The interim government said on Wednesday it did not want to impede the UN’s work in Afghanistan in any way, asking the world body to respect Kabul’s internal decisions. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s remarks…
The interim government wants the United Nations to let its ambassador-designate take over Afghanistan’s permanent mission. Afghanistan in the UN has been held by the former deputy ambassador to the UN who is currently the chargé d'affaires of…
At least two Daesh militants have been killed and a third detained during an operation in the 17th police district of Kabul, an official said on Monday. IEA spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted: “Security forces raided a key hideouts…
The ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says an Islamic State hideout has been raided in Kabul. Mujahid tweeted that the raid was conducted on the Daesh sanctuary in the Kart-i-Naw area of Kabul. Several members of…
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says officials of the regime should have patience and tolerance for questions and criticism from the people, but the critics should not insult anyone. Mujahid said this while addressing lecturers…
The caretaker government has slammed the Ashraf Ghani administration for opposing intra-Afghan talks and trying to scuttle the Doha Agreement. Frustrated by the snail-paced progress in the peace talks in Qatar, the Taliban movement was forced to take…
There is no threat to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan collapsing as a result of economic straits, the IEA chief spokesman says. Zabihullah Mujahid rejected as incorrect a recent report from the United Nations Office for the Coordination…
Responding to Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s call to reverse bans on girls’ education and work, Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said the acting government has taken a temporary step and is working to create condition to…
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) says it will allow no one to conduct attacks on targets on its territory. The IEA said this in reaction to Pakistani Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah s statement on targeting Pakistani Taliban…
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) insists the Pakistani Taliban are not operating out of Afghanistan. Escalating attacks on different targets in different part of Pakistani are an internal issue that Islamabad itself should tackle, argues the new…
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Thursday pushed back at international criticism of public punishments, calling it lack of respect for the beliefs, laws and internal issues of Muslims. “This is interference in the internal…
A high-level delegation has launched its investigation into the incident of firing on Pakistani security personnel by an unknown person in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province and to find the wanted attacker. Afghan and Pakistani forces…
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has angrily reacted to US President Joe Biden’s disparaging remarks about the war-battered country. Speaking in San Diego on Friday, the US leader repeatedly called Afghanistan a “Godforsaken place”. He also recalled his…
Involved in Kaaj Educational Centre and Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan mosque attacks, two Daesh militants have been detained and six others killed during a special operation in the eighth police district of Kabul, the government said on Saturday,…
The interim Afghan government has condemned the latest UN report on the human rights situation in Afghanistan as biased and far from reality. Addressing the 51st session of the Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur on the situation of…
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday said it was not yet known on whose orders and under what conditions girls' schools above sixth grade were opened in southeastern Paktia province. Paktia Information and Culture…
The caretaker government on Thursday said the US ‘invasion’ of Afghanistan continued and American drones still flied over Kabul, adding that Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ‘s body remained untraced. Zabihullah Mujahid, the acting government spokesman, told a press…
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on Sunday rejected the US State Department’s report on the treatment of religious minorities and human rights violations in the country. On his Twitter handle, government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said: “Religious and civil…
The Islamic Emirate says it is keeping a close watch on aid distribution to prevent injustice in the process. The government’s spokesman said donor countries delivered aid to the Afghans through humanitarian organisations and the Taliban administration.…
An Afghan government official has rejected Pakistan’s claim that its security forces were targeted from Afghanistan’s soil. According to reports, three days back Pakistan fighter jets shelled Afghan villages in Khost and Kunar provinces, resulting in a number…
Officials of the caretaker government deny reports about a reshuffle in the cabinet, saying no changes have been brought to the government structure. Some media outlets reported that after a three-day cabinet meeting, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was…
Security forces have detained several Daesh fighters and seized a large quantity of weapons in ongoing house-to-house searches in Kabul, the government says. Zabihullah Mujahid, deputy minister of information and spokesman for the government, hailed the massive operation…
Government officials say there are hopes that girls' schools and universities will be reopened next solar year, but there will be little changes in the curriculum in religious and social education. ZabihullahMujahid, spokesman for the Islamic Emirate, told…
