Antony Blinken said the US had made “direct contact” with Syria’s victorious Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels as western and Arab states along with Turkey jointly voiced support for a united, peaceful Syria.
KABUL (SW) – While the Islamic Emirate strives to open pathways for international interaction, the United Nations Security Council has extended existing sanctions on the de-facto government for another term.
As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) holds a meeting regarding Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate states that UN sessions are “ineffective” without the participation of its representative.
Although Afghanistan was one of the first countries to sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations, it remains at crossroads as far as its implementation is concerned.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.
The Islamic Emirate had previously called for Afghanistan’s role to be considered in regional matters. However, despite Afghanistan being a member of the organization, it has not been invited to the ECO meetings for the past three years.
Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, has said that Moscow is ready to implement infrastructure projects in Afghanistan, including railways, transport, industry, agriculture, electricity, and mining.
Yue Xiaoyong, China’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, has invited Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate, to participate in the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers from Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries.
Amid over three years of political isolation for Afghanistan’s de-facto government, EU Chargé d’Affaires Veronika Boskovic Pohar has reaffirmed the importance of maintaining relations between the European Union and Afghanistan.
Officials of the Islamic Emirate have stated that the seat of Afghanistan’s permanent representation at the United Nations is the rightful property of the Afghan people, and the United Nations must hand it over to their representative.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has stated that it hopes the next U.S. government will take realistic steps toward engaging with Afghanistan.
World leaders rushed to congratulate Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he claimed victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House.
