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China’s strategic assessment of Afghanistan

13th April, 2020 · admin · 1 Comment

Yun Sun via warontherocks.com: With the U.S. troop withdrawal in sight, Afghanistan’s future seems less certain than ever. As a neighboring state with significant interests at stake, how does China view and prepare for Afghanistan’s future? The enhancement of Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan will not only indirectly contribute to China’s influence but also potentially improve

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Posted in China-Afghanistan Relations, Opinion/Editorial, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Pakistan takeover of Afghanistan via Taliban, United States handing Pakistan control of Afghanistan |
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U.S. Envoy Calls Afghan Prisoner Releases ‘Important Step’ Toward Peace

13th April, 2020 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 13, 2020 U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad, who negotiated a deal with the Taliban, has welcomed a prisoner exchange between the militants and the Afghan government as an “important step” toward peace. “Both sides should accelerate efforts to meet targets specified in the U.S.-Taliban agreement as soon as possible,” Khalilzad said on

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Taliban prisoner release, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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Taliban Free 20 Afghan Prisoners

12th April, 2020 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News April 12, 2020 The Taliban released a first group of 20 prisoners on Sunday, effectively moving forward a crucial swap with the Afghanistan government aimed at kick-starting peace talks between Afghan parties to the war. The insurgent move follows the release of 300 Taliban prisoners over the past few days, including

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: prisoner swap, Taliban prisoner release |
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US, Taliban Discuss Ways to Reduce Afghan Violence

11th April, 2020 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News April 11, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan has met with leaders of the Taliban insurgency under their bilateral peace-building agreement to discuss ways to reduce violence in the war-torn country, both sides said Saturday. A Taliban spokesman tweeted about the meeting with General Scott Miller, who

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Posted in Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Taliban prisoner release |
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Kabul Refuses To Send Captured IS Leader To Pakistan

11th April, 2020 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal April 11, 2020 Afghanistan’s government says it will not hand over a captured Islamic State (IS) militant leader to Pakistan because there is no formal extradition treaty between Kabul and Islamabad. The Afghan government announced its position on April 10, a day after Pakistan called for Afghanistan to hand over Aslam Farooqi

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Posted in ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security |
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Taliban Militants Kill Five Afghan Bank Employees, Police Say

10th April, 2020 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 10, 2020 Five employees of a state-owned bank have been killed by Taliban militants in the western Afghan province of Herat, police officials said on April 10. The men were on their way from the Kuhsan district to the provincial capital, Herat City, when they were abducted and shot dead

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban |
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Pakistan Calls On Kabul To Hand Over Jailed Head Of IS-Linked Group

9th April, 2020 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 9, 2020 The Pakistani government has called on Afghanistan to hand over the captured leader of the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of the extremist group Islamic State (IS). “The Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed Pakistan’s views”

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, ISIS/DAESH, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security |
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Kabul To Release More Taliban Prisoners Even As Swap On Verge Of Collapse

9th April, 2020 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 9, 2020 The Afghan government has vowed to move forward with the release of dozens of Taliban militants it is holding behind bars, even though a swap between the two sides appears to have collapsed. Kabul “will release 100 Taliban prisoners today based on their health condition, age and length

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government, Taliban prisoner release |
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No Casualties In Rocket Attack On Largest U.S. Afghan Base

9th April, 2020 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan April 9, 2020 Several rockets have been fired at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan in an attack claimed by the Islamic State (IS) extremist group. Five rockets were fired at the Bagram Airfield, north of Kabul, early on April 9, causing “no casualties or injuries,” the mission said on Twitter. An

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Posted in ISIS/DAESH, Security, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Bagram |
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Taliban militants kill eight civilians in Balkh: police

8th April, 2020 · admin

1TV: Taliban militants have shot dead eight civilians in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, police said Wednesday. Adil Shah Adil, a spokesman for provincial police, said that the violence happened on Tuesday evening after the victims were abducted from Jarhay Nahr-e-Surkh village of Sholgara district. Click here to read more (external link). Related ’15 Taliban’ Killed

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Balkh, Samangan, Taliban War on Muslims |
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