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1400: A tumultuous year for Afghanistan politics

From the collapse of intra-Afghan peace talks to the Islamic Emirate’s return to power, 1400 was filled with major political events.
On 11 Hamal, (March 31) a crucial summit on peace was scheduled to start in Turkey, a meeting that was at the time dubbed the second Bonn conference.
However, the summit failed to take place due to disputes within the ranks of the former government and a disagreement over the agenda.
Peace negotiations between the IEA and an Afghan delegation in Doha also failed to provide results and collapsed in the month of Saratan (July).
A visit to Doha by former Afghan president Hamid Karzai and his delegation also ran into problems and was called off just one day before the collapse of the former government.
At the time, sources from the presidential palace said the delegation had beern barred from travelling by then president Ashraf Ghani.
On 24 Asad (August 15), the Western-backed government collapsed without warning after 20 years. Ghani and many other high-ranking government officials fled the country just hours before the IEA swept into Kabul and took over.
Ghani’s desertion was confirmed and announced by former CEO Abdullah Abdullah and days later it emerged the former president had flown to the UAE.
As IEA forces entered the presidential palace, its leaders celebrated what they called a victory against the United States and the West.
However, the world was shaken by the Republic’s sudden collapse.
What followed was a chaotic evacuation process of foreign troops, diplomats and foreign workers – along with tens of thousands of Afghans.
Since then, world alliances and international organizations such as the United Nations, the European Union and NATO have held emergency meetings on Afghanistan. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) also held a meeting on Afghanistan in Pakistan.
The UN has since scrambled to help ward off a major humanitarian crisis in the country, while the United States has defended its position after having come under fire for the way it handled the situation.
For the IEA’s part, it has appealed to the international community to work with them and the new order immediately brought about a semblance of security.
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Senior Iranian diplomat in Kabul for talks with Muttaqi

Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Amir Khan Muttaqi on Thursday met with senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official Mohammad Reza Bahrami Taqanaki for talks on bilateral relations, water issues, Afghan refugees and recent developments.
According to a statement issued by Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry, Muttaqi told the Iranian official that bilateral relations were expanding and emphasized that both countries should make the most of the existing opportunities.
Bahrami Taqanaki, who is Iran’s new Assistant Minister and Director General for South Asian Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, said in turn that after the Iranian foreign minister’s visit to Kabul, a new chapter in bilateral relations has opened up.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi appointed Bahrami Taqanaki, a seasoned diplomat with extensive experience in regional affairs, to the post in February.
Bahrami Taqanaki has served two terms as Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan. He also held key consular positions, serving as Iran’s Consul General in Jalalabad during the Islamic Emirate’s previous rule and in Kandahar in 2002.
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IEA clarifies annual payout for victims of Afghanistan’s 20-year war
Mujahid said that last year, 12.5 billion afghanis was budgeted and distributed to support these people.

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has clarified reports of an annual payout for families of war victims saying the money is for the families of mostly all victims who died during the war with the United States.
Mujahid said the annual payout of 12.5 billion afghanis (AFN) was not only for the families of deceased IEA fighters but also for the families of deceased security force members from the former government, as well as orphans and widows of civilians killed, and disabled people.
Mujahid said that last year, 12.5 billion afghanis was budgeted and distributed to support these people.
This comes after a number of media outlets published reports over the past two days of an interview with Zabihullah Mujahid. The reports stated that 12 billion afghanis has been allocated annually to the families of the Islamic Emirate’s fallen soldiers, who died during the 20-year war.
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IPL 2025: Sunday’s KKR vs LSG match pushed out to Tuesday
Sunday will now be a single-header match day, opposed to the usual double-header schedule.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) announced Wednesday that Match 19 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) has been rescheduled and will be played on Tuesday, April 8 at 2:30 pm Kabul time.
The match was originally scheduled to take place this Sunday, April 6.
Sunday will now be a single-header match day, opposed to the usual double-header schedule. Sunrisers Hyderabad will play Gujarat Titans at 6 pm Kabul time as originally scheduled.
However, two matches will be played on Tuesday, April 8. First up will be KKR vs LSG, followed by the Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings.
Wednesday’s match
Wednesday, April 2, saw Punjab Kings cruise to an 8-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants after a dominant all-round performance.
A disciplined bowling effort restricted LSG to 171/7 at home before PBKS chased it down in style.
Player-of-the-Match Prabhsimran Singh (69 off 34), skipper Shreyas Iyer (52* off 30), and Nehal Wadhera (43* off 25) powered the visitors to a flawless finish, keeping them unbeaten in the league.
This convincing win propelled PBKS to second place in the points table, boosting their confidence for the games ahead.
Thursday’s match
Today, Thursday April 3, will see Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The match will start at 6 pm Kabul time. Once again, Ariana Television will broadcast this thrilling event live across Afghanistan.
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