Tag: Taliban

Over the past week, interior ministers of the Taliban have freely spoken out against Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Supreme Leader of the Taliban. The ministers made their comments days apart, giving the rest of the world a better perspective to what is happening internally in the Taliban regime in...

The Taliban have announced a plan to turn former coalition military installations into what they call 'Special Economic Zones.' The acting Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, spoke about the plan on Sunday and said, “Following a thorough discussion, it was decided that the Ministry of...

During a press briefing on Friday, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the United States could not confirm recent claims that Russia is seeking to obtain American equipment from the Taliban that was left behind in Afghanistan. While speaking to reporters, Kirby stated that “I can’t confirm those...

The Taliban has announced its interest in creating a trade route with China in the historic Wakhan Corridor and connecting Afghanistan to the One Belt One Road Initiative (BRI). Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce, said that the establishment of a trade route in the Wakhan Corridor,...

At least three people are dead after a Taliban Air Force UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Kabul today. According to the Taliban Ministry of National Defense, the helicopter suffered a “technical problem” and crash landed inside the campus of the National Defense University, killing...

The Taliban (IEA) is seeking to import oil from Russia in what is likely an effort to drive down rising fuel prices in Afghanistan. On monday, Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Nouruddin Azizi told Russian media that the IEA is seeking one million barrels of oil from Russia, adding...