Tolo News: Acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said that the Islamic Emirate has not allowed Pakistan to continue fencing along the Durand Line. Mr. Mujahid said that consultations are currently ongoing among high-ranking officials within the Islamic Emirate. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi Abubakar Siddique February 15, 2022 Following a lightning military advance on Kabul, Taliban militants seized power on August 15. The hard-line Islamists celebrated their victory as the end of more than four decades of war in Afghanistan, and promised a new era of peace and prosperity. But six months later, few in
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-19 futsal team beat Tajikistan today in the Futsal Championship 2022 organized by the Central Asia Football Association (CAFA) and held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The match started today at 2:30pm (Kabul time) Afghanistan’s players beat Tajikistan’s team 5-1. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Today, 15 February 2022 marks the 33rd anniversary of the defeat and withdrawal of the former Soviet Army from Afghanistan. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Tuesday acknowleged the victory in a statement and said it was “a glorious day in the history of Afghanistan”. Click here to read more (external link).
VOA News February 15, 2022 Afghanistan’s hardline Islamic rulers say they plan to “reconsider” their policy towards the United States if the administration of President Joe Biden refuses to return the full $7 billion in assets that have been frozen in the United States. President Biden issued an executive order last Friday calling on banks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: KYIV — Born during the Afghan-Soviet War, Jawed Ahmad Haqmal lost five relatives in the 1979–1989 conflict that turned his homeland into a smoldering ruin of a country. But now the 33-year-old former interpreter for the Canadian military in Afghanistan is horrified by the possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 14, 2022 ISLAMABAD — India will begin sending 50,000 tons of wheat to Afghanistan through Pakistan next week, in rare cooperation between the two rival nations to help millions of Afghans facing severe food shortages. Islamabad agreed in November to New Delhi’s request to allow the supply of wheat through its
The Hill: The United States and other democracies should not fall for the Taliban’s ruses. The Taliban’s conduct as Afghanistan’s rulers so far has not earned it the right to international legitimacy or recognition. Unfreezing Afghanistan’s assets or routing aid through the Taliban will only end up funding a rogue regime and its terrorist allies.