The IS spanner can now clearly be seen in the works for peace in Afghanistan. Every attack of late in the war-ravaged country is being proudly claimed by the savage militant group — the latest one being at the Kabul University on Monday in which 22 students and staff members were killed and as many others injured. The broad daylight attack at the university — featuring a suicide bombing followed by gunfire by two more…
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Editorial in Dawn, November 4th, 2020WHILE hopes remain that violence in Afghanistan will one day come to an end, specifically if the government, the Afghan Taliban and other major stakeholders reach a peace agreement, civilians in that unfortunate country continue to pay a high price due to the lawlessness. On Monday, a massacre occurred at Kabul University, in which at least 22 people lost their lives. The militant Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for…
by Raashid Wali Janjua in The Nation, November 02, 2020The writer is a security and defence analyst and a PhD scholar.The world awaits with baited breath for the outcome of the Intra-Afghan talks. They are a part of an important deal between the United States and the Taliban, signed in February 2020. The win-win peace formulation that promises to usher us into a new era of peace, security and development remains a pipe dream when…
report on The Frontier Post / November 4, 2020KABUL: Addressing Monday’s attack on Kabul University, Chief Negotiator Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai challenged the Taliban to end “brutal killing”, saying the group should agree to an “immediate ceasefire” if they really are committed to Afghan peace process. “If the Taliban are committed to ending brutal killing of the people, they must agree to an immediate ceasefire and cut short hands of the enemy from the throat of…
report on The Frontier Post / November 4, 2020HELMAND: At least 16 Taliban killed and further nine wounded during a battle with Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) in Nawa and Nahre Sarar district of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement Tuesday. According to the statement, security forces defused some 20 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted by the “Taliban on public roads” at the location. “16 Taliban were killed and 9…
By Abdulhaq Omeri in TOLO News, 04 Nov, 2020 at 8:21 PMTaliban has rejected al-Qaeda presence in Afghanistan weeks after the Afghan security forces during an operation killed a senior leader of the network Abu Mohsin al-Misri in a Taliban-controlled area in Andar district of central Ghazni province. Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem said the Taliban will not allow any group including al-Qaeda to exploit and use Afghanistan’s territory against other nations. Referring to the ongoing…
By Zahra Rahimi in TOLO News, 04 Nov, 2020 at 6:38 PMThe Afghan government and the Taliban have been exchanging heated words following Monday’s attack on Kabul University with First Vice President Amrullah Saleh blaming the Taliban for the attack that took the lives of at least 18 students and wounded dozens more. In response, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem branded Saleh’s rhetoric a conspiracy against the group. On Wednesday, Saleh in a Facebook post again…
report in Khaama Press, 04 Nov 2020 at11:54 AMThe Ministry of Defense reported, AAF conducted an operation in Kandahar Province, 13 Taliban fighters have reportedly been killed in the airstrikes. The ministry says in a press release on Wednesday, that the operation took place in the Panjwai district. The airstrikes also destroyed a large amount of Taliban weapons and ammunition depots, the statement reads. MOD indicates all of the militant’s attacks restrained threats to provincial…
Pakistan has been warning all along about the very strong likelihood of “spoilers” doing what they can to derail the Afghan peace process and the tragic event on Monday, when gunmen stormed Kabul University and killed about 20 people including children, vindicated its position. And before everybody resorts to the usual finger-pointing and blames one side or the other of sabotaging the peace negotiations, it is important to take a cold, long look at the…
report on Khaama Press, 03 Nov 2020 at 10:36 AMHELMAND, Afghanistan – At least 16 Taliban killed and further nine wounded during a battle with Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) in Nawa and Nahre Sarar district of Helmand province, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement Tuesday.According to the statement, security forces defused some 20 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted by the “Taliban on public roads” at the location.“16 Taliban were killed and…
No change in Afghan policy
by Zahid Hussain in Dawn, November 4th, 2020The writer is an author and journalist.BILLED as one of the most momentous presidential elections in American history, the outcome of the 2020 race will have far-reaching implications for the world’s most powerful nation and beyond. If the opinion polls are to be trusted, Democratic candidate Joe Biden appears to be ahead of President Donald Trump. But nothing can be said with certainty until the last vote is…