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  • Can the Taliban’s Hassib Habibi Save Afghanistan’s Economy?

    In many ways, Habibi is the embodiment of the paradox of today’s Afghanistan, once again run by the Taliban after 20 years of U.S. efforts and occupation. By all accounts, Habibi would fit in at any hip Kabul cafe where his peers quote the Canadian rapper Drake, UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, and tech bro Elon Musk. But he also speaks at length about being called to jihad and his Islamic duty to protect his nation against an infidel occupier.

  • United Arab Emirates set to run Kabul airport in deal with Taliban, sources say

    The Taliban and the United Arab Emirates are poised to strike a deal for the Gulf nation to run Kabul airport and several others in Afghanistan that could be announced within weeks, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. An agreement would help the Islamist militants ease their isolation from the outside world as they govern an impoverished country beset by drought, widespread hunger and economic crisis.

  • Can Qatar help moderate the Taliban?

    Dr. Courtney Freer, a fellow at Emory University, told Amwaj.media that Qatar has served as the “gatekeeper of mediation relations” between the Taliban and the west throughout the past decade via the Afghan group’s political office in Doha. Established in 2013, the office has provided a “neutral venue in a place where you don’t have the same legislation that makes such types of meetings impossible in, for instance, the US,” she explained.

  • Taliban leader appears in public for second time in six years, says organisation has achieved security, freedom in Afghanistan

    Surrounded by fighters, helicopters overhead, Hibatullah Akhundzada spoke to worshippers on Sunday at a mosque in the southern city of Kandahar

  • Iran deploys ‘armored division’ amid rising tensions with the Taliban | Amwaj.media

    Iran has reportedly moved additional military forces to its border with Afghanistan amid rising tensions with the Taliban. Iranian officials say border guards have acted with “restraint” in the face of alleged provocative actions by Taliban forces. While both sides appear to seek to avoid further escalation, some Iranian outlets say Tehran’s accommodationist approach to the new government in Kabul is a mistake.

  • Attack on Iranian consulate tests Iran-Taliban relations

    ran has partially suspended operations at its diplomatic facilities in Afghanistan after demonstrations outside of its Herat consulate and Kabul embassy turned violent. Protests erupted on Apr. 11 after the spread of videos on social media which allegedly showed Afghan migrants in Iran being beaten by police and locals. This comes as Iranian officials have warned of efforts to stoke division between the two neighbors.

  • Afghans’ Lives in Tailspin After Taliban’s Return

    Life was already extremely difficult in Afghanistan before the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Most Afghans were struggling to afford food and shelter, few felt safe, and they saw their lives getting worse with every passing year. But as bleak as this picture is, Gallup surveys conducted in August and September -- as the U.S. withdrew and the Taliban took control -- revealed unprecedented suffering among these already vulnerable people.

  • Taliban Outlaw Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan

    The Taliban’s decision to ban opium poppy in Afghanistan, which accounts for about 80 percent of the world’s supply of opium, comes as the group is under increasing international pressure after a series of decrees targeting women, including their ability to attend secondary school.

  • The Taliban: Unrecognized and unrepentant

    Despite expectations that China, Russia, and other states would try to exploit the Western military departure from Afghanistan, the Taliban’s regime remains unrecognized by any other government. Neighboring countries have not gone beyond limited diplomatic engagement, economic detachment, and security containment.

  • Taliban orders girl high schools remain closed, leaving students in tears

    The Taliban on Wednesday backtracked on their announcement that high schools would open for girls, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with Islamic law for them to reopen. Teachers and students from three high schools around the capital Kabul said girls had returned in excitement to campuses on Wednesday morning, but were ordered to go home. They said many students left in tears.