Kabul: Beijing’s envoy to Kabul said Thursday that China will offer the Afghan Taliban access to its huge construction, energy and consumer sectors without tariffs, as the resource-rich and diplomatically isolated regime seeks to build its markets. Beijing has sought to develop its relations with the Taliban since it took control of Afghanistan in 2021, … Read more
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) meeting Afghanistan’s Taliban Leaders. — Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs/File Moscow convinced for “pragmatic dialogue” with Afghan govt: FM Decision needs various legal procedures to make it reality: envoy. Russia added Afghan Taliban to its terror list in 2003. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a decision to remove … Read more
Every morning after breakfast, Afghan teenager Prina Muradi turns on the television – not to watch films or cartoons, but to study maths, science and literature. Muradi, 16, has not been to school since 2021 when the Taliban seized the country and barred girls from secondary education. But now she is racing to catch up, … Read more
1726127748-0/BeFunk_-(38)1726127748-0.jpg "Defence Commanders stripped of Afghan war medals – Newsad")
Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles has revoked distinguished service medals from several Australian Defence Force (ADF) officers in response to findings from the Brereton Report, which uncovered alleged war crimes in Afghanistan under their command. The exact number of officers affected remains undisclosed but is fewer than ten. This decision is part of the government’s … Read more
Afghan taekwondo athlete in the women’s -57kg category and an IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holder Marzieh Hamidi, takes part in a training session at INSEP (National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance) a Olympic and Paralympic training centre in Paris on June 29, 2023. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) Paris prosecutors said Monday they were … Read more