report in Khaama Press, 12 Dec 2020 at 09:00 AMRockets land in various parts of Kabul, reports indicated one person is dead and another is wounded on Saturday morning, the Ministry of Interior said. In a second attack on the capital of Afghanistan, at least four rockets were fired near the Hamid Karzai International Airport and Khwaja Rawash area. Rockets landed near residential houses in the Khwaja Rawash area, killing and wounding two individuals, the…
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report in Khaama Press, 12 Dec 2020 at 11:25 AMAmrullah Saleh, the first vice president, says the Taliban-Islamic State has warned that if one of their members is executed, they will turn Kabul into Shia massacre ground. Saleh on Saturday morning said, the Taliban-Islamic State has issued a warning message that if a member of the group is executed by the government, they will turn Kabul into a Shia slaughterhouse in addition to beheading all…
The writer is a former chief secretary K-P and former ambassadorThe agreement that was reached between the Taliban and the Afghan government representatives on December 1, in Doha, offers some hope for moving forward on substantive issues. In a way it is a significant step forward. But it is just a framework of rules that ‘would guide’ deliberations on major issues in the months ahead. This framework of how talks should proceed should have been…
Report on Hindustan Times online, Dec 11, 2020 at 10:55 ISTThe UN General Assembly (UNGA) approved a resolution over Russian objections Thursday commending progress in peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban while urging stepped-up efforts to tackle terrorist attacks by the Taliban, al-Qaida, the Islamic State extremist group and their affiliates. The vote in the 193-member world body was 130 in favour, Russia against, and China, Pakistan, and Belarus abstaining. Fifty-nine countries…
report in Khaama Press, 11 Dec 2020 at 09:44 AMDOHA, QATAR – Deputy Leader of the Taliban Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, at the Heart of Asia Society (HAS) 7th session on Thursday, said the group is committed to solve the current political problems of Afghanistan by negotiations. On Thursday, the Heart of Asia Society (HAS) hosted the 7th session of its flagship track 2 dialogue series on regional and international support for Afghan peace,…
By Sharif Amiry in TOLOnews, Dec 10, 2020 at 7:34 PMThe Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, at the Heart of Asia Society’s 7th session on Thursday, said the group has the will to solve Afghanistan’s conflict through negotiations. He stated that the next political system of Afghanistan should be an inclusive and an Islamic system. “(The Taliban) for its part is fully prepared and committed to resolving the issues through negotiations,” said Mullah…
report in Khaama Press, 10 Dec 2020 at 02:59 PMZABUL, Afghanistan – At least six Taliban insurgents killed and further five wounded after the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) retaliated in Mizan and Arghandab districts of Zabul province, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Thursday. “6 #Taliban were killed and 5 others were wounded after they attacked #ANDSF positions in Mizan and Arghandab districts of Zabul province, yesterday,” said the MoD…
by Asif Chaudhry in Dawn, Dec 10th, 2020LAHORE: Security agencies in a joint intelligence-based operation smashed an alleged terrorist network reportedly sponsored by the Indian intelligence agency. The Punjab Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the country’s premier intelligence agency’s counter-terrorism wing arrested five suspected terrorists from a warehouse in Shahdara around 3pm on Wednesday, just hours before they were allegedly scheduled to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) in front of the Peoples House Gate of…
report in Tolo News, Dec 10, 2020 at 08.35 AMMalalai Maiwand, a journalist at Enikass Radio and TV in Nangarhar, was killed with her driver on Thursday morning in an attack by gunmen on their vehicle in Jalalabad city, capital of the province, local officials confirmed. The incident occurred around 7:10am local time in the Golaye Araban area in PD3 of Jalalabad city, said Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor. “She was on…
By Sharif Amiry in TOLOnews, Dec 10, 2020 at 8:28 AMBoth sides of the peace negotiations in Doha were expected to begin “serious talks” on Wednesday, according to Reconciliation Council chief Abdullah Abdullah, but sources said that meetings have been delayed for two days. The sources said that the Taliban has asked for two days to discuss the 28-article demand list of the Afghan republic’s negotiating team. But a member of the Taliban’s negotiating team…
report in Khaama Press, 09 Dec 2020 at 10:27 AMOfficials reported on Wednesday, that three security members were killed during a clash with security forces in southern Ghazni province. A spokesman for the Ghazni governor, Wahidullah Jumazada told the media, that a clash broke out between Afghan security forces and the Taliban in Andar district last night at around 12 am. He said the Taliban planned to detonate, two explosive-laden vehicles at an ANA security…