Public uprisings against the Taliban are expanding in various regions of Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to mount attacks against government forces. In northern Jawzjan province, there are reports that women have taken up arms to fight the Taliban. In Kohdman village in northern Kabul province, many armed residents filled the main road, pledging to fight the Taliban. In Nangarhar and Laghman provinces in the east, the people have taken up arms to fight the…
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No recognition if Taliban take Kabul by force, warns USby Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, June 24, 2021WASHINGTON: The United States has cautioned the Taliban that the world will not accept a government imposed by force in Afghanistan as an intelligence report warned that the current setup in Kabul could collapse within six months after the American withdrawal. At a Tuesday afternoon news briefing in Washington, State Department spokesperson Ned Price also indicated that US financial…
THE pull-out of foreign forces from Afghanistan has security ramifications for that country as well as neighbouring states, particularly Pakistan. While Afghanistan was hardly pacified during the decades-long presence of US-led forces, there are genuine concerns that with the withdrawal of the foreign troops, and the collapse of any semblance of order, terrorist groups will find an ideal launching pad for their violent activities. Already there have been recent incidents which have sent up red…
report in The Frontier Post, March 30, 2021DUSHANBE (Tolo News): The city of Dushanbe in Tajikistan on Monday hosted the ninth “Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process” ministerial conference that will continue for two days, which will focus on building regional consensus around Afghan peace. On the first day of the conference that was attended by senior officials of member nations, the Deputy Afghan Foreign Minister Mirwais said international terrorist groups and drug traffickers undermine…
report in Khaama Press, 29 Mar 2021 at 12:58 PMThe Ministry of Defense in a released statement announced the arrest of the Taliban intelligence chief for Nangarhar province. The ministry stated on Monday, that Afghan commandos launched an operation in the Shirzad district of Nangarhar province. During the defense operation, Shafiqullah, the Taliban’s intelligence chief for the province, was arrested along with two other suspects, according to the statement. Ministry of Defense also stated that…
by Tahir Khan in daily Times, MARCH 18, 2021Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq left Islamabad for Moscow on Wednesday to represent Pakistan in consultations on Afghan peace process in Moscow on Thursday, an official told Daily Times. A 10-member Taliban political representatives will sit face to face with senior Afghan government officials, including Dr Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, and prominent Afghan political figures like former…
report in The News, March 18, 2021PESHAWAR: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday foiled a major bid of terrorism and recovered thousands of detonators, safety fuses and prima chord during an action in Ghanta Ghar in the busy urban neighbourhood. It was learnt that the CTD recovered 30,000 detonators and 560 bags of safety fuses that are used for explosions. An official said the group was planning major sabotage bid that was successfully foiled on the…
United States Special Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday visited Pakistan as part of Washington’s new diplomatic push on the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad met Army Chief Gen Qamar Bajwa at the General Headquarters. Besides the senior military and intelligence leadership, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Moeed Yusuf and Special Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq also attended the meeting. “Matters of mutual interest, regional security and ongoing…
During his speech at the 7th anniversary of the death of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president said he will never sign a document prepared under by Pakistan’s Haqqania Madrasas. “We have been Muslims for more than a thousand years, now a few mullahs from the Haqqani network wants to certify us as Muslims”, he criticized Pakistan for not pressuring the Taliban. As the United States proposed the idea of forming…
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is expected to visit Pakistan on Monday for talks on his new peace plans, his first visit to the country in the Biden administration, sources said on Sunday. Khalilzad will be meeting with civil and military leaders in Islamabad days after his visit to Qatar and Afghanistan where he has reportedly shared a US plan about a ‘participatory government’ as the Taliban and the Kabul’s team have…
There has not been any decision on the status of US forces in Afghanistan ahead of a negotiated May 1 deadline for their withdrawal, the US said Sunday after an alleged diplomatic letter leaked to the press. “All options remain on the table,” a State Department spokeswoman said in an email exchange with Anadolu Agency. The spokeswoman spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. The comments came…