Afghanistan under the Taliban regime discussion

[aboveandbeyond]

There is nothing as 'Even though'. Stop supporting Taliban terrorists and for heaven's sake speak up for the women in Afghanistan.

I have. What the Taliban are doing is way out of order.

But you trying to score cheep points, by comparing this to the awful brutality the Palastanians facing

 

[BouncerGuy]

Suicide bomb kills Taliban minister in Kabul

Taliban refugee minister Khalil Haqqani has been killed in a suicide bombing inside the interior ministry in Kabul, the movement's most high profile casualty since it returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

Six others died in the blast as Haqqani was leaving his office, interior ministry sources said.

Khalil Haqqani was a top member of a powerful faction in the Taliban called the Haqqani network, and was designated a global terrorist by the US.

The Islamic State group (IS) later claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to a report issued by IS's "news agency" Amaq, an IS militant waited outside the minister's office and detonated explosives as he walked out.

A Taliban spokesperson confirmed that Haqqani was killed by IS, Reuters news agency reported.

Khalil Haqqani's brother Jalaluddin was a famous guerrilla leader who fought Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and founded the Haqqani network which was behind many attacks during the Taliban's 20-year insurgency.

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the minister's nephew and son of Jalaluddin, is the current interior minister in the Taliban government.

While the overall security situation in Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban gained complete control with the full withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021, there continue to be dozens of bombings and suicide attacks in the country each year.

Many have been claimed by Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, the regional affiliate of the so-called Islamic State group, a major rival of the Taliban.

BBC

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Suicide bomb kills Taliban minister in Kabul

Taliban refugee minister Khalil Haqqani has been killed in a suicide bombing inside the interior ministry in Kabul, the movement's most high profile casualty since it returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

Six others died in the blast as Haqqani was leaving his office, interior ministry sources said.

Khalil Haqqani was a top member of a powerful faction in the Taliban called the Haqqani network, and was designated a global terrorist by the US.

The Islamic State group (IS) later claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to a report issued by IS's "news agency" Amaq, an IS militant waited outside the minister's office and detonated explosives as he walked out.

A Taliban spokesperson confirmed that Haqqani was killed by IS, Reuters news agency reported.

Khalil Haqqani's brother Jalaluddin was a famous guerrilla leader who fought Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and founded the Haqqani network which was behind many attacks during the Taliban's 20-year insurgency.

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the minister's nephew and son of Jalaluddin, is the current interior minister in the Taliban government.

While the overall security situation in Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban gained complete control with the full withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021, there continue to be dozens of bombings and suicide attacks in the country each year.

Many have been claimed by Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, the regional affiliate of the so-called Islamic State group, a major rival of the Taliban.

BBC

I take anything BBC says as a pinch of salt.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Suicide bomb kills Taliban minister in Kabul

Taliban refugee minister Khalil Haqqani has been killed in a suicide bombing inside the interior ministry in Kabul, the movement's most high profile casualty since it returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

Six others died in the blast as Haqqani was leaving his office, interior ministry sources said.

Khalil Haqqani was a top member of a powerful faction in the Taliban called the Haqqani network, and was designated a global terrorist by the US.

The Islamic State group (IS) later claimed responsibility for the attack.

According to a report issued by IS's "news agency" Amaq, an IS militant waited outside the minister's office and detonated explosives as he walked out.

A Taliban spokesperson confirmed that Haqqani was killed by IS, Reuters news agency reported.

Khalil Haqqani's brother Jalaluddin was a famous guerrilla leader who fought Soviet troops in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and founded the Haqqani network which was behind many attacks during the Taliban's 20-year insurgency.

Sirajuddin Haqqani, the minister's nephew and son of Jalaluddin, is the current interior minister in the Taliban government.

While the overall security situation in Afghanistan has improved since the Taliban gained complete control with the full withdrawal of foreign troops in 2021, there continue to be dozens of bombings and suicide attacks in the country each year.

