report in Khaama Press, Nov 29, 2022The U.S Charge D’affairs, Karen Decker has confirmed her participation in the Herat Security Dialogue, a two day event by the Afghan institute of strategic studies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Herat Security Dialogue has been an annual pilgrimage since 2012; it is great to have an opportunity to exchange views on the situation in Afghanistan with representatives from Afghanistan, Tajikistan, regional countries, and the EU, Karen Decker tweeted. I…
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Editorial in Dawn, November 16th, 2022HOPES that the Afghan Taliban would this time around run a more open country have largely been dashed after the hard-line movement’s shadowy supreme leader, Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, passed a set of stern edicts recently. In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Hibatullah’s word is law, which is why his call for the ‘full enforcement’ of the Taliban’s version of Sharia is important. Afghanistan’s most powerful man, who rarely issues public edicts and remains…
report in TOLOnews, Nov 15, 2022 at 4:35 PMLocal officials in the province of Uruzgan said that families in the province are using opium as medication to treat their children. Health officials in the province acknowledged that some families bring opium-addicted patients to healthcare centers. Children have reportedly died as a result of using opium as medicine, according to authorities. “If patients are brought here immediately, we can still assist them, but if it gets…
report in Khaama Press, Nov 16, 2022Afghan families in Pakistan waiting to immigrate to Canada as part of Canada’s newly announced immigration program, are facing jail risk as their visas have expired or some have crossed the border paperless and do not hold any legal documents. According to Canada’s CBC news channel, Pakistan has warned paperless refugees of facing up to three years jail time if they do not renew their visas by the end…
By Hadia Ziaei in ToloNews, Nov 15, 2022 at 9:13 PMThe Islamic Emirate said in a statement that an unidentified man killed a Pakistani soldier on November 13 at the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing. In a tweeted statement, the Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that the Islamic Emirate “expresses sorrow” over the incident and has appointed a delegation to identify the suspect and investigate the incident, adding that the security institutions will attempt to prevent…
by Shahid in Dawn, Nov 16th, 2022QUETTA: The Chaman border remained closed for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, but the authorities allowed thousands of Pakistani and Afghan nationals to cross into their respective countries through an emergency route. The border was closed after an armed man from the Afghan side opened fire on Pakistani security personnel at Friendship Gate, resulting in the martyrdom of one soldier and injuries to two others on Sunday. “The…
By Saqalain Eqbal in Khaama Press, Nov 14, 2022The Taliban supreme leader in a meeting with judges stated that enforcing Sharia law and obeying his orders are “Wajib” and stressed that the judges should not hesitate in implementing Hadd and Qisas. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, described the judges’ meeting with Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, and quoted him as instructing them to apply Hadd and Qisas punishments in cases that meet the…
by Arif Ahmadi in Khaama Press, Nov 15, 2022.Leader of the Islamic Emirate Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada (PHOTO: Social Media) KABUL, Afghanistan – The Islamic Emirate leader Mawlawi Hebatullah Akhundzada ordered judges to fully implement Shaira law on criminals, according to sources, months after the group leadership announced the need for preserving Islamic values. In July, Islamic Emirate spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid in a statement said Akhundzada held a gathering with the provincial governors in Kandahar to…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Nov 15th, 2022QUETTA: Guns on both sides of the Pak-Afghan border fell silent on Monday after an intermittent exchange of fire between the security forces continued over the weekend at Friendship Gate, which remained closed for a second consecutive day. Pakistani officials claimed they had no plan to reopen the border crossing at Chaman until the Afghan forces hand over the armed men who opened fire on FC personnel at…
by Syed Ali Shah in The Express Tribune, Nov 15, 2022QUETTA: The Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Monday remained closed for the second consecutive day as tensions run high between the two countries after unprovoked firing from the Afghan side. The Chaman border – also known as Friendship Gate –, which connects Balochistan province to Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, was closed after an armed Afghan reportedly crossed into Pakistan’s border and opened fire on the security troops, martyring…
By Sabir Shah in The News, Oct 20, 2022LAHORE: Having returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, some 20 years after their ouster by the American troops, the Taliban have now reportedly surfaced in the picturesque Pakistani valley of Swat, which produces 13 per cent of the country’s tomato and specialises in peaches and contributes to around 60 per cent to the national fruit production, research shows…… As far as Pakistan’s losses due to…