Tag: Afghanistan
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MEPs urge Brussels not to give legitimacy to the Taliban as delegation arrives for talks
A cross-party group of MEPs, German MPs and former Afghan parliamentarians has urged the European Union not to grant political legitimacy to the Taliban, as a Taliban delegation arrived in Brussels for migration talks with EU officials. Belgium issued five one-day visas to Taliban representatives for Tuesday, 23 June, allowing them to attend a closed-door…
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Pakistan declares ‘open-war’ on Afghanistan after cross-border attack
Pakistan has declared open-war on Afghanistan following a series of cross-border confrontations between the two nations. Pakistan declared retaliation and conducted airstrikes on a number of Taliban positions across the border and also Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. Pakistan is accusing the Taliban of harbouring Pakistan’s Taliban faction inside Afghan territory. Pakistan also accused the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan…
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EU reports 24% drop in asylum applications in October 2024
The number of first-time asylum applications in the European Union significant decreased in October 2024, with 86,945 applications registered, down 24% compared to the same period in 2023, which recorded 114,890 applications. The largest number of applications came from Syria with 15,815, followed by Venezuela with 7,305, Afghanistan with 5,870, and Turkey with 4,640. Germany,…
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Afghan teenage girl commits suicide in Iran after being expelled for breaking the Islamic dress code
Arezoo Khavari, an Afghan girl who fled to Iran after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, committed suicide after being expelled from Iran for violating Islamic dress codes. She violated the dress code for wearing jeans and not wearing a hijab. Afghanistan, now ruled by the Taliban, has reintroduced a multitude of laws reducing women…
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Ian Borg meets Tajikistan’s President, Emomali Rahmon, as OSCE Chairman
The Foreign Affairs Minister and OSCE Chairman Ian Borg had a meeting with a very particular dictator, yesterday, as he met Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon. Tajikistan is known to be one of the most authoritarian states in the world, being on par with North Korea in terms of surveillance, and oppression of its own people.…
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Valerii Zaluzhnyi is the last military commander in history to have resisted the Russians after Afghanistan’s Lion of Panjshir
The Ukrainian Armed Forces Valerii Zaluzhnyi is being replaced by Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi who had previously commanded the defense of Kyiv, the Kharkiv offensive, and the defense for Bakhmuth. Many different reports are stating that Zaluzhnyi has been fired and he has also recently sent an article to the press in his defense where…