Many have been claimed by Islamic State Khorasan Province, or ISKP, the regional affiliate of the so-called Islamic State group, a major rival of the Taliban.

BBC

So even Taliban is not safe in Afghanistan.

 

[hassan918]

Chinese mine worker killed in ISIS attack in Afghanistan​

Police said on Wednesday a Chinese mine worker was killed in an attack in Afghanistan which the banned militant Islamic State (ISIS) group later claimed responsibility for, as the Taliban government attempts to project an image of security to encourage investment from Beijing.

The Chinese citizen was travelling the previous evening in northern Takhar province bordering Tajikistan when he was killed by “unknown armed men”, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Akbar Haqqani told AFP.

He said the man was travelling “for an unknown reason” and without informing security officials, who typically accompany Chinese nationals on trips in the country. A translator travelling with the man was unharmed, Haqqani added.

ISIS’s regional chapter claimed responsibility for the attack later today, according to monitor SITE.

“The IS (Islamic State) issued a communique … reporting that fighters fired at a vehicle carrying a ‘communist Chinese’ in Takhar, a province in which the group was last active in 2022,” the monitor said.

Interior Ministry Spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani confirmed the details of the killing and said the Chinese citizen was a business owner with a contract to mine in Afghanistan.

China’s embassy in Kabul did not immediately respond to a request for comment by AFP.

The Taliban government are touting Afghanistan’s vast natural resources, largely untapped during two decades of war, as a lifeline for the ravaged economy and a lucrative opportunity for foreign speculators.

Despite lingering security concerns, neighbouring China is emerging as a potential investment partner.

Chinese and Afghan officials gathered in Kabul a day ago for an event marking 70 years of diplomatic ties.

“I would like to assure my Chinese friends that there is peace and security in Afghanistan,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai told attendees.

“We invite Chinese businessmen and investors to come and invest in Afghanistan with confidence,” he said.

Security has drastically improved in Afghanistan since foreign troops withdrew in 2021 and the Taliban ended their insurgency as they swept back to power.

But the regional chapter of ISIS regularly stages attacks on civilians, security forces, Taliban government officials and foreigners in Afghanistan.

At least five Chinese nationals were wounded when gunmen stormed a Kabul hotel popular with Beijing businessmen in a 2022 attack claimed by IS.

Source: DAWN

 

[Rajdeep]

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women'

The top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) says he will seek arrest warrants against senior leaders of the Taliban government in Afghanistan over the persecution of women and girls.

Karim Khan said there were reasonable grounds to suspect Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani bore criminal responsibility for crimes against humanity on gender grounds.

ICC judges will now decide whether to issue an arrest warrant.

The ICC investigates and brings to justice those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, intervening when national authorities cannot or will not prosecute.

In a statement, Mr Khan said the two men were "criminally responsible for persecuting Afghan girls and women, as well as persons whom the Taliban perceived as not conforming with their ideological expectations of gender identity or expression, and persons whom the Taliban perceived as allies of girls and women".

Opposition to the Taliban government is "brutally repressed through the commission of crimes including murder, imprisonment, torture, rape and other forms of sexual violence, enforced disappearance, and other inhumane acts", he added.

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women'

Karim Khan is seeking arrest warrants for the Taliban government's Supreme Leader and chief justice.

www.bbc.com

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Wonder why don't we discuss much on this topic. It seems to be posters here are more busy with Kangana Ranawat and don't want to discuss the like minded topics.

 

[sweep_shot]

Wonder why don't we discuss much on this topic. It seems to be posters here are more busy with Kangana Ranawat and don't want to discuss the like minded topics.

Just like you avoided Indian call center scam thread?

People can focus on any thread they want. This is a big forum. Hundreds of threads. Not possible to be active on all threads.

 

[Rajdeep]

Just like you avoided Indian call center scam thread?

People can focus on any thread they want. This is a big forum. Hundreds of threads. Not possible to be active on all threads.

