by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, August 26th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Government officials have been warned against replying to WhatsApp messages after security agencies identified malware to gain access to important government documents. According to an official press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Friday, some hackers had attempted to gain access to mobile phones of senior bureaucrats by pretending to be government officials. “The involved elements tried to acquire sensitive information from government…
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AFP report in Daily Mirror on line, Aug 23, 2023China has requested permission for a research ship to dock in Sri Lanka, Colombo said Tuesday, following a visit by a spacecraft-tracking vessel last year that sparked security concerns from neighbouring India. Sri Lankan foreign ministry spokeswoman Priyanga Wickramasinghe said Beijing had sought permission for the Shi Yan 6 to dock, but that no date had been set and the request was being processed. Chinese state…
By Mohammad Amin Pacha n ToloNews, Aug 21, 2023 at 8:51 PMThe acting Interior Minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, said that the recent incidents in Pakistan are due to its internal problems, which Islamabad itself should address. He warned that if Pakistan seeks to solve its issues by force through Afghanistan, the interests of citizens of both countries will be harmed. “If they want to solve this issue through force, certainly– the nations of Afghanistan and Pakistan,…
by Shi Jiangtao in SCMP, Aug 20, 2023The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021 continues to be seen as a “black mark” on Joe Biden’s presidency – a chaotic and deadly exit that left the war-torn country in a security vacuum as the Taliban swiftly advanced on Kabul. Two years on, Afghans are still struggling under one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with most international aid, including from the…
By Banafsha Binesh in ToloNews, Aug 16, 2023 at 9:07 PMA major security threat for the Central Asian nations is now emerging in Afghanistan, “where international terrorist organizations are gaining in influence,” Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the 11th Moscow Conference on International Security. “The security of Russia’s CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] allies in Central Asia is a key priority for the work of Russia’s defense agencies. Today, the main challenges and…
report in Tolo News, Aug 156, 2023 at 11.28pmThe acting Defense Minister, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, said that some countries fail to provide their own security and then blame Afghanistan. Mawlawi Yaqoob made the remarks on the 2nd anniversary of the Islamic Emirate, without specifying a particular country. He said that such remarks are possibly aiming to show Afghanistan as a dangerous country to the world. “These messages may be meant to reflect to the…
report in The Express Tribune, August 16th, 2023.NORTH WAZIRISTAN: The security forces killed two terrorists in an intelligence based operation on reported presence of terrorists in general area Razmak, North Waziristan district in the night between Aug 14 and 15, the military’s media wing stated. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations, “During the conduct of operation, security forces surrounded the terrorists’ location and after intense fire exchange, two terrorists were sent…
By Mitra Majeedy in ToloNews, Aug 6, 2023 at 8:43 PMThe Islamic Emirate’s spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said that some foreign nationals including Americans have been detained on charge of various issues including security issues. Mujahid told TOLOnews that the decision about the detainees will be made by the interim government after the investigation of their cases is completed. The detainees will be released if they are proved innocent, Mujahid said, without providing details about the…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, August 4, 2023At the UN Security Council High-level Open debate on famine and conflict-induced Global Food Security in New York, states’ representatives expressed concern over the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The Representatives of the countries, including Russia, the UK, Pakistan, India, Qatar and Switzerland, mentioned the humanitarian crisis and expressed concern over the number of people needing aid. The UK ambassador to the UN, Barbara Woodward, said that…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, August 1st, 2023WASHINGTON: US officials held their first wide-ranging talks, since the 2021 pullout from Kabul, with representatives of the Afghan Taliban in Doha, Qatar, to discuss economic issues, security, and women’s rights, both sides confirmed on Monday. The talks also focused on returning assets of the Afghan central bank that were frozen in the United States after the Taliban takeover of Kabul in Aug 2021. “On July 30 and…