Afghanistan

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has stated that his long-standing wish has almost been fulfilled — a wish he had expressed before the Taliban’s rise to power: that if peace prevailed, he would travel across Afghanistan.

Donald Trump, the U.S. President-elect, once again sharply criticized the manner in which American forces withdrew from Afghanistan, emphasizing that the process would have been conducted differently under his leadership.

New details have emerged about the complex operation of a suicide bomber who was able to target Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani, a senior Taliban official, at the group’s Ministry headquarters on Wednesday, December 11.

Following recent developments in Syria, Kareem Khurram, a prominent political figure and former chief of staff to Afghanistan’s ex-president Hamid Karzai, has remarked that the situation in Syria serves as a significant lesson for “us Afghans.”

The Norwegian government has announced that following the recent decree by Mullah Hibatullah, banning medical education for Afghan girls, it no longer has any interest in engaging with the Taliban. Norway also stated that it would not accept a Taliban representative as Afghanistan’s ambassador in Oslo.

Mohsin Dawar, leader of Pakistan’s National Democratic Party, has called on the international community to take immediate action following the recent decision by Mullah Hibatullah, the Taliban leader, to ban Afghan girls from pursuing medical education.

Sayed Akbar Agha, a former senior Taliban official, has for the first time publicly rejected a decree by Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah, emphasizing that the issue of Afghan girls’ education must be addressed through a tribal council (jirga).

The German government has reacted to the Taliban’s recent decision to ban medical education for Afghan women, stating that this move signifies the destruction of Afghanistan’s future.

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai expressed profound regret over the decision by Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah to ban girls from pursuing medical education. Karzai urged the Taliban leadership to immediately reverse this decision.

A day after Sergey Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, met with Taliban officials in Kabul, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized the importance of ties with the Taliban for Moscow’s regional strategy.