When did I avoid scam call centre thread? I have already posted there saying scammers are scum to the society and they do exist in several countries. Generalizing it with Indians is wrong as not even 0.01% of hard working Indians are scammers. I was defending my country India against that allegation.

Are you saying like I defended India in that thread as my own, you won't speak out against Taliban since they are your own? Holy hell...

 

[hassan918]

Afghan Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as ‘politically motivated’​

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its leaders was “politically motivated”.

It comes a day after the ICC chief prosecutor said he was seeking warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women — a crime against humanity.

“Like many other decisions of the (ICC), it is devoid of a fair legal basis, is a matter of double standards and is politically motivated,” said a statement from the Afghan Foreign Ministry posted on social media platform X.

“It is regrettable that this institution has turned a blind eye to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by foreign forces and their domestic allies during the twenty-year occupation of Afghanistan.”

It said the court should “not attempt to impose a particular interpretation of human rights on the entire world and ignore the religious and national values of people of the rest of the world”.

The Taliban swept back to power in 2021 after ousting the American-backed government in a rapid but largely bloodless military takeover, imposing a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population and heavily restricting all aspects of women’s lives.

Afghanistan’s deputy interior minister Mohammad Nabi Omari, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, said the ICC “can’t scare us”.

“If these were fair and true courts, they should have brought America to the court, because it is America that has caused wars, the issues of the world are caused by America,” he said at an event in eastern Khost city attended by an AFP journalist.

He said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should also be prosecuted over the country’s military offensive in Gaza, which was sparked by Hamas’ attacks in October 2023.

“They should have brought Israel’s prime minister to the court, because (the government) has martyred tens of thousands of innocent Palestinians, they martyred children and women, but he is walking free because the world’s power is standing beside them,” Omari said.

Source: DAWN

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Afghanistan’s Taliban govt makes first diplomatic trip to Japan​

A Taliban delegation arrived in Japan on Sunday, marking the first time that the rulers of Afghanistan have made a diplomatic trip outside the region since regaining control of the country in 2021.

The delegation, which includes officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Economy, and Ministry of Health, is expected to stay in Japan for a week.

This rare trip comes as part of the Taliban’s efforts to engage with the global community and build diplomatic ties.

While the Taliban has frequently made visits to neighbouring countries such as China, Russia, and nations in Central Asia, its diplomatic outreach to countries outside the region has been limited. The group has only made formal visits to Europe for diplomacy summits in Norway in 2022 and 2023.

Latif Nazari, the Deputy Minister at Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy, shared the delegation's objectives in a tweet, stating that the visit was part of the group’s goal to foster "dignified interaction with the world" and to establish Afghanistan as a "strong, united, advanced, prosperous, and developed" nation. He further added that the Taliban aims to become an active member of the international community.

The Afghan delegation plans to exchange views with Japanese government officials during their visit. They are also expected to discuss potential diplomatic relations and seek humanitarian support, according to Japan's public broadcaster NHK.

Japan's embassy in Kabul had temporarily relocated to Qatar after the Taliban's takeover in 2021. However, the embassy has since reopened and resumed diplomatic and humanitarian activities in Afghanistan.

The Taliban’s visit to Japan comes just days after a deadly suicide bombing in Kabul, for which Daesh claimed responsibility. The attack took place outside the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and has been part of a growing series of security challenges in the country. Japan's embassy in Kabul condemned the attack, calling for an immediate halt to such acts of terrorism.

This diplomatic trip to Japan is seen as an important step in the Taliban’s efforts to gain international recognition and secure support as it works to rebuild Afghanistan.

Source: The Express Tribune

 

[Bhaijaan]

Taliban must think of changing its name. The name carries a negative image worldwide and reminds people of their extremist past.

 

[Vikram1989]

Russia becomes the first country to officially recognise Taliban.I guess slowly China, India will follow

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/03/europe/russia-recognizes-taliban-afghanistan-intl-latam

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Time for Pakistan to follow suit
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Russia recognises the Taliban: Which other countries may follow?

