The head of Iran-Afghanistan chamber of commerce Hossein Salimi says the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will have no impact on economic relations between the two countries.
Female workers in the city of Kabul have been told to stay home, with work only allowed for women who cannot be replaced by men, the interim mayor of Afghanistan’s capital says.
France has canceled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart Ben Wallace planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order with Paris in favour of a deal with Washington and London.
Former US President Donald Trump said the United States is becoming a “cesspool of humanity” as the administration of Joe Biden scrambles to handle thousands of migrants.
The Daesh terror organization has claimed responsibility for the recent deadly attacks that rocked eastern Afghanistan, the group's statement on Telegram says.
Iconic Afghan commander, Amir Ismail Khan, known as the Lion of Herat, says the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has been a ‘coup’ and the result of the betrayal of former President Ashraf Ghani.
The news website Entekhab, has conducted an exclusive interview with Ismail Khan who was briefly captured by the Taliban before escaping from the militant group. The first part of the interview follows:
France has accused Washington and Canberra of lying over a security pact that saw the Australian government scrap a contract to buy French submarines in favour of US vessels.
Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol in Washington on Saturday to protest what the organizers say is the unfair treatment of people charged in connection with the deadly January riot at the US congress.
Tehran-based political and international relations expert Hassan Beheshtipour believes Iran’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will allow the Islamic Republic to speak louder about multilateralism and pursue it more vigorously.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban co-founder and current acting prime minister of the so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has been sidelined after a dramatic shootout in the presidential palace in Kabul, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The administration of Joe Biden will build on the “successful efforts” of its Donald Trump-led predecessor to encourage more countries to normalise ties with Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says.
The Iranian president says all terrorist groups must be eradicated from Afghanistan and that Iran will not allow the Daesh terror group to find a safe haven in that country.
The junta in Myanmar will try former leader Aung San Suu Kyi for corruption, her lawyer said Friday, adding to a slew of pending proceedings that may land her in prison for decades.
The Syrian capital was thrown into darkness after an “attack” on a gas line feeding a major power plant, Minister of Electricity Ghassan al-Zamil told state media.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday and discussed issues including Iran, China as well as Afghanistan.
Paris has recalled its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra for consultations, citing the “unacceptable behavior” of the US, the UK and Australia in striking a nuclear submarine deal that scuttled a French shipbuilding contract.
Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld has resigned over the government’s handling of evacuations from Afghanistan. The move comes one day after the Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag stepped down regarding the same case.