The recent assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was aimed at destabilizing the Arab country and placing the blame on anti-terror groups.

The Kazakh foreign minister says the upcoming meeting on Syria would bring together the guarantors of the Astana process in mid-December.

The Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul that left at least 25 people dead and more than twice as many injured.

Foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries stress non-interference in its internal affairs.

Moscow has underlined the importance of respecting human rights and pursuing well-balanced social policies by the Taliban.

A senior political analyst says the fledgling Taliban government is not in a strong position to stop criminal acts and terrorist attacks against Shia Muslims in Afghanistan.

A top Nigerian military commander says Abu Musab al-Barnawi, leader of the Daesh West Africa Province (ISWAP), is dead.

Russia expresses concern about the activities of Daesh in Afghanistan and says it expects the Taliban to deal with the Takfiri terrorist group without external support.

The Taliban say the Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan is much of a “headache” than a threat and would soon be destroyed.

The Jordanian palace said the two leaders “discussed relations between the two brotherly countries and ways of enhancing cooperation.”