Afghanistan: General News and Discussion

[FarhanSiddiqui]

Iran is just as bad.
Afghanistan is a mirror of Iran.

I have met many more Iranians women engineers that graduated in Iran than Pakistani women engineers. So which country is backward ?

 

[Foinikas]

Both neighbours, Iran and Pakistan, Islamic Republics, allow girls to attend schools, colleges and universities. While most the most conservative regime has taken over Afghanistan that does not allow girls attend schools. Atleast Pakistan should allow Afghan girls crossing into Pakistan to attend schools for free. Then we have idiots like Yalda Hakim who crossed into Pakistan as refugee then migrated to Australia and now an anti-Pakistan news host in major network.

And not just allow them to attend,they allow them to excel in sciences!

 

[battalion25]

And not just allow them to attend,they allow them to excel in sciences!

Dude why you so interested in Afghanistan all of sudden? It is half a world away?

After your crusade against Turkey and Syria failed now you have found someone else in Afghanistan?

You are probably a multi-username user on this forum. You probably have few Pak flagged accounts.

 

[Foinikas]

Dude why you so interested in Afghanistan all of sudden? It is half a world away?

After your crusade against Turkey and Syria failed now you have found someone else in Afghanistan?

You are probably a multi-username user on this forum. You probably have few Pak flagged accounts.

You're even further away from Afghanistan than I am,why such a sudden interest? Didn't you say your family's in Britain? Why do you care so much about Taliban being numbar one

 

[battalion25]

You're even further away from Afghanistan than I am,why such a sudden interest? Didn't you say your family's in Britain? Why do you care so much about Taliban being numbar one

You are Greek and I am Pakistani hence I care they border me. You have no dog-fight here dude

 

[Foinikas]

You are Greek and I am Pakistani hence I care they border me. You have no dog-fight here dude

But your borders are Camden Town to Stratford,mate.

 

[冖_冖]

China’s foreign minister in Kabul for trilateral talks | Amu TV

Ahead of the meeting, Wang met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

amu.tv

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Kabul on Wednesday to attend a trilateral meeting with Pakistan and Taliban officials.

It is the sixth round of such talks among the three sides. Wang was accompanied by China’s special envoy for Afghanistan.

Ahead of the meeting, Wang met with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. A statement from the Taliban Foreign Ministry said the two discussed expanding bilateral cooperation in trade, economic ties and other areas.

Muttaqi described relations with China as growing and called Beijing a key trading partner, noting that annual trade between the two countries has reached $1 billion. He urged the creation of joint intergovernmental commissions to follow up on technical and economic issues.

The statement quoted Muttaqi as saying Afghanistan’s territory “will never be used against neighboring countries.”

According to the Taliban, Wang said both sides are working to boost Afghan exports to China. He also expressed interest in Afghanistan’s participation in Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative and said Chinese institutions are preparing feasibility studies to expand cooperation on mining projects, with plans to begin extraction this year.

Wang also pledged that “China will continue its political and economic support for Afghanistan,” the statement said.

China’s Foreign Ministry has not yet issued its own account of the visit.

The meeting comes the same day Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar also arrived in Kabul to join the trilateral talks.

 

[ghazi52]

Zahir Aghbar: We have made joint efforts to develop online education for girls​

Afghan Ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Zahir Aghbar said that with the support of Tajikistan, new avenues have been opened for the education of Afghan children, especially girls.

The Afghan Embassy in Tajikistan said in a statement that representatives of several educational voluntary organizations met with "Mr. Aghbar" in Dushanbe and discussed strengthening online education for Afghan girls and women through the "Samanian" school.

The statement said that Zahir Aghbar said in a meeting with representatives of these educational institutions: "It is a matter of joy that, with the support of the government of Tajikistan, we have provided the opportunity for hundreds of refugee children to study at the Samaniyan School. Fortunately, many girls inside Afghanistan are also continuing their efforts through online education."

The statement said that in addition to sharing their projects and plans, the representatives of the educational institutions pledged to work closely and continuously with the Afghan Embassy to improve the quality of the Samaniyan School and develop online programs

 

[Asfandyar Bhittani]

Then we have idiots like Yalda Hakim who crossed into Pakistan as refugee then migrated to Australia and now an anti-Pakistan news host in major network.

