Tolo News: Torkham crossing was closed for passengers and commercial transit on Thursday by Pakistan, an hour after its reopening, said Qureshi Badlon, an official of the department of information and culture in Nangarhar. According to local officials in Nangarhar, the reason for the closing of this crossing is not clear, although attempts are being
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal February 22, 2023 A high-level delegation led by Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is holding talks with Taliban rulers in Kabul amid tensions prompted by Islamabad’s accusations that Afghanistan is harboring Pakistani militants and the recent closing of a key border crossing between the two neighbors. Asif is being accompanied by
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 21, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities were in talks Tuesday to resolve differences that led to the closure of their busiest border crossing two days ago, stranding thousands of cargo trucks and travelers on both sides, according to officials in both countries. The Taliban closed the Torkham point
Khaama: The previous head of the ISI, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, sought to bring the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants back to the country. However, his plan backfired, a Pakistani minister said on Sunday. Federal Human Rights Minister Riaz Pirzada claimed that Army generals proposed resetting TTP members in Pakistan, as the Dawn News program
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal February 20, 2023 Pakistani and Afghan border guards exchanged fire at a key crossing between the two neighbors on February 20, Pakistani officials said. There were no immediate reports about casualties on either side after the incident at the Torkham border crossing, which has been closed since February 19. An official from Torkham
Sarah Zaman VOA News February 16, 2023 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — A top State Department official said the United States was prepared to work with Pakistan as the country assessed the renewed threat of terrorism. However, the official would not say whether Washington would support any Pakistani action against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan. Counselor Derek Chollet, one
dpa: Pakistan on February 13 launched a door-to-door campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio after evidence of cross-border transmission from neighboring Afghanistan. The National Institute of Health confirmed the detection of poliovirus genetically linked to the virus found in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan in November 2022 in Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, last month.
Michael Hughes: The U.S. handed Afghanistan back to the Taliban to end America’s role in the war, knowing full well that doing so would make the country seem even more comfy to jihadist groups. So long as Afghan-based terrorists did not target the U.S. homeland, Washington could care less about other scenarios. If, for instance,
Khaama: Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson announced that Pakistan would not be attending the summit of regional stakeholders regarding Afghanistan, which is planned to take place this week in Moscow, Russia. The two-day conference of national security advisers of regional states, which started on Wednesday, brought officials from India, China, Iran and Central Asian states.
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 8, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Authorities in Pakistan said Wednesday a pre-dawn counterterrorism military operation in a turbulent northwestern district had killed 12 insurgents linked to an extremist banned group, which allegedly operates out of Afghan sanctuaries. The military identified the slain men as “terrorists” from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or the