-future-says-blinken/ https://www.theinfostride.com/us-to-reassess-ties-with-pakistan-over-afghanistan-future-says-blinken/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:46:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308033 The US is going to be looking at its ties with Pakistan in the coming weeks to formulate the role America wants Islamabad to play in the future of Afghanistan, Secretary of State Antony Blinken informed Congress. During his first testimony in Congress after the Taliban seized control of Kabul, Secretary of State Blinken noted [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/us-to-reassess-ties-with-pakistan-over-afghanistan-future-says-blinken/feed/ 0 Afghanistan Crisis: First Civilian Flight Leaves Kabul After US Withdrawal https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-crisis-first-civilian-flight-leaves-kabul-after-us-withdrawal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-crisis-first-civilian-flight-leaves-kabul-after-us-withdrawal/#respond Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307728 Dozens of foreigners, including Americans, have left Kabul on an international commercial flight, marking the first large-scale evacuation since US and NATO forces left Afghanistan late last month. Their departure on Thursday represented a breakthrough in the bumpy coordination between the US and Afghanistan’s new Taliban leaders. The Taliban have said they would let foreigners [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-crisis-first-civilian-flight-leaves-kabul-after-us-withdrawal/feed/ 0 Afghanistan Should Not Become Threat To Neighbours, Putin Says At Brics https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-should-not-become-threat-to-neighbours-putin-says-at-brics/ https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-should-not-become-threat-to-neighbours-putin-says-at-brics/#respond Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:00:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307656 Russia President Vladimir Putin on Thursday in his address at the 13th BRICS summit said that Afghanistan should not become a threat to its neighbouring countries and stressed that the US withdrawal has led to a new crisis in the region. Virtually speaking at the summit chaired by India, Putin said, “Afghanistan should not become [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/afghanistan-should-not-become-threat-to-neighbours-putin-says-at-brics/feed/ 0 Use All Tools To Counter Global Terrorist Threat In Afghanistan — Un Chief https://www.theinfostride.com/use-all-tools-to-counter-global-terrorist-threat-in-afghanistan-un-chief/ https://www.theinfostride.com/use-all-tools-to-counter-global-terrorist-threat-in-afghanistan-un-chief/#respond Wed, 08 Sep 2021 21:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=307621 UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the international community to use all tools at its disposal to counter the global terrorist threat in Afghanistan and support the establishment of an inclusive government in the war-torn country, a day after the Taliban announced an interim government dominated by the top leaders of the insurgent [...]

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