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Afghanistan airspace is occupied: defense minister

24th February, 2023 · admin

Ariana: The [Taliban] Minister of National Defense [Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid] has expressed concern about the patrolling of drones in the airspace of Afghanistan and said that the country’s airspace is under occupation and they do not have the technology to prevent the patrolling of these aircraft. “Did we make M-4, M-16, Black Hawk and B-52?

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Posted in Drone warfare, Security, Taliban | Tags: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Taliban Security Failure |
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Engaging With Mullah Yaqoob is Easier, NRF’s Resistance not a Challenge: Brookings

10th February, 2023 · admin

Khaama: Research findings of the Brookings Institution of the United States indicate that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada is an irreconcilable leader, whereas Mullah Yaqoob is a pragmatic person, and it is easier to engage with him for the West.  It is also highlighted that the National Resistance Front’s (NRF) military resistance does not pose any immediate

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Posted in NRF - National Resistance Front, Political News, Taliban | Tags: Hibatullah Akhundzada, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban infighting |
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Karzai Leaves Kabul for UAE

3rd December, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Former president Hamid Karzai left Kabul for the United Arab Emirates on Saturday where he will stay for three days before traveling to Germany, his close aide Shahzada Massoud said. This is Karzai’s first trip abroad after the establishment of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related

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Posted in Arab-Afghan Relations, Political News | Tags: Hamid Karzai, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, UAE-Afghanistan Relations |
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Pakistan says Taliban’s claim of US drone operations is ‘highly regrettable’

29th August, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Responding to a claim by the Afghan minister of defense of the US using Pakistan’s airspace for drone operations, Pakistan said late Sunday it was “highly regrettable”. According to a statement, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Islamabad has noted with deep concern the allegation by Afghanistan’s Defense Minister Mullah Muhammad Yaqoub regarding the use of

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob |
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Taliban Claim US Drones Use Pakistan Airspace to Invade Afghanistan

28th August, 2022 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban defense minister Sunday directly accused neighboring Pakistan of allowing the United States to use its airspace for drone attacks against Afghanistan. Mohammad Yaqoob leveled the allegations nearly a month after Washington said it killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone

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Posted in Drone warfare, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob |
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Taliban marks Afghanistan’s Independence Day

19th August, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Marking 103 years of independence from Britain, Mullah Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, acting defense minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) [Taliban], on Friday warned against efforts to divide Afghans. “They are trying to divide us along regional, religious and linguistic lines and cause infighting among ourselves so that they achieve their evil goals.

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, History, Taliban | Tags: Amanullah Khan, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob |
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We visited a Taliban leader’s compound to examine his vision for Afghanistan

5th August, 2022 · admin

NPR: Yaqoob is part of the second generation of Taliban leadership. He is a son of Mullah Muhammad Omar, the cleric who led the Taliban during their first time in power from 1996-2001. Asked if he wanted better relations with the United States, Yaqoob laughed. “This is obvious,” he said, adding that recognition of the

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Posted in Interviews, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Mullah Omar, Secretly funding Taliban, West supporting Taliban |
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Kabul, Doha to Sign Security Agreement: Acting Defense Minister

11th July, 2022 · admin

Tolo News: Acting Minister of Defense Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that Kabul and Doha are expected to sign an agreement for security cooperation. Mawlawi Yaqoob Mujahid said that he requested Qatar’s assistance in providing salaries, uniforms and equipment for Islamic Emirate forces.  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Arab-Afghan Relations, Political News, Taliban | Tags: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Qatar-Afghanistan Relations, Secretly funding Taliban |
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Taliban rejects rumors of assassination attempt on defense minister as ‘baseless

28th May, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has denied reports that an assassination attempt was made on the life of acting minister of defense, Mawlawi Mohammad Yaquob Mujahid, during his visit to Nangarhar. Reports emerged Saturday that an attempt had been made on Mujahid’s life. The reports emerged after a video went viral on social

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Posted in Taliban | Tags: Attacks on Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Nangarhar |
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Despite Taliban Disunity, Rebels Face Uphill Battle Without External Aid – Experts

21st May, 2022 · admin

Michael Hughes AOPNEWS May 21, 2022 Although intense infighting has complicated Taliban efforts to quash the resistance in northern Afghanistan, the fragmented opposition will be hard-pressed to expand nationwide without more external assistance, especially as Pakistan steps up support for the radical movement, experts told Afghan Online Press. The Taliban 2.0, in power now for

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Posted in AOP Reports, Haqqani Network, NRF - National Resistance Front, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Afghan resistance against Taliban, Ahmad Massoud, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Taliban Factions - Haqqanis versus Kandaharis |
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