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Conflicts in Afghanistan leaves over half a million internally displaced in 2021: Report
The Khaama Press | 26^th November
According to a newly released report by the UN IOM, over half a million people in Afghanistan have been internally displaced as

India seeks to expand trade with Bangladesh: Doraiswami
Prothom Alo | 17^th November
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram K. Doraiswami said India would be very happy to have more trade with Bangladesh through easier and more simplified proce

Regional countries ask for inclusivity in Afghanistan, not a safe haven for terrorism: Delhi Declaration
The Khaama Press | 11^th November
Participants of the third Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan ended and all the participants unanimously a

UN airlifts aid into Kabul amid humanitarian crisis
Afghanistan Times | 4^th November
The UN refugee agency has begun airlifting humanitarian aid into Kabul for the first time since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, with a plane carrying 33 tons of sup

Joint ministerial statement of Tehran meeting, broad-based government is solution of Afghanistan’s issues
The Khaama Press | 28^th October
Tehran having invited foreign ministers of China, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Russian Federation

Taliban pledge strengthening diplomatic, economic ties with India, Iran
The Khaama Press | 21^st October
Afghanistan’s delegation led by Deputy PM Abul Salaam Hanafi met with special representatives of Iran and India to Afghanistan in the sideline of

'A trade deal with Bangladesh is a top priority for India'
Dhaka Tribune | 13^th October
The proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement is a win-win for India and Bangladesh, and Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami says India is read

School graduates of 2000-2020, of no use: Taliban’s higher education minister
The Khaama Press | 4^th October
The acting minister of the higher education of the Taliban Abdul Baqi Haqqani said that those who have graduated from high schools during the

Taliban to temporarily accomplish constitution of King Zahir Shah’s era
Afghanistan Times | 28^th September
The Taliban Islamic Movement vows to temporarily accomplish the constitution belongs to the era of Afghanistan’s last King, Mohammad Zahir Shah

UNSC asks for inclusive government in Afghanistan: Guterres
The Khaama Press | 23^rd September
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that the permanent members of the Security Council- the US, China, Russia, France, and the UK- unanimously as

Vaccine equity, Rohingya, climate change on top of PM Hasina’s agenda
Prothom Alo | 17^th September
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to focus on the issues relating to equity in vaccine sharing, sustainable recovery, climate change and Rohingy

Islamabad asks world to accept new Afghan set-up
The Express Tribune | 9^th September
Pakistan on Wednesday urged the world to discard "old lenses" and proceed with a "realistic and pragmatic" approach on Afghanistan in a statement that many observers

Talks over new government ended, government to be announced soon: Taliban
The Khaama Press | 1^st September
The Taliban leaders said that the negotiations over the future set-up of government in Kabul have ended and will announce the new government so

Karzai, Abdullah house-arrested by Taliban in Kabul
The Khaama Press | 26^th August
Sources have confirmed to the Khaama Press that former President Hamid Karzai and head of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah are house-arrested

Afghan President’s first message in exile, “politics failed in Afghanistan”
The Khaama Press | 18^th August
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appeared in a video clip from UAE for the first time after he left the country on Sunday, August 15.
He said that

Kabul could fall to Taliban in 1-3 months: US officials
The Khaama Press | 11^th August
US officials have cited the countries intelligence that the Taliban can topple the Afghan capital Kabul, sooner than they expected previously.
The US military offi

Afghanistan’s $1000 billion worth of natural assets in Taliban’s custody
The Khaama Press | 5^th August
Afghanistan is rich geography when it comes to mines and natural resources. Some of these mines are ready to be excavated while others are being mi

Economic costs of Taliban’s foray; Afghanistan loses $33m in customs revenue
Afghanistan Times | 27^th July
Afghanistan has lost a staggering $33.5 million worth of revenue in the past month after the fall of seven customs ports in porous borders to t

Dhaka wants Moscow mediate Rohingya talk
Bangladesh Post | 19^th July
Bangladesh has proposed Russia to take a “trilateral initiative” with Myanmar like China to resolve the Rohingya crisis.
Foreign minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen said that he had made th

U.S. Talks with Turkey on Afghanistan Security Ongoing: State Dept
Daily Outlook Afghanistan (ATN) | 14^th July
Discussions between the United States and Turkey on security cooperation in Afghanistan are ongoing, a U.S. State Department spokesman said