Ayaz Gul VOA News December 5, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Monday they had arrested a foreign operative of the Islamic State militant group for allegedly carrying out last week’s failed assassination attempt on Pakistan’s chief diplomat in the country. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed in a statement, citing initial investigations, that Friday’s gun
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 4, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The Islamic State group said Saturday it was responsible for a Friday assassination attempt on Pakistan’s chief diplomat in Afghanistan amid renewed U.S. concerns the country’s Taliban rulers are not able to tackle the terrorist threat. Officials said Pakistani Chargé d’affaires Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani was on a routine
Michael Hughes: General Mirza Aslam Beg as a chief instructor at the National Defense College during the early 1980s allegedly first articulated Pakistan’s version of the military doctrine known as “strategic depth,” which posits Islamabad’s hegemony in Afghanistan as critical in case of war with India. Many in Rawalpindi felt the Taliban seizing Kabul (again) was crucial
Khaama: A statement published by the Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said that Ubaid Ul Rehman Nizamani, the head of mission for the Pakistan embassy in Kabul was the main target of the attackers who has escaped unhurt, however a body guard who was protecting Mr. Nizamani has sustained injury. No groups or individuals have so far
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 2, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The United States has designated several commanders of militant groups, including a top anti-Pakistan militant leader, operating in Afghanistan as global terrorists. The U.S. State Department announced the designations Thursday amid regional concerns terrorists have had more operational freedom on Afghan soil after the return of the
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 1, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan warned Thursday that cross-border terrorism emanating from Afghanistan “is both alarming and dangerous” for regional peace, calling on the neighboring country’s ruling Taliban to honor their anti-terror pledges. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah issued the warning amid a new wave of deadly terrorist attacks in Pakistan that
VICE: Analysts say Pakistan made a power move by sending a female minister to talk shop with the all-men government of Afghanistan. Adam Weinstein, research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, told VICE World News, that he doesn’t think “women-led delegations significantly alter the Taliban’s view on women’s rights.” “But they do uphold
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal November 29, 2022 Pakistan’s new military chief, General Asim Munir, took command of the country’s armed forces on November 29 from General Javed Bajwa at a ceremony held in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. One of the key challenges faced by Munir, who is a former head of the military’s powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal November 28, 2022 The banned Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has called off a cease-fire agreed with the government and ordered its fighters to launch attacks across the country. The announcement from the TTP on November 28 came hours after the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said it would send a high-level delegation to Kabul. The TTP
Tolo News: A high-level delegation from Pakistan led by Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar is set to visit Afghanistan on Tuesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The delegation will hold political dialogue with the Afghan Interim Government, the statement reads. The visit comes amid tension along the Durand Line between the