From China to Iran, several countries have already been engaging with the Taliban. Experts say they could be next.

This handout photograph taken on July 3, 2025 and released by Afghanistan's Ministry of foreign Affairs shows Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R) shaking hands with Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov during their meeting at the foreign ministry in Kabul.

Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, right, shakes hands with Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Kabul [File: Handout: Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AFP]

Russia has become the first country to accept the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group took power in 2021, building on years of quieter engagement and marking a dramatic about-turn from the deep hostilities that marked their ties during the group’s first stint in power.

Since the Taliban stormed Kabul in August four years ago, taking over from the government of then-President Ashraf Ghani, several nations – including some that have historically viewed the group as enemies – have reached out to them. Yet until Thursday, no one has formally recognised the Taliban.

So what exactly did Russia do, and will Moscow’s move pave the way for others to also start full-fledged diplomatic relations with the Taliban?

What did Russia say?
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that Moscow’s recognition of the Taliban government will pave the way for bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan.

“We believe that the act of official recognition of the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will give impetus to the development of productive bilateral cooperation between our countries in various fields,” the statement said.

The Foreign Ministry said it would seek cooperation in energy, transport, agriculture and infrastructure.

How did the Taliban respond?
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote in an X post on Thursday that Russian ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and conveyed the Kremlin’s decision to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

Muttaqi said in a video posted on X: “We value this courageous step taken by Russia, and, God willing, it will serve as an example for others as well.”

What is the history between Russia and Afghanistan?
In 1979, troops from the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to establish a communist government. This triggered a 10-year war with the Afghan mujahideen fighters backed by US forces. About 15,000 Soviet soldiers died in this war.

In 1992, after rockets launched by rebel groups hit the Russian embassy in Kabul, Moscow closed its diplomatic mission to Afghanistan.

The Russian-backed former president, Mohammad Najibullah, who had been seeking refuge in a United Nations compound in Kabul since 1992, was killed by the Taliban in 1996, when the group first came to power.

During the late 1990s, Russia backed anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan, including the Northern Alliance led by former mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud.

Then, on September 11, 2001, suicide attackers, affiliated with the armed group al-Qaeda, seized United States passenger planes and crashed into two skyscrapers in New York City, killing nearly 3,000 people. This triggered the so-called “war on terror” by then-US President George W Bush.

In the aftermath of the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first foreign leaders to call Bush and express his sympathy and pledge support. Putin provided the US with assistance to attack Afghanistan. Russia cooperated with the US by sharing intelligence, opening Russian airspace for US flights and collaborating with Russia’s Central Asian allies to establish bases and provide airspace access to flights from the US.

In 2003, after the Taliban had been ousted from power by the US-led coalition, Russia designated the group as a terrorist movement.

Russia recognises the Taliban: Which other countries may follow?

From China to Iran, several countries have already been engaging with the Taliban. Experts say they could be next.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Bhaijaan]

When Hindustanis recognized and legitimized Taliban in the name Afghan-Sanatani brotherhood it was a huge moment which is now leading to all this new good will for Afghanistan.

Once you become a friend of India, prosperity comes. Soon Afghanistan will be blessed by Lakshmi - The Goddess of Wealth creation.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

British couple held by Taliban 'may die in prison,' son warns

The son of a British couple detained by the Taliban five months ago has told the BBC that he fears they may die in prison.

Peter Reynolds, 80, and Barbie, 76, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in central Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. It is not known exactly why they were detained.

Their son Jonathan Reynolds said their health was rapidly deteriorating, with his father suffering serious convulsions and his mother "numb" from anaemia and malnutrition.

The Taliban's foreign minister said they were receiving medical care and that "efforts are under way to secure their release, but the process is not complete".

British couple held in Afghanistan 'may die in prison,' son warns

Jonathan Reynolds says his parents' health is quickly getting worse after being held for five months.

www.bbc.com