Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 24, 2020 Amid concerns that countries are focused inward on the coronavirus outbreak, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned that any reduction in foreign aid to Afghanistan will lead to “major setbacks” in public services, economic activity, and living standards. International aid “is important not only for development but also
By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 23, 2020 ISLAMABAD – An international charity says an average of five children have been killed or wounded every day in war-ravaged Afghanistan over the past 14 years. Save the Children noted in its report Monday the South Asian nation is among the 11 most dangerous countries in the world
Ariana: Ahmad Zia Saraj, the acting head of the national directorate of security (NDS), said Monday that because the Taliban has active and secure strongholds in Pakistani cities, the group has been able to intensify the conflict in Afghanistan. Saraj said this was enabling the Taliban to continue a proxy war. Saraj stressed that the
Tolo News: A breakthrough is reported from Doha as the two negotiating teams have agreed to include the US-Taliban deal, UN endorsements for Afghan peace process, commitments of the negotiating teams and will of the Afghan people as the base for upcoming negotiations. Sources said Afghan chief negotiator Mohammad Massoom Stanikzai and presidential peace advisor
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 21, 2020 KABUL — Afghanistan’s government has blamed the Taliban for about two dozen rockets that hit residential areas of Kabul during the morning rush hour on November 21, killing at least eight people and wounding about a dozen more. The violence occurred just hours before U.S. Secretary of State
South China Morning Post: The US plan announced this week to speed up the withdrawal of thousands of troops from Afghanistan may have troubling consequences for China, which shares a border with the war-torn country in its far west region of Xinjiang. While China found the presence of the US military in its own backyard
By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan assured leaders of war-torn neighboring Afghanistan Thursday his government will do its utmost to help them in their bid to seek a reduction in Taliban-led violence. Khan made the remarks at the conclusion of his day-long maiden visit to Kabul where
Tolo News: Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum on Wednesday called on President Ashraf Ghani to grant him the permission to lead the fight against the Taliban, saying he will curb violence in the country and will repress those who will try to wage war. Dostum said he is awaiting direction from the government, stating that he
By Jeff Seldin VOA News November 17, 2020 WASHINGTON – Key U.S. officials are not backing down from their assessment that core al-Qaida, while still a threat, is in decline, brushing aside intelligence suggesting the terror organization remains entrenched in Afghanistan and may be growing stronger. For months, tensions have been growing between the United States
By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 17, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Top government officials in Afghanistan are downplaying reports the United States may be planning to withdraw U.S. troops, saying local forces are independently conducting almost all security operations across the country and rely only on a small aerial support from foreign partners. U.S. media reports