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Asia

Qatari FM visits Kabul, meets acting Afghan PM

IFP Media Wire -
Qatar Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in a visit to Kabul, has held talks with acting Afghan prime minister. He is the most senior official to visit the war-torn country since the Taliban’s takeover in mid-August.
Foreign Policy

Khatibzadeh: Taliban caretaker govt. not what Iran expects

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says the recently announced Taliban government in Afghanistan is serving in a caretaker capacity and is not what Iran and the international community expect.
Media Wire

India to host Iranian, Saudi FMs

IFP Media Wire -
New Delhi is preparing for visits by the Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers, Indian officials confirmed, as part of a series of engagements aimed at discussions on Afghanistan with partner countries as well as Tehran-Riyadh ties.
Europe

EU mulls security, economic pacts with Afghanistan neighbors

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The European Union (EU) says the block is seeking allies among Afghanistan’s neighbours, including Iran, in an effort to shore up support in the event the Taliban group becomes an unstable force.
Media Wire

Trump rips Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal

IFP Media Wire -
Former US President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden’s handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, saying it made the Democrats look like a “fool". In a video message, Trump said the withdrawal has caused the US to lose 85 billion dollars in military equipment.
Asia

Probe shows US drone attack in Kabul killed civilians, not Daesh element

IFP Media Wire -
A US drone strike in the Afghan capital in August did kill a dangerous terrorist driving a car bomb, but an innocent Afghan aid worker employed by an American NGO and several children, a new investigation reveals.
Asia

Why is MBS worried about Afghanistan developments?

IFP Editorial Staff -
Mashreghnews: Former Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak once famously said, “Those whose only cover is America are naked”.
Media Wire

UN condemns Taliban violence against ‘peaceful rallies in Afghanistan’

IFP Media Wire -
The United Nations (UN) has condemned the Taliban’s "increasingly violent response" to peaceful protests in Afghanistan, calling on the group to cease the use of force against the demonstrators.
Media Wire

MI5 chief warns of Afghanistan ‘morale boost’ for extremists

IFP Media Wire -
Head of MI5 Ken McCallum warned that the Taliban victory in Afghanistan will likely serve as a morale boost to domestic extremists.
Asia

Informed source: Ahmad Massoud is inside Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
A source close to the commander of an anti-Taliban militia group in northern Afghanistan is denying reports that Ahmad Massoud has left the country.
Asia

Taliban kills ex-VP’s brother in Panjshir

IFP Media Wire -
Taliban militants killed Rohullah Azizi, brother of former Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh in Panjshir province.
Media Wire

Taliban cancels inauguration ceremony for Afghan interim govt.

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban have canceled the inauguration ceremony for Afghanistan's interim government. The group has appointed Mohammad Hasan Akhund, a close aide to the group’s late founder Mullah Omar, as head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government, weeks after it took control of the country.
Media Wire

Putin: US left world with a mess in Afghanistan

IFP Media Wire -
Russian President Vladimir Putin used the platform of the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday to bash the US and its allies over their chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying it had created a mess the entire international community will have to clear up.
Asia

UN warns of freezing Afghanistan’s assets

IFP Media Wire -
The United Nations (UN) has warned that cutting aid funds to the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan could throw millions into severe poverty and trigger a major refugee crisis.
Asia

First intl. flight from Afghanistan since US withdrawal in Doha

IFP Media Wire -
The first international flight from Afghanistan since the US withdrawal from the war-torn country arrived in Qatar’s capital city of Doha on Thursday evening.
IFP Exclusive

Iran envoy urges accountability for war crimes in Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s representative to the United Nations Majid Takhte Ravanchi says Afghanistan is at a critical turn and the dire situation is the direct result of the military intervention of the US and its allies and their irresponsible withdrawal.
Views

Taliban accuses US of violating Doha agreement over minister banned

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban accused Washington of reneging on the 2020 Doha Agreement, which brought peace between the US and the group, as a newly appointed Afghan minister finds himself on an FBI wanted list.
Asia

Russia slams NATO plan over Afghan refugees

IFP Media Wire -
A possible NATO plan to house Afghan refugees in central Asian countries can become a disaster for European countries, Moscow warns. Thousands of Afghans have fled the country, with many more seeking to leave, after Taliban announced assumed control of Kabul and other cities.
IFP Exclusive

Iran FM to UN chief: US made mistake maintaining illegal sanctions

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Iranian foreign minister has told the UN chief that the parties to the Iran nuclear deal must come to the negotiating table with a realistic view.
Asia

Taliban to hold general elections in Afghanistan

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban are planning to organize general elections in Afghanistan which will allow various local groups and communities to cast their votes. This comesas the Taliban have introduced a caretaker government to rule the war-hit country.
Asia

Taliban urges UN to remove its leaders from sanction list

IFP Media Wire -
The Taliban caretaker government has asked the United Nations to take the group's leaders off its blacklist. Several members of the interim government in Kabul are on the UN Security Council's terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund.
Local

Iranian Daily Berates Foreign Interference in Afghanistan

IFP Editorial Staff -
A conservative Iranian daily says Tehran’s approach toward Afghanistan is “straightforward and wise.”
Asia

Afghan Girl, Having Lost Parents to Violence, Finds Safety in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Images have been posted on social media showing an Afghan girl who has trekked all the way to the Iranian border to take shelter in a country where people love her and she can find a safe place to live.
Asia

Fugitive Ghani swears he did not steal Afghan funds

IFP Media Wire -
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says leaving Kabul was "the most difficult decision of his life" as the Taliban encircled the capital, dismissing allegations that he did a runner with millions of dollars from Afghanistan.
IFP Exclusive

Taliban caretaker PM US-designated terrorist

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Taliban on Monday named their caretaker cabinet members including an obscure figure who has a $5mn US bounty on his head. Mohammad Hassan Akhund was named as caretaker Prime Minister by the Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mojahed.
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