Frud Bezhan Mustafa Sarwar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 22, 2021 Afghanistan’s powerful former warlords are remobilizing their old militias in anticipation of what many expect to be a bloody new chapter in a decades-old conflict. Armed groups loyal to regional and local strongmen have rearmed and reappeared in the country’s northern, western, and central
Tolo News: The Taliban’s chief negotiator Mawlavi Abdul Hakim traveled to Pakistan from Doha to consult and seek guidance from Taliban leadership and find out whether the delay in the withdrawal of US forces will lead to a halt in the talks and Istanbul conference, or if there are other ways to proceed, sources close
By Golnaz Esfandiari Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 21, 2021 The announced withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan will grant Iran one of its biggest wishes and lead to the departure of all foreign forces, which Tehran has long blamed for insecurity in the region. Analysts say the pullout of U.S.-led NATO forces from Afghanistan could
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News April 21, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi sat down with VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem this week for an exclusive interview to discuss the impact on the region of the United States withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan, how Pakistan sees its future relationship with its western neighbor, and whether putting forward
1TV: The United States will not re-enter to reoccupy Afghanistan under any conceivable circumstances, head of US Central Command Kenneth Frank McKenzie said on Tuesday. “We will use a variety of means to monitor al-Qaida and [the Islamic State] in Afghanistan. The intelligence will decline … but we will be able to continue to look
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 21, 2021 Media reports say Germany is looking at a plan to bring forward the date for withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan to July 4. The German news agency dpa and France’s AFP quoted a Defense Ministry spokesman on April 21 as saying lawmakers were informed of the plan, and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 20, 2021 Turkey says an international peace conference on Afghanistan previously scheduled for later this week has been postponed until after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Istanbul talks were postponed until Ramadan celebrations end in mid-May over issues regarding the preparations, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told HaberTurk television
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 20, 2021 A top U.S. general says he has “grave doubts” about the Taliban’s reliability as the United States prepares to remove its troops from Afghanistan, but he stressed that the American military would still be able to observe the militant group and verify its actions after American troops
1TV: Taliban militants have caused $1 billion damage to infrastructure in Afghanistan in one year, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday. Ghani mentioned recent destruction of two major bridges in Arghandab district of Kandahar province as an instance of Taliban damaging infrastructure. Click here to read (external link).