Ayaz Gul VOA News March 25, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan says it has started fencing off its long border with Afghanistan and areas vulnerable to cross-border militant attacks are being given priority. Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa revealed the project during a visit Saturday to tribal districts, including Mohmand, near the Afghan border where “terrorists”
Press TV March 24, 2017 Russia has dismissed as “false” the recent allegation by a US general that Moscow may be providing supplies to Taliban militants in Afghanistan, saying the charge was an attempt by Washington to cover up its failed policies in the war-torn country. “These claims are absolutely false,” Zamir Kabulov, the head of
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 24, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban disputes media reports that its representatives recently visited neighboring Pakistan and discussed with officials there the prospect of holding direct peace talks with Kabul. The Taliban have long refused to hold direct talks with the Afghan government, calling it a “puppet” of the United States.
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 20, 2017 Pakistan opened all border crossings with landlocked Afghanistan for travelers and trade convoys Monday, a month after closing them on grounds terrorists were using Afghan soil for plotting deadly attacks against the country. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has taken the decision “as a goodwill gesture” and hoped the
Tolo News: Taliban militants are pushing to take control of Dangam district in Kunar in order to reach the provincial capital Asadabad and are doing so with the help of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Kunar Police Chief Juma Gul Himmat told TOLOnews. Click here to read more (external link). Related Helmand suicide bomber claims he was trained
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 15, 2017 ISLAMABAD — A meeting Britain is hosting Wednesday is expected to resolve the tense border dispute between Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials told VOA hours before the talks. Pakistan closed its border with landlocked Afghanistan to all traffic nearly a month ago, after a string of terrorist attacks killed scores
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 13, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Business representatives from Pakistan and Afghanistan have called on Islamabad to immediately reopen the border between the two countries, saying the closure is hurting economic and social ties and resulting in massive monetary losses and mutual trust deficit. Pakistani authorities unilaterally closed the two main border crossings
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 9, 2017 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is defying calls for permanently opening the border with landlocked Afghanistan, asserting that terrorist attacks emanating from the neighboring country continue to hurt Pakistani citizens and security forces. A string of deadly suicide bombings across Pakistan last month prompted authorities to close all regular crossings for
Reuters: Pakistan has indefinitely closed two border crossings with Afghanistan after opening them for two days to let through Afghans with visas, officials said on Thursday. The official border crossings were abruptly ordered closed last month after a series of attacks Pakistan blames on militants sheltered in Afghanistan, heightening tension between the neighbors. Click here to
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan March 8, 2017 Pakistan’s border police say more than 20,000 Afghans and Pakistanis have crossed into Afghanistan since March 7 since Pakistani authorities temporarily reopened two main crossings that were closed after a series of militant attacks. The figures on the number of people making the crossing during the temporary reopening