She isn't alone. Karzai ghani, Amrullah, Nabil, most major afghan tv anchors working for Tolo and shamshaad.. the list is very long

There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that Pakistan's appeasement of hosting or educating afghans, regardless of gender, has generated any soft power. You can't educate out the ethno nationalism and irredentism out of someone. Most ethno nationalists, around the world are actually very educated.

This is why Allama Iqbal scholarships for afghans are waste when half of Pakistan Itself, especially in tribal areas, Balochistan south Punjab and interior Sindh lag behind in literacy.

 

[FarhanSiddiqui]

She isn't alone. Karzai ghani, Amrullah, Nabila, most major afghan tv anchors working for Tolo and shamshaad.. the list is very long

I have yet to meet an Afghan who is thankful for living as a refugee in Pakistan before migrating to the west.

 

[冖_冖]

Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Sign Four Major Power Project Deals | TOLOnews

According to officials, once completed, these projects will allow Afghanistan to import between 800 and 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Uzbekistan.

tolonews.com

Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Sign Four Major Power Project Deals​

According to officials, once completed, these projects will allow Afghanistan to import between 800 and 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Uzbekistan.


To meet Afghanistan’s growing energy needs, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) signed contracts for four major electricity transmission and distribution projects with two Uzbek companies, in the presence of senior officials from both countries.

At the signing ceremony, DABS CEO Abdul Bari Omar said electricity is one of Afghanistan’s essential needs and emphasized that various government institutions are working to achieve self-sufficiency in this sector.

“These projects are not only crucial for electricity transmission and lighting up the country but also for creating a major scientific, industrial, and economic transformation, as well as for strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries,” Omar said.

According to officials, once completed, these projects will allow Afghanistan to import between 800 and 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Uzbekistan. This additional energy will play a key role in boosting industrial parks, improving agricultural facilities, and creating hundreds of jobs, particularly in the eastern provinces.

“With the arrival of 1,000 megawatts of power to the country, thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities will be created for young people, and Afghanistan will move closer to industrial self-sufficiency,” Omar added.

The four projects signed between DABS and the Uzbek side include:

The 500 kV Surkhan–Dasht-e Alwan transmission line with a capacity of 1,000 MW,

The expansion of Arghandi substation with a capacity of 800 MVA,

The 220 kV Kabul–Sheikh Mesri transmission line with a capacity of 800 MW,

The construction of Sheikh Mesri substation in Nangarhar with a capacity of 126 MVA.

Uzbekistan’s Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, said these contracts are the result of direct support from the leaders of both countries, stressing that Uzbekistan has always sought a stable and developed Afghanistan. He assured that Uzbekistan will use all its capacities to complete the projects on time.

“This agreement we are signing today is the outcome of direct support from our leaders. In Uzbekistan, our leadership has supported Afghanistan and its people so that it becomes a stable and advanced country. This project, along every route it passes, will play an important role in the growth of Afghanistan’s industry,” Mirzamakhmudov said.

Earlier, the DABS CEO told TOLOnews that alongside domestic power projects, the company is also working to sign major electricity purchase agreements with other countries to meet Afghanistan’s energy demands.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[ghazi52]

Kabul tries to pin blame for ‘drone strike’ on Pakistan​

Reuters | AFP | Dawn Report
August 29, 2025



Afghan men walk past a damaged house after overnight aerial strikes in the Soor Kakh area at Lahori Village in the Spera district of Khost Province on August 28. — AFP

KABUL: At least three people were killed and seven wounded in two separate incidents in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar and Khost provinces, which Afghan authorities claimed were strikes carried out by Pakistan.

There was no official word from Islamabad, and Afghan authorities did not provide any evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the incident, either.

Islamabad has repeatedly warned Kabul to prevent its soil from being used to stage attacks in Pakistan, and that it is fully capable of targeting terrorists who carry out such attacks.

Quoting Afghan authorities, the Reuters news agency reported on Thursday that three children were killed and several others wounded when ‘drones’ hit the home of one Haji Naeem Khan in Khost’s Spera district, near the border with North Waziristan.

AFP photographs from Spera showed people standing outside a badly damaged home in the Lahori Village.

Meanwhile, Afghan officials claimed that four sons and two wives of a man named Shahsawar were among those injured when his house was destroyed in Nangarhar’s Shinwar district.

The Taliban foreign ministry said in a statement that it strongly condemns the violation of Afghanistan’s airspace, and that the bombing of civilians such irresponsible actions will inevitably have consequences.

