Russia is hitting a tough balance in its South Asia policy to keep relations with the Taliban going at the same time it strives to keep relations with Pakistan. Both ties are important for Moscow in terms of regional security issues, especially when terrorism is becoming a concern and issues on borders and economic integration are growing. Russia’s Kabul Islamabad …

Afghanistan – Two staff members stated that the Taliban’s religious police had threatened to kill women NGO employees in a northern district of Afghanistan if they did not wear the all-covering burqa. Since the Taliban retook control in August after deposing the US-backed government, Afghans‘ rights, particularly those of women and children, have been significantly restricted. Women are being pushed …

Afghanistan – At the weekend, Taliban forces marched through a northwest Afghan city in a show of force, days after reinforcements were dispatched to quiet protests after the imprisonment of a popular leader. After an Uzbek Taliban leader was jailed for apparent connections to an abduction scheme, wave of protests started last week in Maymana, the capital of Faryab province. Fears …

UAE – In a recent valiant and noble humanitarian effort, UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has directed to arrange medical treatment for Muhammad Aamir Dawood, a 3-year-old Afghan boy who is suffering from cancer. In a prompt move to help the child’s family, currently residing at the Emirates Humanitarian City …

UAE – World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited hospitals in Kabul on Tuesday, in the first high level visit from the organisation to Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the country. The first African to lead the WHO accompanied the group’s director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, to meet Taliban leaders, health workers and …

It’s amusing when it regards to taking a principled remain on common freedom issues, the UAE is known to lead the way. UAE’s way to humanitarian crisis unfolding in the nation should set a guide to the world. It’s the soul of resistance that directs the UAE’s international strategy and separates it from the remainder of the world. The UAE’s …

Since the Taliban took over the country, many Afghans who feared for their lives and the lives of their families have fled and taken refuge in many countries that agreed to receive them. The noble legacy of which UAE’s decision to take in women and children fleeing the turmoil in Afghanistan comes as a continuation of its two decades of …

Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan complimented the Taliban’s behavior yesterday, saying the group, which is still officially classified as a terrorist organization in Russia, had made Kabul safer in the first 24 hours than it had been under previous administrations. The remarks by Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov reflect an overt effort by Russia to strengthen its long-standing ties with the Taliban while …

Taiwan, unlike Afghanistan, will not collapse in the case of an assault, Premier Su Tseng-chang said today, issuing an oblique warning to strong neighbor China not to be misguided into believing it could conquer the island. China, which claims democratically ruled Taiwan as its own territory, has increased military and diplomatic pressure on Taipei to recognize Chinese sovereignty, prompting alarm in …