By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press, December 7, 2023The Taliban captured three leaders and 16 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters, as per the Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper. According to the report, these Pakistani militants were apprehended in the border city of Kandahar. The arrest of Pakistani Taliban members came as a result of Pakistan’s pressure on the Afghan Taliban to take decisive action against the Pakistan Taliban, Express Tribune reported. Pakistan has repeatedly claimed…
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AFP report, Dec 5, 2023 at 02.15 PM ISTBEIJING: China said on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Taliban government will need to introduce political reforms, improve security and mend relations with its neighbours before receiving full diplomatic recognition. Beijing does not formally recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers, although both countries host each others’ ambassadors and have maintained diplomatic engagement. “China has always believed that Afghanistan should not be excluded from the international community,” foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said…
Report in TOLOnews Online, Nov 29, 2023 at 10:13 PMThe former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said that the international community should not seek the forcible removal of the current government of Afghanistan from power, but encourage the Islamic Emirate to reform its policies through inter-Afghan dialogues. In an interview with Japanese media, Hamid Karzai asked the Islamic Emirate to immediately allow education for girls, and this could be a step towards “legitimate government” and the…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, November 29th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: The head of the Afghan diplomatic mission in Pakistan was summoned on Tuesday by the Foreign Office (FO) and conveyed four demands including extradition of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, whose group carried out the recent terrorist attack in Bannu. Two civilians lost their lives while 10 others, including three security forces personnel, were injured in a suicide attack in Bannu’s Bakka Khel area, the Inter-Services Public…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 20, 2023Despite the sanctions imposed on the Taliban’s authorities, which restrict their foreign travels, some members of the group have recently undertaken foreign trips, resulting in reactions. Abdulbari Omar, the head of the Food and Drug Administration of the Taliban, recently embarked on a European journey that controversies have accompanied. Reports suggest that this official from the Taliban administration is currently travelling in European countries, with…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 20, 2023Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has issued a strong message to the Taliban administration, urging them to take decisive action against terrorists using Afghan soil for attacks in Pakistan. Kakar expressed his dissatisfaction with the Taliban’s inaction regarding terror activities targeting Pakistan during an exclusive interview with Pakistan’s Geo News. A statistical report from the independent think tank PICSS revealed a concerning 79% surge…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 16, 2023During the economic delegation’s visit of the Taliban to Iran, for the first time, the Taliban agreed to release Iran’s water rights from the Helmand River, according to the head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization, as reported by IRNA. According to IRNA, a state media outlet, Ali Salajegheh stated on Wednesday on the sidelines of the government meeting and in the presence of reporters: “During…
By Naweed Samadi in TOLOnews Online, Nov 16, 2023 at 8:27 PMAsif Durrani, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, said that Pakistan will not unilaterally take steps to recognize the current Afghan government. Speaking at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute, Durrani said that they will act simultaneously with other countries to recognize the government of Afghanistan. “We will recognize the Taliban regime simultaneously. We will not recognize the Taliban regime unilaterally,” Durrani added. Pakistan’s Special Representative…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, November 14, 2023The special representative of Russia for Afghanistan has unequivocally declared that Moscow has no plans to recognize the Taliban formally. Zamir Kabulov told the TASS news agency that Russia has repeatedly stated at all possible levels that there is no discussion about recognizing the Taliban. He told TASS, “There is no progress, and this has been discussed at all possible levels.” Russia is a member…
by Kamran Yousaf in The Express Tribune, Nov 13, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s chief diplomat for Afghanistan has alleged that the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is under the control of the Afghan Taliban, and that the TTP-Taliban relationship is hurting the bilateral relationship between the two neighbors. “We cannot fathom the fact that the TTP people, who are living in Afghanistan, are under their (Afghan Taliban) control. They are allowed to cross the Pakistan border and conduct…
by Syed Irfan Raza in Dawn, November 9th, 2023• Caretaker PM says Islamabad will not back down on deportation of illegal Afghans, tells Kabul to move against anti-Pakistan groups• Says 60pc rise in terror incidents in two years, TTP havens in neighbouring country to blame• Terms Afghan leaders’ remarks on deportation ‘irresponsible’, ‘threatening’ISLAMABAD: As mass expulsion of Afghan nationals purportedly living without proper documentation picks up steam, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq on Wednesday pinned…