Archive for September, 2019

India Says Suspected Militants Trying to Infiltrate Kashmir

India’s top national security adviser said Saturday that a large number of suspected militants are trying to infiltrate Kashmir and accused Pakistan of trying to foment trouble in the region.

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Trump Says He’s Called Off Negotiations With Taliban After Afghanistan Bombing

President Trump said on Saturday that he had canceled a secret meeting at Camp David with Taliban leaders and the president of Afghanistan and was calling off monthslong negotiations that had appeared to be nearing a peace agreement.

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Taliban Denounce Trump’s Move to Call off Peace Talks, Claim US Will Return to Negotiate

The Afghan Taliban have denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to call off peace talks with the insurgent group, claiming American interlocuters were happy with a deal both sides had negotiated in Doha, and that September 23 had been decided as a date to move to the next step–the start of negotiations with other Afghan factions.

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Taliban Conduct Attacks in Afghanistan Amid Peace Negotiations

Officials said Friday Taliban militants conducted an overnight attack on the western Afghan city of Farah, the capital of Farah province.

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The U.S.-Taliban Negotiations: A Deadly Qatari Trap

One can understand President Donald Trump’s wish to leave Afghanistan. There are, however, ways to leave without losing people, respect, and allies. Mr. Trump, instead of leaving unilaterally, while reinforcing the democratically elected government in Kabul without boots on the ground, is unfortunately empowering his Taliban enemy by protracted negotiations, where America makes successive concessions and ultimately throws its Afghan […]

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ISIS revival in Aden further complicates war in Yemen’s south

After 15 inactive months, Islamic State fighters in Yemen have conducted a series of attacks in Aden as government forces and STC separatists fight for control

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Suicide bombing in Kabul is the latest in Taliban wave of attacks

The Taliban killed at least 10 people, including an American and a Romanian soldier, and wounded 42 more in a suicide bombing near a National Directorate of Security checkpoint in the Afghan capital of Kabul today. Today’s attack in Kabul is the latest in a series of recent Taliban operations across the country, including assaults on two provincial capitals, an […]

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Pakistan to Buy 36 Mirage V Fighter Jets from Egypt Amid Build-Up With India

The Mirage V in question possesses a helmet-mounted display, mission pods, and night strike capability. Sources said Pakistan would upgrade these jets before putting a few of them into operation.

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Afghan govt. voices serious doubts about US-Taliban deal, seeks clarification

The Afghan government says it has serious doubts about a draft peace agreement recently reached between United States and Taliban negotiators and wants further clarification.

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