https://apnews.com/article/russia-taliban-talks-kazan-57b2207c7d350d97911a16d2021fdbe6 The Russian government has been in contact with the Taliban government, and trying to support the newly founded leadership. Russia recently hosted Taliban officials to discuss regional threats and how Russia can continue to support them. Russia has been helping the Taliban independently and through the UN Food Agency. Russia has also stated that it is the responsibility of… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-afghans-illegal-migrants-deportation-2c6beee6f73db4678d127cc4752729e4 Pakistan has announced plans to deport any migrants who are in the country illegally. This group includes 1.7 million Afghans. This statement sparked a lot of fear in the Afghans who reside in Pakistan. Afghan citizens have been coming to Pakistan for over 40 years in search of refuge. Many are worried that returning to Afghanistan will put them… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-detention-nonprofit-ffbad3ede779adece58e9299dbcf8f0c The International Assistance Mission is now working with the United Nations after 18 of their colleagues were detained by the Taliban earlier this month. The IAM is an Afghan NGO that tries to help improve the lives and education of Afghan citizens. The members were detained because they were preaching about Christianity, and IAM says they have no information… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/18/five-americans-land-in-doha-after-release-in-us-iran-prisoner-swap Iran and the United States have just completed a prisoner swap. Iran is returning 5 prisoners who were arrested on charges of espionage. The United States is returning 5 prisoners accused of being Iranian agents, along with $6 billion in assets that the US had sanctions on. 2 of the prisoners the United States released have returned to Iran,… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-elections-sharif-khan-kashmir-afghanistan-a81c125c0abe3bc963294733a15ef7b0 Pakistan is undergoing a new parliamentary election in January 2024. However, there are some worries that the military is going to manipulate the results to ensure that the recently incarcerated Imran Khan’s political party does not win. Khan is a former Pakistani premier who was arrested on corruption charges and sentenced to 3 years in prison. Pakistan’s interim Prime… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/13/taliban-gives-a-warm-welcome-to-chinas-new-ambassador-to-afghanistan Ever since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021, the new government has been searching to expand it’s relationship with other countries. This goal took a major step when the new Chinese ambassador, Zhao Sheng, came to Kubal to meet with the Taliban. The ambassador came to visit at the Presidential Palace and discussed the possibility… Read more »
