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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 Qara Bagh, Afghanistan. Moments ago, a second 6.2 magnitude earthquake...

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 first inclusion of the Taliban government since the fall of...

Acting Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has left Kabul to meet with Russian officials in Moscow before traveling to Kazan, Tatarstan, for the Moscow Format on Afghanistan. The Moscow Format was established in 2017 as a meeting between special envoys of Russia, India, Iran, China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to discuss economic, political, and security issues involving Afghanistan. This 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 Christianity” https://twitter.com/newsalphas/status/1702867405314183514?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA The IAM made this statement to TOLO News: “…sad to report...

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, the border crossing has been closed. However, after nearly 24...