Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 16, 2021 Thousands of Taliban militants encircled Kabul as fear and panic swept through the capital, its residents bracing for a bloody takeover of the city and a return to an oppressive life under the militant Islamist group. Amid the chaos on the clogged streets and the teeming
Ariana: Afghan National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib said Friday that as many as 15,000 militants could enter Afghanistan from Pakistan to fight the Afghan Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF). Speaking in an interview with Sky News on Friday, Mohib stated that Pakistan has been a safe haven for the Taliban and that the group
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 6, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Afghanistan’s national security chief said Tuesday that “teething problems” stemming from the withdrawal of U.S.-led foreign troops were behind recent rapid Taliban territorial gains and his government was working to overcome them. U.S. President Joe Biden has ordered all American soldiers to leave the war-torn South
Ariana: Mohib early last month accused Pakistan, particularly its military, of supporting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan and compared Pakistan to a “brothel”. “My blood has been boiling ever since you compared Pakistan to a brothel house. You should be ashamed of yourself and must reform your conduct,” Qureshi said of Mohib on Saturday. “Afghanistan’s
Ariana: National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday that the Taiban’s supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has not been seen in the last year – which has again raised questions about whether he is dead or alive. Mohib said in a press conference in Kabul Saturday that intelligence findings indicate that Taliban members
Ariana: National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday denied reports indicating Pakistan has stopped official contact with him. Addressing a joint security official’s press conference in Kabul, Mohib stated that he has not received any official communique from Pakistan in this respect. Click here to read more (external link). Related VOA: Pakistan Stops Official
1TV: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will not be a candidate in early election he proposed as part of peace with the Taliban, National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday. Mohib, who was speaking in a press conference, suggested that the election could happen within three or six months. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: The survey conducted by Pajhwok Afghan News shows that the Afghan government controls 46 percent of the territory. A Taliban spokesman has claimed in this survey that they control or have influence over 70 percent of the country’s territory, but a spokesman for the Interior Affairs Ministry has said that the Taliban does
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 24, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Authorities in Afghanistan say they have rearrested 600 members of the Taliban who were freed from imprisonment as part of a peace-building agreement between the United States and the insurgent group. Afghanistan’s national security adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, made the announcement Sunday, alleging the men in question
1TV: Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday that the peace talks, which are currently happening in Qatar, should be held within Afghanistan. Mohib said that the government is ready to hold talks with the Taliban in any area of the country the group wants. Click here to read (external link). Related Next