Category: Afghanistan

Four kidnappers killed in Kabul’s Paghman district: MoI

The Ministry of Interior has confirmed four kidnappers were killed during an operation in Paghman district of Kabul province on Saturday night. The ministry said in a statement that the operation by special units was launched at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday in Pusht Badam area of Paghman district. According to the statement, the kidnappers had abducted a citizen named Mohammad […]

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UN says 30 humanitarian workers killed in Afghanistan in last 2 years

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Saturday that at least 30 humanitarian aid workers were killed in Afghanistan in the last two years. In a video message on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, OCHA’s humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan, Daniel Endres, said that many of the humanitarian workers killed were polio vaccinators and deminers. […]

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Afghan govt has ability to respond to any type of aggression: army chief

The Islamic Emirate’s Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Afghanistan on Sunday warned that the government has the ability to respond to any type of aggression, following Pakistani authorities threatening to carry out military operations in Afghanistan. Speaking at the government’s accountability program, Fasihuddin Fitrah said that Pakistan should stop accusing Afghanistan, but address the problem of insecurity […]

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IEA has more than 400,000 security forces: deputy PM

Abdulsalam Hanafi, the administrative deputy prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, on Saturday, claimed that the IEA has more than 400,000 security force members between the ministries of defense and interior and the intelligence agency. Hanafi revealed this during a ceremony to celebrate the 104th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from Britain. He emphasized that the Islamic Emirate wants […]

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Taliban Ban On Political Parties: Rudderless Priorities – OpEd

The hard-line Taliban regime of Afghanistan has bannd political parties by describing it as unIslamic, against peoples interests, and alleging that parties have caused turmoil for decades in the country. The situation with respect to democracy in Afghanistan during the past two years of the Taliban 2.0 was worst and this move will further dent democratic evolution. The world had […]

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The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan After the Taliban’s Afghanistan Takeover

Abstract: After the historic events leading to the Taliban’s capture of Afghan territory and return to government in the summer of 2021, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)—better known as the Pakistani Taliban—has begun a trajectory to emulate its allies in Afghanistan. Founded in 2007 as an umbrella movement in Pakistan’s tribal territory uniting the area’s militant Islamist outfits, the TTP later […]

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Taliban prepare hundreds of suicide bombers over water dispute with Iran

In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences. A well-known Taliban figure offered a mocking gift of a 20-liter water container in response and told him to stop making terrifying ultimatums. About a week later, a skirmish erupted on the border, leaving two Iranian guards and one Taliban […]

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Le succès massif de l’éradication de l’opium par les Taliban soulève des questions sur ce que faisaient vraiment les États-Unis (et l’OTAN) depuis le début

Avec le recul, on peut considérer que l’occupation de l’Afghanistan par les armées des USA/OTAN n’étaient rien d’autre qu’une nouvelle grande guerre de l’opium comme celles menées contre la Chine au 19ème siècle, ou celles de l’apprès Deuxième Guerre mondiale menées par la France dans le Triangle d’Or en Indochine, reprises plus tard par la CIA au Vietnam et au […]

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Worry, despair and more terror attacks in Pakistan: 2 years of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

August 15, 2023, marks two years since the the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan as US and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades of brutal war. Two Years Since Kabul’s Fall: How life changed for Afghan women since the Taliban took power Since the takeover of the hardline Islamist group, the country has been isolated […]

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Chief of Staff of Armed Forces visits border districts in Badakhshan

The Ministry of National Defense says the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces was on a six-day visit to Badakhshan to visit the border districts of the province. According to the ministry, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, met with officials and locals during a trip to the border districts of Wakhan, Ashkashim and […]

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