The Dispatch: Experts and ex-Afghan government officials agree. “The moment the United States opened talks with the Taliban, it telegraphed to the average Afghan villager that we are about to leave your country and abandon it, and the guys who are going to be in charge are the ones we are talking to,” Husain Haqqani,
8am: The clashes have again escalated between the National Resistance Front forces and the Taliban fighters in Panjshir’s Rukha district, sources confirm. The Taliban rebels have attacked from several positions on the Resistance Front’s bases in the Hesarak area of Rukha district since Sunday morning, sources say. Sources report that casualties have been inflicted on
Ariana: Kabul police confirm an explosive device was detonated on Sunday afternoon in front of the Istiqlal Hotel in PD15. The explosion happened outside the hotel where a commemoration ceremony was being held to mark the sixth death anniversary of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, the former leader of the IEA. Click here to read more
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS May 21, 2022 Although intense infighting has complicated Taliban efforts to quash the resistance in northern Afghanistan, the fragmented opposition will be hard-pressed to expand nationwide without more external assistance, especially as Pakistan steps up support for the radical movement, experts told Afghan Online Press. The Taliban 2.0, in power now for
8am: Defense, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob has traveled to the province to lead the fight against the National Resistance Front. It is said that he arrived in Panjshir on Friday, May 20. According to reports, during this period of fights, the Taliban have not only failed to repel the forces of the Resistance Front, but the
8am: The residents and citizens have raised a serious matter of concern over the issue, complaining that the rebels do not respect the issues of privacy and usually harass the house owner. It is said that the Taliban are looking for former army soldiers and residents from the Northern provinces of the country, including Panjshir.
8am: On Thursday, May 19, a number of exiled Afghan politicians gathered and met at the residence of Abdul Rashid Dostum, including Mohammad Mohaqiq, Abdu Rab Rasool Sayyaf, Atta Mohammad Noor, Karim Khalili, Ahmad Wali Masoud, Mir Rahman Rahmani, and Mohammad Alam Ezidyar in Turkey’s capital Ankara. Click here to read more (external link).
ANI: According to Khalid Pasoon, spokesman for the Tahreek-e-Azadi Afghanistan, ten civilians lost their lives in the blast while twelve people sustained serious injuries. The spokesperson further stated that the targeted truck, transporting civilian personnel of the Taliban forces was completely ruined by the blast, reported The Khaama Press. A magnetic mine explosion was attributed
8am: The National Resistance Front in Panjshir province has claimed that its forces have killed 17 Taliban fighters in an ambush in this province. According to Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the NRF spokesman, the attacks were carried out on the Taliban fighters in the Hesa-e-Awal district, Chawbak area. “In the clashes, no Resistance forces are killed or
Ariana: While urging talks with IEA, the politicians issued a statement and declared support for the conflict that is underway in some provinces in the country. “Such a large meeting was held in Turkey with the Turkish police providing security. They will meet again in Austria two weeks later and then in Geneva. There is