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Balkh: Taliban Shot 7 Policemen Dead

report in Khaama Press, 09 Dec 2020 at 01:46 PMLocal officials in Balkh province said, on Tuesday Taliban fighters first captured and then shot seven Afghan National Police members. Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the governor of Balkh, told the media on Wednesday, that the incident took place at around 12:00 pm yesterday in Chahar Bolak district of Balkh province. Farhad added that Taliban fighters killed the seven policemen, immediately following their capture. Some…

Ukrainian Enterprises Put ‘Afghan and US troops’ at Lethal Risk

report in Khaama Press, 09 Dec 2020 at 03:48 PMJSC Russian Helicopters, a company responsible for manufacturing Mi-17V-Choppers, warned that US and Afghan Troops could be in danger as these choppers get repaired by unauthorized Ukrainian enterprises in Ukraine. The company stated on their website, that the company “considers it necessary to warn that Ukrainian aircraft repair enterprises are carrying out an illegitimate overhaul of Mi-17V-5 Helicopters and thereby endangers the lives of the American…

‘Blooding’ in Afghanistan: edit in Daily Times, Dec 8, 2020

‘Is it reincarnation of Abu Ghraib’ is the question that needs to be raised on the recent report detailing how inhumanly the Australian forces treated and killed 39 Afghans in their own country. The Australian forces have been stationed as part of Nato and Isaf in the war-torn land-locked country to keep peace for over one decade. The report titled ‘Afghanistan Inquiry Report’ was finalized by no other than Inspector-General of the Australian Defense Force.…

The Strategic imperative of Sustainable Peace in Afghanistan

by Ambassador G Rasool Baluch in Daily Times, Dec 8, 2020The long awaited maiden visit by Prime Minister Imran Khan to Afghanistan is significant in terms of timing and outcome. In the past two years Pakistan played the role of an “Strategic Facilitator” in bringing rapprochement between Taliban and The U.S .The Taliban ; Once termed as terrorists and a threat to international peace in general and to the peace and stability of Afghanistan have…

Behind the Taliban’s ties to al-Qaeda: A shared ideology and decades of battlefield support

By Susannah George in The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. GMT+5:30KABUL — As the Taliban and the United States were finalizing their February deal, Taliban leaders were in frequent communication with al-Qaeda, consulting with their counterparts on the terms of the agreement and assuring them that they would not be betrayed, according to U.N. monitors. “Al-Qaeda trained the Taliban for the talks,” said Abdul Salam Hanafi, a former Taliban governor who left…

Taliban meet Khalilzad, seek release of remaining prisoners

by Tahir Khan in Daily Times, Dec 7, 2020Senior Afghan Taliban leaders have held talks with the US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar on the release of the remaining prisoners of the Taliban and the removal of the names of the Taliban members and leaders from the UN blacklist, the Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem said on Sunday. Taliban are now pressing the US for the release of their prisoners and removing names of their…

Taliban Battered in Uruzgan, Helmand Provinces

report on Khaama Press, Dec 7, 2020 at 11:09 AMURUZGAN, Afghanistan – At least five Taliban killed and further four wounded during clashes with Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Air Forces (AAF) in central province of Uruzgan, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Monday morning. According to the statement, the Taliban initially carried attacked against the security post, where they suffered heavy retaliation in Gizab district of the province. “5 Taliban were…

Taliban Expect 7,000 Prisoner Release by Mid-December: Wilson

report on Khaama Press, Dec 7, 2020 at 09:49 AMKABUL, Afghanistan – US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a chat with reporters Sunday said the Taliban is expecting release of thousands of their prisoners by mid-December under an agreement signed with United States. “The specific provision relating to another 7,000 Taliban prisoners is contained in the US-Taliban agreement,” Wilson said. “If you do the math, the Taliban expect under the terms of that agreement that…

Herat Police Seizes Heroin Lab, Nabs 3

report on Khaama Press, Dec 7, 2020 at 03:11 PMKABUL, Afghanistan – Counter Narcotic Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) seized a heroin lab during an operation carried in western province of Herat, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement Monday. According to the statement, officials have arrested at least three suspects in connection to the seizure. “CNPA seized a heroin lab during a search operation in Injil district of Herat. Three suspected drug trafficker…

Officials Defuse 4 IEDs across Afghanistan

report on Khaama Press, Dec 7, 2020 at 03:32 PMA special unit of the Afghan National Police (ANP) defused at least four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) after a “point-to-point” search in several provinces of Afghanistan, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement Monday. According to the statement, security forces carried operations in capital city Kabul, including Sar-e-Pul and Faryab provinces, where they discovered the explosive. “The engineering teams of ANP following point-to-point search…

15 Taliban Killed in Kandahar: MoD

report on Khaama Press, Dec 7, 2020 at 01:08 PMThe Ministry of Defense Tweeted, that Taliban fighters’ offensive in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province has failed. Taliban fighters attacked Bulgur, Charkhab, and Gulbagh areas of Kandahar’s Panjwai district on Sunday, the Ministry of Defense indicated. MoD said Taliban attacks were repelled in the region by the national security forces. Following the skirmish, 15 Taliban fighters are reported dead and five others are wounded ,…