Daud Khattak Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 13, 2022 When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, government officials, retired military officers, and hard-line clerics in neighboring Pakistan celebrated the militant group’s return to power. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said the Taliban had broken the “shackles of slavery” by toppling the Western-backed Afghan government. But
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s ambassador to Islamabad called the Durand Line a national issue, saying that the decision over its fate should be referred to the nation. Sardar Ahmad Khan Shikib, the newly appointed ambassador of the Islamic Emirate to Pakistan, also called on Islamabad to be the first nation to recognize the ruling Afghan government.
Al Jazeera: A senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban or TTP) has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistani security officials say, as a peace talks process between the armed group and the government remain stalled. Click here to read more (external link).
Lisa Schlein VOA News January 8, 2022 GENEVA — Pakistan has concluded a months-long campaign to register Afghan refugees and issue them identity cards that will protect and safeguard their interests. The government-run campaign, supported by the U.N. refugee agency, began in mid-April. The registration drive has updated the data of some 1.4 million Afghan refugees.
8am: Pakistan’s National Security Adviser, Moeed Yusuf is scheduled to visit Kabul as tensions along Durand Line intensify. The decision was made during a meeting of the Afghanistan Inter-Ministerial Coordination Center chaired by Asad Qaisar, National Assembly Speaker of Pakistan on Thursday, the statement said. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Pakistani military spokesman Babar Iftikhar said on Wednesday that peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had been suspended, adding that military operations were underway against the network. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghan Taliban turn blind eye to Pakistani militants
Aamaj: Ms Gohar asks “how could they (Taliban) pull down the much touted fence without their master’s nod? No media outrage?” She believes that it is an orchestrated move to build national credentials for Taliban. Click here to read more (external link). Related Pakistan completes 94% of border fence, despite ‘isolated’ incidents
Tolo News: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday acknowledged there were “some complications” pertaining to the fencing of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border but said that the matter was being discussed with the Islamic Emirate government. “We are not silent. We have fenced the border (with Afghanistan), and it will continue,” Qureshi said in response
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 3, 2021 Pakistan said Monday it was engaging with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers through diplomatic channels to resolve “some confusions” stemming from the installation of a security fence on the porous border separating the two countries. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a news conference in Islamabad that his country was
Tolo News: A video on social media appears to show Islamic Emirate forces destroying fencing built by the Pakistani military along the Durand Line. The force members on the video warn the Pakistani military to stop building fences or they will face dangerous consequences. Click here to read more (external link).