KABUL (SW) – In response to Nicaragua appointing a non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan based in Beijing, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has expressed approval and welcomed this decision.
KABUL (SW) – Roza Otunbayeva, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), has stated that the third Doha conference is a “vital mechanism” for addressing Afghanistan’s issues.
MONITORING (SW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to arrive in North Korea later on Tuesday, in his first visit in 24 years, underlining the deepening ties between the two nuclear-armed states.
KABUL (SW) – Thomas West, the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan, has continued his consultations with officials from various countries regarding Afghanistan.
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – On Saturday, the second meeting of the regional contact group for Afghanistan has been held in Tehran, the capital of Iran, with representatives from Iran, Russia, China, and Pakistan in attendance.
KABUL (SW) – The de-facto Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed Kazakhstan’s decision to remove the Islamic Emirate from its list of prohibited groups.
KABUL (SW) – The global community continues to stress the importance of the Islamic Emirate’s participation in the upcoming third Doha meeting.
TEHRAN, IRAN (SW) – Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced his candidacy for the upcoming 14th presidential election in Iran, according to Iranian media reports.
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the former Afghan consul general in Mashhad city, Iran, Abdul Jaber Ansar, has been dismissed from his post.
KABUL (SW) – Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson of the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate, has stated the attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan has nothing to do with Afghanistan.
KABUL (SW) – Russia, one of the few countries maintaining relatively good relations with the Islamic Emirate, has yet to officially recognize this government and still lists the Islamic Emirate on its terrorism blacklist.
KABUL (SW) – The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, recently made a statement in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, regarding the Islamic Emirate as the current ruler of Afghanistan and emphasized the need to communicate with the de-facto government of Afghanistan.
