China, by being good neighbour to Afghanistan, offers less...
April 13 ,2022
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By: Qian Feng
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi chairs the third foreign ministers’ meeting of neighboring countries of Afghanistan, in Tunxi,...
The girls I taught in Kabul were Afghanistan’s future. The...
April 13 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Afghan teachers protest against the Taliban’s closure of classes to older girls. Photograph: EPA
I am a woman living in...
Afghan resistance groups eye spring offensive
April 12 ,2022
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By: Lynne O’Donnell
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take a rest as they patrol on a hilltop in Panjshir province, Afghanistan...
Deadline must be set to Qatar for Kabul Airport’s contract...
April 9 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Economic Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has tasked F...
China lends Taliban a slow but sure helping hand
April 8 ,2022
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh
China is sending strong signals it will soon grant official recognition to the Taliban. Image: Getty
Even without formally recogni...
The Taliban are pushing females out of public life
April 7 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
On March 23rd thousands of Afghan girls headed to school for the first time in eight months, kitted out in bulging rucksacks, neat...
The Ukraine invasion and Afghanistan’s current crisis
April 4 ,2022
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By: Isha Gupta
Afghan women receive humanitarian aid from WFP on December 9, 2021 in Herat, Afghanistan. Oil, lentils, salt, flour and rice were han...
Taliban bans poppy production, in move likely to further i...
April 4 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Afghan farmers harvest poppy in Helmand province. Photo: AP
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban announced a ban Sunday on poppy pro...
Afghanistan misinformation after the Taliban takeover: Con...
April 2 ,2022
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By: Michael Kugelman
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The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 has produced...
China hints at recognising Taliban as legitimate Afghanist...
April 2 ,2022
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By: Teddy Nag
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, stands with Abdul Ghani Baradar, acting deputy prime minister of the Afghan Taliban’s...
In Afghanistan, ‘people selling babies, young girls to sur...
April 1 ,2022
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By: Ruchi Kumar
The UN World Food Program says Afghanistan is facing a 'tsunami of hunger' with it on the verge of economic collapse [File: Petros Gi...
China urges US to unlock Afghanistan’s frozen assets
April 1 ,2022
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By: Teddy Nag
China has urged neighbouring countries to help build a stable Afghanistan and demanded that the United States returns the country&...
China, U.S., Russia and Pakistan to hold talks on Afghanis...
March 31 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban's U-turn last week on allowing girls to attend public high schools has sparked international condemnation. ©...
Betrayed in Afghanistan
March 31 ,2022
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By: Rafia Zakaria
It turns out, to the surprise of no one, that the Afghan Taliban haven’t changed after all. Last week, they announced that they w...
China holds multinational meetings to discuss Afghanistan
March 31 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Roughly 23 million people are experiencing acute hunger and 95 percent of Afghans are not eating enough, while 10 million children ar...
China’s diplomacy on a roll in Kabul
March 31 ,2022
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By: M. K. Bhadrakumar
China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) with Acting Prime Minister of Interim Government Mullah Abdul Ghani Ba...
Taliban ban Afghan women from flying without male relative
March 29 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and edu...
Taliban guards Afghanistan’s once-hated Buddhas as it wait...
March 29 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Buddha statues inside an ancient temple in Mes Aynak valley, Afghanistan. File photo: AP
The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene...
Taliban wins trust of Chinese foreign minister
March 29 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban said Thursday they had assured Beijing’s most senior diplomat about any concerns China thinks may “emerge from...
Haqqanis imposing their radical will on Afghanistan
March 29 ,2022
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh
Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani during his first public appearance since coming to power under Taliban rule, March 6, 202...
Afghan Taliban deny replacing Prime Minister Mullah Hasan...
March 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Thursday denied rumours that the group's Prime Minister Mullah Hasan Akhund has been rep...
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