Khaama Press: Officials in Islamabad are concerned regarding the possible blocking of the transit route to Central Asia and Europe by the Afghan government, it has been reported. Sources within the Pakistani government have said the step could be taken due to the Convention on the Contract for International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) not accepted
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News August 30, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s National Assembly passed a resolution Wednesday strongly denouncing President Donald Trump’s new policy on Afghanistan and calling his and General John Nicholson’s statements on Pakistan “hostile and threatening.” President Trump had some of the harshest words for Pakistan when he announced his new policy on Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 28, 2017 Pakistan’s prime minister says U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy for the war in Afghanistan is doomed to failure. “From Day One, we have been saying very clearly the military strategy in Afghanistan has not worked, and it will not work,” Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said in an
Press TV August 25, 2017 The best case scenario for peace in Afghanistan is the withdrawal of US forces from the country and multilateral negotiations between main stakeholders — Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and China — to establish a consensus government, Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan says. Khan, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party,
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 24, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan, in its formal comprehensive response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s South Asia strategy, rejected allegations it is harboring Taliban insurgents who are staging deadly attacks against American forces in Afghanistan. The rebuttal was issued Thursday after a meeting the National Security Committee of top civilian and
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 23, 2017 In an address to the nation, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has hailed the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and called on neighboring Pakistan to change its approach toward his country, saying an unstable Afghanistan does not benefit anyone. Ghani said on August 23 that the new U.S. strategy
Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 22, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump sidestepped an announcement on U.S. troops levels in Afghanistan during a major address to the nation and warned Pakistan over its alleged support for extremist groups in the region. Trump, outlining his new strategy for Afghanistan and the South Asia region, said
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 18, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s populist opposition leader, Imran Khan, says the future of long-term relations with landlocked Afghanistan lies in the two countries having “open borders” and “free trade.” Pakistan is unilaterally fencing the nearly 2,600-kilometer, largely porous Afghan border. Authorities defend the recently initiated project, saying it will help
Tolo News: In the hours before he was killed in an American drone strike, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the Taliban leader, knew something was wrong, according to a New York Times report. The report said that he was on his way home from a secret visit to Iran in May 2016, driving across a remote stretch
Nazrana Ghaffar VOA News August 8, 2017 WASHINGTON — The removal of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has opened the door for opportunity and potential peril — in the country’s foreign policy, specifically in dealing with Afghanistan, India and the United States. Some experts believe that Sharif, who was disqualified and removed from office on corruption