By Mitra Majeedy in TOLOnews Online, Dec 08, 2023 at 9:17 PMIn a letter to the US Congress, President Joe Biden said that US forces stationed in the region are ready to respond to “possible threats” arising from Afghanistan. He said that the US military personnel remain postured outside Afghanistan to address threats to the United States “homeland and United States interests that may arise from inside Afghanistan.” However, Biden did not give details about…
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By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, October 13, 2023On Friday, the President of Russia issued a warning during a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Bishkek regarding the situation in Afghanistan. Vladimir Putin stated that significant threats emanate from Afghanistan, and Russia supports Tajikistan’s concerns regarding the threats from Afghanistan. He said, “I understand the rationality of supporting Tajikistan’s concerns about threats emanating from Afghan soil. The situation in that…
by Amin Ahmed in Dawn, October 2nd, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is among the 40 countries across the world where over 220 individuals and 25 organisations faced threats and retaliation from the state and non-state actors for cooperating with the United Nations on human rights, reveals a new report of the UN Secretary-General. The report titled, ‘Cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights’ covering the period from May 1,…
by Ikram Junaidi in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view of the fast-growing political turmoil in the country, the rising scourge of terrorism and the precarious security situation at borders, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has urged the state and the government to take urgent corrective steps with collective wisdom to redefine their priorities to tackle these looming threats to national security. In a statement on Thursday, PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan expressed concerns over the widespread…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023• Kashmir tensions are best resolved by the parties themselves, says John Kirby• Spokesperson claims US didn’t abandon ‘equipment’ in Afghanistan; Taliban using material given to Afghan forces• Biden to discuss ways to reshape and scale up multilateral development banks with G20 leadersWASHINGTON: A senior White House official has assured Islamabad that US President Joe Biden understands the threats Pakistan faces and is committed to working with the…
By Fatema Adeeb in ToloNwewsm Aug 25m 2023 at 6.47 pm,The UN Security Council said in a statement that it will convene a briefing on the Secretary-General’s 17th biannual strategic-level report on the threat posed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Daesh. According to the statement, the Daesh groups in Iraq and Afghanistan have been assessed by member states as the most serious terrorist threat in Afghanistan and the region. “The report…
report in Khaama Press online, Dec 12, 2022As the restrictions on the Afghan media grow stringent, the 13-year-old Jomhor News Agency announced that it was closing its main office due to “continuous threats” from the General Directorate of Intelligence. Following threatening phone calls and texts from the intelligence accusing it of disseminating and publishing anti-government content, Jomhor News Agency said on Saturday, December 11, that it is closing its main office in Afghanistan. The statement…