Taliban 2.0: Social Media In Afghanistan Today
September 3rd, 2024
Via EastWest Center, an article on the Taliban’s use of social media and its implications for Afghan youth: The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan (here- after Taliban 2.0) following their takeover on Aug. 15, 2021, marked a significant turning point in the nation’s socio-political landscape (Akram et al., 2023). Amidst their two-decade-long resistance, the […]
Read more »Afghanistan Announces Mining Deals Worth Over $1 Billion with Uzbekistan
August 27th, 2024
Via Ariana News, a report on recent agreements between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has signed five mining agreements with Uzbekistan worth $1.15 billion. These were among 35 agreements and memorandums of understanding signed recently with Uzbekistan – MoUs worth $2.5 billion. The deals in the mining sector include the geological […]
Read more »Taliban Wants Tourists To Visit Afghanistan
August 24th, 2024
Via CNN, an article on tourism in Afghanistan: Ben Herskowitz stood on a hill overlooking the ancient archaeological landscape of Bamiyan, nestled among the high mountains of the Hindu Kush. In the distance, he could see white snow-capped mountains, greenery and blossoming trees spread across Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Valley. It was “one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to in my […]
Read more »Uzbekistan Forges Ahead, Deepening Relations With Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
August 21st, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a report on a growing relationship between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan: On Saturday, August 17 Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov became the highest-ranking foreign leader to visit Afghanistan since the Taliban’s 2021 return to power. The $2.5 billion in trade and investment deals signed between the two sides, just days after the third […]
Read more »Taliban and China Restart Copper Project
August 19th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on the Taliban and its Chinese partner restarting the controversial Mes Aynak copper project: A copper-mining project in Afghanistan finally got off the ground last month after a delay of over 16 years, but critics worry that a lack of independent supervision could lead to widespread pollution and the destruction […]
Read more »Iran Proposes Joint Mineral Economic Zone with Afghanistan
August 16th, 2024
Via Tolo News, a report on a proposed joint mineral economic zone between Afghanistan and Iran: The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that a delegation from Iran, during a meeting with the acting minister, proposed an investment in establishing a special joint mineral economic zone between the two countries. According to Akhundzada Abdul […]
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