Archive for February 8th, 2021

Two Civilians, One Policeman Killed in Kabul Blasts

The explosion happened in the Bagh-e-Qazi area in Kabul’s PD1 on Saturday morning, police said. Three people, including two civilians and a police force members, were killed in three explosions in Kabul that happened in less than two hours on Saturday morning, police said.

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Taliban vows to guarantee safety of trans-Afghanistan gas pipeline

The security pledge could encourage international investors to get involved. A Taliban delegation has paid a surprise visit to Turkmenistan to pledge support for a planned natural gas pipeline across Afghanistan, providing welcome reassurance for a project whose viability has long been rendered doubtful by security concerns.

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Pakistan Fences Off Afghanistan, Impacting Families And Fighters

Families, traders, and guerrilla fighters have for generations moved freely across the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The disputed 2,670-kilometer frontier traverses some of the world’s most forbidding terrain, snaking through desolate deserts and towering mountains more than 4,000 meters high.

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Police officer killed, 6 wounded in Kabul separate bomb attacks

A police officer was killed and six civilians were wounded in two separate bomb explosions in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, the latest in a string of bomb attacks in recent months, the capital police confirmed.

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3 Senators Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail on Corruption Charges

The primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center sentenced three Afghan senators to 10 years in prison. Three members of the Meshrano Jirga, the Upper House of Parliament, were sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison each by the primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center on charges of accepting $40,000 in bribe money from customs officials in […]

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Taliban Warns of More Violence If Doha Deal Is Violated

Taliban says violation of the Doha agreement would have severe consequences for the United States. The Taliban has warned of more violence if the Doha agreement is violated by the United States as the Biden administration is reviewing the groups’ commitment to the deal.

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Taliban warns of ‘major war’ if US reneges on Doha deal

The Taliban has warned Washington against breaking the US-Taliban deal signed in February last year and threatened “major war” if the new Biden administration fails to abide by its commitment to withdraw all troops by the end of April.

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Taliban cut short winter break, recall fighters to the battlefield: NBC reports

Taliban fighters have reportedly been called out of their traditional winter break from fighting to front-line duty, three militant leaders told NBC News, amid growing concerns within the group that the new Biden administration will stop the withdrawal of foreign troops.

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Six wounded in Kabul shop explosion

At least six civilians were wounded in an explosion Saturday morning in capital Kabul city, police said.

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US deal with Taliban nothing but a ‘withdrawal pact’, says ex-diplomat

Former Pakistani ambassador to the US, Husain Haqqani, said the agreement between the US and the Taliban has no element of peace and is basically a withdrawal pact for American troops from Afghanistan.

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