KABUL — The Taliban-run Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) plans to dedicate 42% of its activities in Afghanistan to development projects in 2024. The statement claimed that Richard Trenchard, FAO’s country representative, shared this plan during a meeting with Taliban …

KABUL – The Taliban government’s ambitious plan to relocate millions of internally displaced people (IDPs) to their home provinces has sparked alarm among analysts, who caution that the move could worsen Afghanistan’s already dire humanitarian crisis. The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation announced Wednesday that 5,000 displaced families in Kabul …

KABUL – A shocking investigation has revealed that the Taliban’s aggressive redevelopment programme in Kabul has displaced thousands of residents, with vulnerable communities bearing the brunt of the destruction. Since taking power three years ago, the Taliban have razed over 1.56 sq km (385 acres) of the city—an area equivalent …

KABUL – Taliban’s Supreme Leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has issued a decree consolidating control over Afghanistan’s military weapons and equipment – in a bid to centralize oversight under Akhundzada’s authority, eliminating discretionary control by Defense and Interior Ministries, previously led by Mullah Yaqoob and Sirajuddin Haqqani. The decree mandates a comprehensive …

KABUL – As the dust settles from the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, parallels between Kabul’s fall in 2021 and Saigon’s in 1975 are hard to ignore. Both nations, heavily dependent on American military and economic support, collapsed swiftly after the withdrawal of U.S. forces, leaving behind chaos, desperation, and a …

KABUL – The Trump transition team is reportedly compiling a list of senior U.S. military officers—current and former—who played key roles in the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, with an eye on potential courts-martial, including charges as severe as treason, according to a U.S. official and a source familiar with the plan. …

KABUL – David Lavery, a former Canadian Forces soldier and humanitarian known for aiding in the evacuation of Afghans during the fall of Kabul in 2021, has been arrested by the Taliban, according to Canadian media reports. CTV National News, citing unnamed sources, reported that Lavery was detained shortly after …

KABUL – In a devastating accident, eight people, including women and children, lost their lives when a passenger vehicle plunged into the Kokcha River in northern Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. The tragic incident occurred late Friday as the vehicle was en route to Faizabad, the provincial capital. Zabihullah Amiri, Badakhshan’s director …

KABUL – The leaders of Qatar and Turkey have called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan under the Taliban, emphasizing the need to respect fundamental rights amid ongoing human rights violations, particularly against women and girls. In a joint statement, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, …

While New Delhi does not recognize the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, reports say a Taliban “acting consul” is already in Mumbai. Can India move closer to Kabul as the regime’s ties with Pakistan grow more tense? A recent report by the Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency stated that the Islamic fundamentalist regime has …