Axis of Logic: Afghanistan and Pakistan are both U.S. allies, but the latter is accused of destabilizing the former with U.S. help. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani gave a blistering speech on April 25 to a rare joint session of parliament, accusing Pakistan’s government of aiding and abetting Afghan Taliban officials in Peshawar and Quetta. “Today, I
1TV: Pakistan’s Habib Bank Limited team arrived in Kabul on Sunday for a cricket series with Afghanistan’s Development Squad. The sides are scheduled to play two matches in four-day format and four matches in one-day format at Kabul International Cricket Ground. Their series will begin on coming Tuesday and will end on June 4. Afghan Cricket Board officials
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani has criticized Pakistan for its policy of tackling the Taliban leadership in that country, and blasted Islamabad for not taking decisive action against the militant groups which he believes are waging war against Afghanistan from inside Pakistan’s territory. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Pakistan has temporarily closed one of its two main border crossings with Afghanistan, but said the two sides are in contact with each other to resolve “differences” that prompted the move. Pakistani authorities began fencing the northwestern Torkhum border crossing on Tuesday to “tighten controls” and deter illegal
VOA News Ayesha Tanzeem May 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Pakistan is hesitant to take action against the Afghan Taliban on its soil because of concerns the group will re-direct its violence against Pakistan and Afghan intelligence will support it, a senior Pakistani official said. “We have to think twice before taking action. Anybody we take action against
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan Thursday launched the construction of an electricity power grid Thursday to link the four nations to a jointly operated power supply and promote regional stability, security and prosperity. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and the heads of the
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 11, 2016 ISLAMABAD—The son of a former prime minister of Pakistan returned from Afghanistan Wednesday a day after he was rescued from al-Qaida-linked kidnappers in a military operation. A special Pakistani aircraft brought Ali Haider Gilani back from Kabul and landed at the airport in the eastern city of Lahore
Meri News: Afghanistan’s acting Defense Minister Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, has been appointed (May 6, 2016) chief of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Intelligence (NDS), the prime domestic and foreign intelligence agency of Afghanistan, which directly reports to the President of Afghanistan. Earlier in December 2015, the deputy head of NDS, Massoud Andarabi, was appointed as NDS’ acting
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 10, 2016 ISLAMABAD—U.S. and Afghan commandos, in a joint raid on Tuesday, rescued the son of a former Pakistani prime minster after three years of captivity from “an al-Qaida affiliated” group, officials said. Unknown gunmen kidnapped Ali Haider Gilani, son of ex-prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, from a 2013 election
VOA News Ayaz Gul May 9, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Officials in Afghanistan say the State Department designated terrorist group, the al-Qaida linked Haqqani network, has effectively taken over battlefield command of the Taliban insurgency. Haqqani militants allegedly operate from sanctuaries in neighboring Pakistan and are known for staging high-profile suicide assaults on Afghan and international forces. “The