US Elections: Early in-person voting begins in key polls
MONITORING (SW) – In-person voting for this year’s presidential election in US began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political turmoil.
Category: Politics & Governance
Russia extends invitation to FM Muttaqi for ‘Moscow Format’ summit
KABUL (SW) – Dmitry Aleksandrovich Zhirnov, Russia’s ambassador in Kabul, has stated that establishing relations with the de-facto Islamic Emirate government is important for his country.
Elections bring hope to India-controlled Kashmir
MONITORING (SW) – Voters queued outside polling stations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.
Islamic Emirate dubs the UNHRC’s session as ‘one-sided’
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate has dismissed recent international concerns about the human rights situation in Afghanistan, following discussions at the 57th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
MoFA welcomes Kyrgyzstan removing Islamic Emirate from list of “proscribed groups”
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto government has welcomed Kyrgyzstan removing the Islamic Emirate from its list of “proscribed groups”.
Putin welcomed in Mongolia despite ICC arrest warrant
MONITORING (SW) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Mongolia, his first visit to an International Criminal Court (ICC) member since it issued a
Analysts call for change in political tone for global recognition
KABUL (SW) – Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Acting Foreign Minister of the de-facto Islamic Emirate government, has urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to enhance their economic and trade relations with Afghanistan based on shared interests.
Iranian parliament approves 19 ministers for cabinet
MONITORING (SW) – Iran’s parliament has approved President Masoud Pezeshkian’s 19 ministers, state media reported, giving way to a cross-factional cabinet reflecting his focus on consensus after days of debate.
US links normalization of ties to human rights situation in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – The United States has reiterated that the Islamic Emirate government will not be recognized as the legitimate government of Afghanistan until the
Islamic Emirate declares Afghan consular services in EU countries as “invalid”
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto Islamic Emirate government has announced that consular services provided by several Afghan diplomatic missions in European countries are conducted without coordination with Kabul and are therefore invalid.
Islamic Emirate official attends Iranian presidential inauguration
KABUL/TEHRAN (SW) – Mohammad Abdul Kabir, Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs of the Islamic Emirate, has traveled to Iran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Masoud Pezeshkian, the newly elected President of Iran.
Turkmenistan receives Islamic Emirate’s envoy
KABUL (SW) – Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov has accepted Fazel Mohammad Saber as the Charge d’Affaires of the Afghanistan embassy in Ashgabat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the de-facto government of the Islamic Emirate announced.
