Tag: Afghanistan

On December 1, China accepted Bilal Karimi as the first Taliban ambassador to China, marking the first country to do so as the two seek to strengthen political and economic ties. Chinese Director-General of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hong Lei called the meeting "an important step in...

At approximately 0600 EST, initial reports indicated a large explosion at the Imam Zaman Mosque, located on the first road of Silavi, Pul-Khumri,Afghanistan. https://twitter.com/hashtesubhdaily/status/1712774988476854504?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA By 0630 EST, the death toll was suspected to be at least 17 with 20 more injured. However, that number is expected to rise. https://twitter.com/obarzgar/status/1712774215324017079?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA This is developing.

Update (2114 EST): The United States Geological Survey has issued an orange alert for the Herat area, projecting at least 1,000 casualties from the intense shaking and potential collapse. Tremors have been reported in Farah, Jowzjan, and Fariab. On October 7th, 2023, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck 26km northwest of...

What to Know Taliban officials are currently in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, taking part in the "Moscow Format," which was established in 2017 as a meeting between special envoys of Russia, India, Iran, China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to discuss Afghan economic, political, and security issues. This format meeting marks the...

At approximately 0200 EST, initial reports indicated that the Taliban raided the headquarters of the International Assistance Mission (IAM) in Ghor, Afghanistan. This was the third raid since September 3rd. The mission claimed that the Taliban then detained eighteen employees, including a U.S. national on the charges of “promoting...

On September 6th, 2023, gunfire erupted between Taliban Security Forces and Pakistani Border Guards which resulted in at least eight dead Taliban militants, three dead civilians, and one injured Pakistani soldier. The Afghan Interior Ministry claimed that the Pakistani troops initiated the confrontation and opened fire. Since that incident,...