It said that a protest note was formally handed to Pakistan’s ambassador, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, during a meeting in Kabul on Thursday.

Pakistan has targeted terrorist camps in Afghan territory in the past: most recently in December last year, when Pakistan jets bombed positions in Paktika province, targeting members of the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

At the time, the Foreign Office had avoided directly commenting on the claim, but admitted that Pakistani forces conducted “operations in border areas to protect the people of Pakistan from terrorist groups”.

A number of cross-border infiltration bids have also been foiled. In April of this year, ISPR claimed killing at least 54 terrorists who were trying to cross into North Waziristan.

Then, earlier this month, at least 50 attackers were killed trying to cross from Afghanistan into Balochistan’s Zhob district.

Recent negotiations between the TTP and tribesmen in border districts have also laid bare the reality of their chain of command, as the militants repeatedly sought time to consult their leaders in Afghanistan.

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2025

 

[ghazi52]

Kabul praises Beijing’s move to link Afghanistan with CPEC​

The Frontier Post

KABUL (TOLONews): The Islamic Emirate welcomes China’s agreement to include Afghanistan in the Pakistan–China Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.

While there are many challenges in economic and trade relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan recently expressed hope about joint projects between the two countries. He said that with China’s support, trade and transit relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan will improve rapidly.

Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, stated that China has agreed in principle to include Afghanistan in CPEC.

He said this agreement is part of trilateral discussions between Islamabad, Kabul, and Beijing, the details of which are currently being finalized.

Regarding this, Ishaq Dar said: “In the bilateral meeting held in China on May 20, I requested China to include Afghanistan in this project. We had proposed two specific projects: one was the Pakistan–Afghanistan–Uzbekistan railway line, and the other the Peshawar–Kabul highway, to which the Chinese side basically agreed.”

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Economy has also praised China’s initiative to connect Afghanistan to the economic corridor, stressing that this will contribute to the country’s economic development.

Abdul Latif Nazari, Deputy Minister of Economy, said: “China’s initiative to connect Afghanistan with this project is a beneficial step for Afghanistan. We believe that through joint efforts we can ensure regional economic growth and development.”

Meanwhile, economic experts say that if Pakistan fulfills its trade and economic commitments with Afghanistan, the existing problems between the two countries will be resolved. Otherwise, regional projects such as CPEC, Afghan Transit, and others will not have any significant impact on improving bilateral relations.

Economic affairs analyst Mir Shakir Yaqubi said: “If Pakistan fulfills its commitments, relations will expand through these projects. But no matter how many major projects and agreements there are, if Pakistan’s intentions are not genuine, changes will inevitably occur.”

Currently, alongside Afghanistan’s planned connection with CPEC, other joint projects such as the Afghan Transit transport project, CASA-1000 energy project, TAPI and TAP projects have also been practically launched. According to economic experts, the implementation of these projects will significantly strengthen economic ties between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and neighboring countries.

 

[ghazi52]

Ghulam Khan border reopens tomorrow​

Waziristan traders hail lifeline after months-long closure

Our Correspondent
September 12, 2025

MIRANSHAH: In a major development, the Ghulam Khan border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan will reopen tomorrow after being closed for a prolonged period due to security and administrative concerns. The announcement has sparked widespread jubilation among the people and traders of North Waziristan, who see the move as a lifeline for the local economy.

According to official and security sources, the decision to reopen the border was finalized after successful negotiations between the two countries and persistent efforts by the government. District administration officials in North Waziristan said that the reopening would not only restore bilateral trade but also provide a significant boost to the local economy.

Mufti Baitullah, spokesperson for the Utmanzai tribe, welcomed the decision, saying:

"Reopening the Ghulam Khan border will create job opportunities, accelerate trade activities, and facilitate local communities. The government, with public support, aims to ensure the border functions as a sustainable and secure trade hub."

Local traders also expressed relief. Malik Rehmatullah Dawar, a businessman from Mir Ali, noted:

"Our businesses had collapsed during the closure, as exporting goods to Afghanistan and importing supplies became almost impossible. With trade resuming, thousands of laborers and traders will regain their livelihoods."

Transporters shared similar sentiments. Muhammad Ayub, a truck driver from the Mir Ali terminal, said:

"Our vehicles remained idle for months, debts piled up, and there was hardly any work. If this route stays open, we will once again be able to feed our families with dignity."