1TV: Relations between the Taliban, especially the Haqqani Network, and Al-Qaida remain close despite the former signing a peace deal with the United States, a recent UN report said. Al-Qaida has 400 to 600 operatives active in 12 Afghan provinces and is running training camps in the east of the country, according to the report.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 31, 2020 By Frud Bezhan After 18 years of fighting, the Afghan war is at a deadly stalemate. Afghanistan is divided up among government forces backed by international troops, the Taliban and its militant allies, the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, and a collection of smaller foreign terrorist groups. The United
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News | May 18, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – A car bomb attack on an intelligence base in central Ghazni province in Afghanistan early Monday morning killed at least seven members of the security forces and wounded 40 others. Dr. Baser Ramaki, head of the Ghazni provincial hospital that received both the bodies
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 26, 2020 The United States has publicly hailed its agreement with the Taliban as a “historic opportunity” to end the nearly 19-year war in Afghanistan. But several crucial issues are either vague or entirely absent from the accord, prompting fears that the deal will not achieve a lasting
Michael Hughes: The newly-inked U.S.-Taliban “peace” agreement – a pact that excludes the actual sitting internationally-recognized government of Afghanistan – will never bring peace to the war-torn country because it was never really designed to. The agreement and February 29 signing ceremony in Doha are all part of a publicity charade that will weaponize President Donald
Sayed Jalal Shajjan via The Diplomat: In Afghanistan, the death of General Suleimani left politicians divided. The government of Afghanistan opted for a neutral position; however, the second vice president of President Ashraf Ghani called Suliemani a “prominent figure in the fight against ISIS in the Middle East.” The Taliban are yet to issue any
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 27, 2019 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Authorities in eastern Pakistan announced Friday counterterrorism forces have captured five suspected al-Qaida operatives planning attacks on security officials. The operation in Punjab province targeted a facility serving as a media cell and a financing network for militants linked to al-Qaida’s regional affiliate, al-Qaida in
1TV: Speaking in an interview with Russian broadcaster RT, Abdullah said that the international troops including those from the United States were in Afghanistan due to presence of terror groups like al-Qaeda, Daesh.“I think efforts for facilitating peace should be expedited, that is what the Afghans want” Abdullah said. “Once there is peace, there will be
ANI: Taking to Twitter on Friday after meeting the Afghan leadership, Democrat senator Maggie Hassan said, “Pakistan continues to support and harbour the Taliban and, in doing so, continues to support and harbour al-Qaeda. And there is a real presence of ISIS-K in Afghanistan that poses a direct threat to our homeland, as well.” Click here
By Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News October 8, 2019 KABUL – Al-Qaida’s South Asia region chief, Asim Omar, was killed along with many others in southern Afghanistan last month, according to a statement released by Afghanistan’s intelligence agency, the National Directorate of Security. The Tuesday statement said a joint operation — a term usually used to