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The Taliban has carried out a public execution at a sports stadium in northern Jawzjan province of a man convicted of murder on Monday, marking the third execution this week. The other two executions were carried out by family members of the victims at a stadium in Ghazni in front of thousands of onlookers, according to Taliban police officials. In a...

(Note: This article was written in collaboration with Sino Talk) What to Know: President Xi Jinping has formally accepted the first Taliban ambassador to China, Bilal Karimi, during a ceremony earlier today, illustrating the growing relationship between the two following the fall of Afghanistan. The First Taliban Ambassador: On December 1, China accepted Bilal Karimi, who previously worked as the deputy spokesman of...

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 the development of relations between China and Afghanistan. He said...

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...