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14:50, october 18, 2021

United Nations sends over 100 tons of humanitarian to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan

Uzbek media reports say three emergency airlifts by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, landed in the Uzbek border city of Termez on October 15, 16 and 17.

10:53, october 18, 2021

Kazakhstan sends government delegation to Afghanistan, provides humanitarian aid to the Afghan people

Kazakh President’s Special Envoy for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan heading a government delegation paid a working visit to Afghanistan on October 17, Kazakhstan’s news agency

14:57, october 15, 2021

China slowly shifting its role into security matters in the Central Asian region.

DUSHANBE, October 18, 2021, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty says that in a remote stretch of land near the Wakhan Corridor not far from Tajikistan’s mountainous border with northeastern

14:51, october 14, 2021

Ant-Taliban resistance leader Massoud visits Dushanbe for Afghan peace talks but Taliban fail to attend

Anti-Taliban resistance leader Ahmad Massoud briefly visited Dushanbe for Afghan peace talks -- sponsored by Tajikistan and Pakistan -- but Taliban representatives failed to attend, Radio Liberty

16:55, october 13, 2021

G20 leaders agree to involve Taliban in distributing Afghanistan aid

Media reports say leaders agree in principle that funds can be channeled through UN agencies to avert ‘humanitarian meltdown’ The Guardian notes that G20 leaders and ministers have

11:50, october 13, 2021

UNHCR plans to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan through Uzbekistan’s territory

The UN refugee agency UNHCR, noted on October 12 that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there.

10:56, october 11, 2021

Taliban say they won’t work with the United States to contain ISIL in Afghanistan

The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan.

10:34, october 11, 2021

U.S. delegation meets with Taliban representatives in Doha

A U.S. delegation met with senior Taliban representatives from Kabul in Doha, Qatar, on October 9 and 10.

17:14, october 8, 2021

Kunduz mosque blast leaves 100 people dead

A blast targeted a mosque in Kunduz city in the northern province of Kunduz, inflicting casualties on worshippers. The explosion took place during Friday prayers, according to TOLONews.

14:09, october 7, 2021

Afghan resistance forces say Tajikistan could be a good platform for dialogue with Taliban

The Afghan resistance forces are ready to hold talks with the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) and believe that Tajikistan would be a suitable platform for such a dialogue, the leader of the National

10:49, october 7, 2021

20 killed, hundreds injured as earthquake hits southern Pakistan

Media reports say at least 20 people have died and hundreds have been injured after the quake struck Pakistan’s southern province of Balochistan in the early hours of Thursday.

15:47, october 6, 2021

British officials hold talks with the Taliban in Kabul

Diplomats from the United Kingdom have met with the Taliban government in Kabul.

11:04, october 5, 2021

Afghan would-be refugee said killed by Taliban militants near Tajik border

Taliban militants have reportedly killed an Afghan man who tried to flee to neighboring Tajikistan and detained another man along the Afghan-Tajik border, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service

11:59, october 4, 2021

Afghanistan facing socioeconomic collapse, says EU’s top diplomat

The 27-country EU has increased its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan since the Taliban took power, but halted its development assistance.

12:15, september 29, 2021

Latifi Pidrom: Tajikistan's position is not interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan

Tajikistan's statements about the current situation in Afghanistan are not interference in the country's internal affairs, said in his video message an Afghan politician, head of the National

16:00, september 3, 2021

The Taliban group considers China a main partner of Afghanistan

Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban group, says China will be the Taliban’s “main partner” and help rebuild Afghanistan.

10:24, september 3, 2021

Russian foreign ministry calls on the Taliban to engage in dialogue with the resistance forces in Panjshir

Russia hopes that the Taliban group will abandon the idea of a military offensive against the resistance forces in Panjshir province, riafan.ru reported yesterday.

14:05, september 2, 2021

Taliban expected to announce functioning cabinet and government in a few days

The Taliban and other Afghan leaders have reached a “consensus’ on the formation of a new government and cabinet under the leadership of the group's top spiritual leader, Bilal

11:33, september 2, 2021

EU Parliament president criticizes EU countries for failing to accept Afghan refugees

Media reports say the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, on September 1 criticized EU members' failure to take in significant numbers of Afghans fleeing the country.

16:21, september 1, 2021

70 percent of European Union’s adult population fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The European Commission said on August 31 that 70% of the European Union's adult population had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, hitting a target it set at the beginning of the year.

14:18, september 1, 2021

Taliban to follow Iran model, appoint Supreme Leader as highest authority

The Taliban are designing a government based on Iran’s model through appointing the group’s leader Hibatullah Akhundzada as the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan, CNN-News18 reported on

11:16, september 1, 2021

Uzbek Foreign Ministry denies reports on Taliban banning Uzbek language in Afghanistan

The leadership of the Taliban has reiterated that the Uzbek language will remain one of the official languages of Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Telegram on Tuesday, according to

15:29, august 31, 2021

The United States suspends diplomatic presence in Afghanistan

The United States has suspended its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will conduct its operations out of Qatar, U.S.

11:32, august 31, 2021

Taliban launches attacks on resistance forces in Panjshir

Afghan media reports say the resistance forces in Panjshir province have managed to repel Taliban attacks.

17:11, august 30, 2021

Supreme leader of Taliban arrives in Afghanistan

Khaama Press news agency reported on August 30 that the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Mullah Hebtullah Akhund arrived from an unknown place in Afghanistan’s

16:56, august 30, 2021

The Taliban shut down Internet in Panjshir valley to stop Northern Alliance from galvanizing support

Afghan media reports say that in a bid to curb the Northern Alliance’s increasing resistance in Panjshir, the Taliban has cut down the province’s internet connection.

11:30, august 30, 2021

Nine family members killed in US airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber, relative says

Nine members of one family, including six children, were killed in a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead told a local journalist working

14:09, august 27, 2021

Russia approves its fifth COVID-19 vaccine

The Russian Health Ministry has registered the EpiVacCorona-N coronavirus vaccine, as seen from the state register of medicinal products, Interfax reported on August 26.

13:45, august 27, 2021

German foreign minister to travel to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan to discuss Afghan crisis

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas will travel to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan in the coming days for talks on the latest developments in Afghanistan, according to a letter by the foreign

10:27, august 27, 2021

ISIS terror group claims responsibility for Kabul airport blasts that leave more than 100 dead

Media reports says more than 100 people were killed, including at least 13 U.S.