8am: India, which was considered one of the friendly countries of the opposition front of this group during the first rule of the Taliban, this time has not even allowed its old friends to stay and seek asylum. Instead, it has reopened its embassy in Taliban-controlled Kabul, albeit in a limited way. Additionally, by applying
By RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service December 29, 2023 Kazakh Foreign Ministry spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov said in a televised interview on December 29 that the Central Asian state’s Security Council had decided to remove the Taliban group now ruling Afghanistan from its registry of terrorist organizations. Smadiyarov said Astana will continue to adhere to United Nations decisions and
8am: According to the sources, all the individuals sentenced to prison by the Taliban court are students and university students. As of now, the Taliban has not officially commented on this matter. It is worth mentioning that the Taliban have prohibited the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Jamiat Eslah, and the Muslim Youth Organization in Afghanistan.
Ariana: Minister for Information of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Jan Achakzai, on Saturday warned Afghanistan that supporting and harbouring terrorists will sink the country. He added that Pakistan’s foreign ministry has shared evidence with Kabul that shows terrorists have sanctuaries in Afghanistan and they are provided with weapons, but Kabul still plays a double game, which
Michael Hughes: The rulers in Kabul from an “official” perspective have a level of plausible deniability with respect to the recent attack on a military barracks in northwest Pakistan. That is, as of now, there is no direct evidence the current de facto Afghan government was involved in the attack’s planning, resourcing, and/or execution. The
Ariana: There is a crisis in relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and to preclude further escalation including a direct conflict, Islamabad and Kabul should consider negotiating an agreement, Zalmay Khalilzad, former US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, said on Friday. He added that the Doha agreement did not deal directly with the challenge of terror
Khaama: Pakistan has let out its worst-kept secret that the top mujahideen personnel of its anti-Russian and, later, anti-US campaigns in Afghanistan, some of whom are Taliban now in power, carried the privileged ‘green’ Pakistani passports. As for Haqqani, records say that the Haqqani clan, headed by Jalaluddin, a warlord hailing from Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province,
8am: Ashraf Ghani destroyed the institutions, which ultimately at the end of his rule, most of the ministries and directorates had been stripped of their authority, with the competing parallel departments neutralizing each other’s influence. During Ashraf Ghani’s era, the army experienced extreme management instability and most generals and military officials did not feel job
8am: The fact is that Hekmatyar is not a reputable politician due to his participation in destructive regulatory wars and quasi-Taliban activities in the past. Therefore, he is neither highly popular among the people, nor are the countries involved in the Afghan crisis attaching him much importance. Even Pakistan, a country that Hekmatyar once depended
Ariana: The head of Iran’s diplomatic system also added that Afghanistan can be on the path of stability and security when all ethnic groups have a role in the administration and governance of this country. Click here to read more (external link). Related What Will It Take for Taliban to Gain Recognition From China, Others?