Taliban government fully implements Sharia law

Sharia law includes severe punishments including mutilation and execution for crimes such as theft, apostasy, adultery, and sedition

Iran FM calls for inclusive Afghan govt, Pakistan FM urges US to release Afghan assets

The Iranian foreign minister also addressed attempts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in the wake of an anti-Iran resolution passed by the IAEA

Taliban announces formation of caretaker government in Afghanistan

The much-anticipated announcement comes one day after Taliban troops gained control of Panjshir Valley

Taliban says formation of new Afghan government to be announced soon

The news come one day after the official end of the US war in Afghanistan

Afghan leaders meet with Taliban commander to discuss government formation

Exiled Taliban leaders making their return after 20 years of exile

Chinese company proposes $10bn investment in Afghan lithium reserves

Identified as Gochin, the company seeks to help build infrastructure and mine the national lithium reserves

Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan FMs hold meeting on Afghanistan

The four ministers discussed a wide range of topics, including Afghanistan’s severe economic crisis and ways to alleviate it

To ‘defeat’ terrorism, Pakistan must counter its entrenched ideology

Part of the solution to Pakistan’s decades-long struggle against terrorism is to confront the embedded mindset behind it.

Abandoning Afghanistan is dangerous for its neighbors

Despite the Taliban's many shortcomings, only a unified, multilateral approach to negotiating with and recognizing the Islamic Emirate will safeguard the borders of neighboring states.

Iranian border guard killed on southeast border with Afghanistan

Iran's special envoy for Afghanistan urges the Afghan caretaker government to identify the culprits behind this recent assault

Recognizing Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan not on Moscow agenda: Official

Russia, Iran and China have repeatedly called on the Taliban to form an inclusive government and to allow education for girls

President of Tajikistan visits Iran with high-ranking delegation

During a joint press conference, the Iranian president said that western powers are supporting ISIS in neighboring Afghanistan, and that foreign military occupation in the region must end

US cancels talks with Taliban after closure of girls schools

Regional powers, including Iran and Turkey, have repeatedly called on the Taliban to allow girls education and to form an inclusive government

Iranian diplomat holds talks with Taliban officials in Kabul

Iran has been in constant communication with the Taliban, but has asserted that an inclusive government in Afghanistan is Tehran’s condition for formal recognition

Turkey to help Afghanistan export saffron to European markets

The exportation of Afghan saffron to Turkish and European markets could potentially alleviate Afghanistan’s economic crisis

Taliban FM arrives in Qatar for talks with EU representatives

Talks are set to revolve around Afghanistan’s urgent need for humanitarian assistance, as the economy continues to suffer due to US freezing of Afghan assets

Iranian FM: We may directly negotiate with the US in Vienna to reach an agreement

Amir-Abdollahian also spoke about ongoing talks with Saudi Arabia, saying Riyadh is responsible for deciding when the embassies of the two nations will reopen

Afghan diplomat sheds light on Ahmad Massoud’s meeting with Afghan FM

According to the diplomat, two nights of positive negotiations were held between the sides

Taliban FM meets with Ahmad Massoud in Tehran

A spokesman had previously denied the possibility of a meeting between the Taliban foreign minister and NRF leader Ahmad Massoud

Will the Islamic world save Afghanistan?

Between the complex internal dynamics of the Taliban and the western trick of conditional aid, it is the Muslim world that must act to save Afghanistan

Iranian FM visits Pakistan to attend emergency OIC summit

Amir Abdollahian will address the OIC on the Afghanistan crisis, as well as hold bilateral meetings with high-rank officials

US delegation to meet with Taliban in Doha

The Taliban have been demanding the US release the $9.5 billion worth in frozen assets belonging to Afghanistan and its people

Afghanistan: between pipelines and ISIS-K, the Americans are still in play

US trained and armed Afghan security forces are joining ISIS-K, which makes the US 'withdrawal' from Afghanistan look more like an American 'repositioning' to keep chaos humming

Afghanistan’s neighbors gather in Tehran; differ on recognition of Taliban

Differences are beginning to form between some regional allies on how to move towards recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan's official rulers

From Russia, With (Taliban) Love

Asia's powerbrokers dropped an Afghan bombshell in Moscow today: 'the country's reconstruction must be paid for by its military occupiers of 20 years.'

Taliban delegation arrives in Turkey for high-level talks on Afghanistan

The visit to Ankara comes a week before Taliban leaders are expected to head to Moscow

Eurasia takes shape: How the SCO just flipped the world order

As a rudderless West watched on, the 20th anniversary meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was laser-focused on two key deliverables: shaping up Afghanistan and kicking off a full-spectrum Eurasian integration.

Iran resumes commercial flights with Afghanistan

Kabul's Hamid Karzai International airport is slowly resuming operations following the chaos of last month

Iran’s FM Abdollahian speaks of a return to the JCPOA, Afghanistan crisis

Iran's new foreign policy chief says that a return to the JCPOA is only possible if the nation's rights are "secured"

Another Western assault on Afghanistan will backfire inside Europe

The Taliban are being pressured to create an inclusive government; whether it happens is anyone's guess. But sanctions and destabilization should not be the objective of foreign parties, as Europe will pay the consequences.