The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Afghans with dual citizenship abroad could enter their homeland without visa, rejecting reports that Taliban has made Afghanistan visas mandatory for them. Ahmad Zia Takal, Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wrote on his X-Page that recently some media outlets claimed that Taliban More
Iran will host a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran next week with the participation of special representatives of neighboring countries, an official says. ISNA news agency quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei as saying that Tehran was continuously consulting with neighboring countries, including Afghanistan and Pakistan, to establish peace and stability in the More
The United Nations Security Council, in a session on Afghanistan, reviewed the country’s humanitarian, economic and security landscape. UN officials and representatives of various member states underscored the need to confront mounting challenges, support livelihoods, and strengthen regional cooperation. The Council convened its meeting on Afghanistan on Wednesday night. Georgette Gagnon, Deputy Special Representative of More
Marking International Human Rights Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has urged Taliban to take steps to align with international obligations and create an enabling environment for the prosperity of Afghanistan and all its people. In a statement, UNAMA noted that on Human Rights Day, it joins the global call to recognise More
A panel discussion on Afghanistan at the Doha Forum— attended by a representative of the Taliban has stressed the country’s economic development through regional connectivity. The 23th edition of Doha Forum, which kicked off Saturday and concluded on Sunday in Qatari capital, brought together around 5,000 participants from 162 countries. On the day two of More
Qatar’s special envoy Faisal bin Abdullah Al Hanzab met with Ismatulla Irgashev, Special Representative of Uzbekistan for Afghanistan, on the sidelines of the Doha Forum 2025, media reports said on Sunday. The two sides discussed cooperation between their countries and the latest developments in Afghanistan, Qatar News Agency reported. Meanwhile, Majed Mohammed Al-Ansari, spokesman for More
Australia has imposed sanctions and a travel ban on four senior Taliban officials, citing the deteriorating human rights situation in Afghanistan—particularly the restrictions on women and girls—Pajhwok reported. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced on Saturday that Canberra has introduced a “world-first autonomous sanctions framework” for Afghanistan, enabling Australia to directly apply sanctions and travel restrictions More
Four civilians were martyred and four others wounded after the Pakistani military regime conducted attacks on Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district, an assault that also prompted a response from Afghanistan, a source said on Saturday. A credible source told Pajhwok that the Pakistani regime carried out the attack on Friday night, continuing until around 1:00 a.m. More
After nearly two months, Pakistan has reopened the Torkham and Chaman routes for the passage of United Nations humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, media reports said on Thursday. Geo News quoted Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi as saying that the crossings with Afghanistan have been partially reopened for UN aid. However, he clarified that trade More
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Jaan Shah Safi, an Afghan national, for alleged links to ISIS-K in the United States. On Wednesday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents had detained Safi, who entered the United States under the Biden More
