Category: Afghanistan

Peace In Afghanistan: Vital To Pakistan And Region – OpEd

For progress and stability of any country, peace is must in its neighboring countries. Otherwise you can never ignore the threats coming from neighboring war torn country. If peace comes to Afghanistan, Pakistan will be the most beneficiary than any other country. Pakistan’s future economic policies rely on peace in Afghanistan. Pakistan government and military both are trying their best […]

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Afghan journalists detail threat from Taliban after UK abandonment

A group of Afghan journalists has described the threats they face from the Taliban after working with UK media for years, accusing the British government of abandoning them during last year’s withdrawal. Eight journalists are launching a legal challenge against the government after fighting since last year’s withdrawal for support they feel they are owed after helping UK interests in […]

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Al Qaeda Isn’t Dead Yet

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 9/11’s planners back in the terror cockpit. The United States, under then-President Donald Trump, made a peace pact in 2020 with the Taliban under the pretense that they would break ties with al Qaeda. It didn’t happen then, it hasn’t happened since, and now the group that blew up the twin towers is […]

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IEA in Nangarhar seize dozens of weapons being smuggled to Pakistan

Intelligence forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) have seized 40 weapons which were being smuggled to Pakistan, officials said Monday. Mohammad Bashir, head of IEA’s intelligence agency Istikhbarat, said that the seizure was made by special forces of the agency in different parts of Nangarhar province, including at Torkham border crossing, in the past three days. He said […]

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US commends Uzbekistan’s role in Afghanistan

Uzbekistan is playing a key role in support of the Afghan people, says the US special representative for Afghanistan. Thomas West tweeted: “Important humanitarian hub in Termez; Tashkent continues to provide Afghanistan with electricity.” Wrapping up his two-day trip to the Central Asian country, the diplomat noted the Uzbek leadership engaging the Taliban on terrorism, human rights and stability. His […]

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MoFA denies foreign terrorists’ presence in Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has spurned UNSC monitoring team’s report regarding the presence of foreign militants in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the existence and operations of foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Since their return to power last year, the Taliban had been able to stop the world and the region being harmed from […]

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Qatar calls on West to engage with IEA to stem crisis in Afghanistan

Qatar has urged the West to step up its engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), warning that failure to do so would risk Afghanistan falling into deeper chaos and a rise in extremism. Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told the Financial Times that maintaining the status quo “where the West is boycotting Afghanistan, and just […]

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Dynamics Of ANDSF Collapse In Afghanistan

It was a surprise for the whole world when the Taliban captured Kabul on 15th August 2021, cementing its renewed grip on the country two decades after the US ousted it from power. The Afghanistan capital was controlled by the Taliban without any resistance from Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). On 12 May 2022, SIGAR released a report […]

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India key stakeholder in Afghanistan: NSA Doval

India has underlined the imperative of improving Afghanistan’s capacity to counter terrorism in the region. India’s national security adviser (NSA) issued the call while addressing the fourth Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in Dushanbe on Friday. India Today quoted Ajit Doval as calling his country an important stakeholder in Afghanistan. He also touted India’s special relationship with the Afghans over […]

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Russia underlines unfreezing of Afghan assets

Moscow has renewed its call for the immediate unfreezing of Afghanistan’s foreign reserves blocked by the United States. Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev also stressed efforts to hike international humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. TASS news agency quoted Patrushev as saying: “It is necessary to facilitate the earliest possible unfreezing of Afghan assets illegally blocked by US…” Speaking at a […]

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