Pavel Antov, critic of Putin’s Ukraine war found dead outside Odisha hotel

One of Russia’s wealthy lawmakers and a fervent critic of President Vladimir Putin, Pavel Antov, was found dead after mysteriously falling from a hotel window in...

IEA marks 43rd anniversary of Soviet Union invasion

On the 43rd anniversary of the former Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Tuesday called on the nation to be...

IEA is trying to lift suspension of women’s education: deputy PM

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) is not against the education of women in the country, and it is trying to lift its suspension soon, Deputy...

‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ blizzard kills at least 27 in western New York

A blizzard that paralyzed western New York over the Christmas weekend has killed more than two dozen people, local officials said on Monday, as crews struggled...

Afghan cricketer Fazalhaq Farooqi fired from BBL team

Australia’s Big Bash League (BBL) is up and running but the tournament has already made headlines, for all the wrong reasons, after Afghan cricketer Fazalhaq Farooqi...

Tahawol: UN’s call for engagement with IEA discussed

Saar: Iran’s policy towards Afghanistan discussed

MoIC expects Afghanistan’s exports to reach $2 billion this year

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) officials say they are trying to increase the volume of Afghanistan’s exports to more...

IEA foreign minister urges Iran to release Afghan prisoners

Amir Khan Muttaqi, foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), on Sunday called on Iran to release Afghans held in its prisons. Muttaqi made...

Potzel calls on Western nations to reopen their embassies in Kabul

The UN Secretary General’s deputy special representative for Afghanistan, Markus Potzel, has called on Germany and other Western countries to reopen their embassies in Kabul. Potzel,...

China races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant

Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng...

4 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after IEA bar women

Four international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programmes in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration’s order...

Badakhshan Police Chief killed in a blast

Badakhshan Police Chief Mawlavi Abdulhaq Abu Omar was killed on Monday, in an explosion targeting his vehicle outside his office in north-eastern region of Afghanistan. “Mawlawi...

Blizzard kills 13 in Buffalo, New York area

A lethal blizzard paralyzed Buffalo, New York, on Christmas Day, trapping motorists and rescue workers in their vehicles, leaving thousands of homes without power and raising...

Baradar and Iranian delegation discuss political and economic relations

The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, on Sunday met with an Iranian delegation led by Hassan Kazemi Qomi, special representative...

Tahawol: Reactions over ban on female staff of NGOs discussed

Saar: Waiver of tax penalties by IEA discussed

Turkmenistan to extend electricity supplies to Afghanistan

Turkmenistan will extend electricity supplies to Afghanistan, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. In particular, the state electricity corporation Turkmenenergo is allowed to conclude an agreement to...

IEA waives tax penalties for traders and investors

The senior officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan held a ceremony on Sunday related to the waiver of tax penalties for businessmen and investors titled...

International pressures on IEA will lead to instability in Afghanistan: Muttaqi

Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says international pressures against the Islamic Emirate will lead Afghanistan to uncontrollable insecurity and instability. In an event titled “waiver of...