Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 31, 2022 The Taliban on August 31 marked the first anniversary of the final withdrawal of U.S.-led international troops from Afghanistan with victory chants and a military parade showcasing equipment left behind by American forces. The event was held at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, which was used for
eurasianet.org: A familiar call to young men in Central Asia has lately grown louder in the Uzbek language. “Emigration to Khorasan is open,” declared the Telegram post. The “caliphate in Khorasan” is “expanding and growing by the grace of God.” Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Local sources in Ghazni province report that the district building and the police headquarters of Ajristan district of this province are attacked, leaving behind four Taliban fighters killed and eight others injured. The Patriotic Front (PF) claimed responsibility for this attack in a newsletter Tuesday and stated that its forces targeted these areas. Click
VOA News: WASHINGTON — A year after the last U.S. troops left Kabul, there appears to be little consensus on whether the world, and the West in particular, is any safer from the terrorist groups that call Afghanistan home. One of the most polarizing developments in the debate came on July 31 of this year,
8am: General Kenneth McKenzie, the former commander of CENTCOM, says that there is a possibility that the US forces might return back to Afghanistan. According to McKenzie, despite the verbal assurances of the Taliban to prevent the spread of extremism in Afghanistan, this country has become a safe place for terrorist groups such as al
8am: Local sources in Panjshir province report that six Taliban members are killed as a result of a roadside mine explosion in the province. The incident took place around 9:00pm on Sunday night in the Tambenah area of Dara district of the province. In an interview with Hasht-e Subh, a reliable source in the National
8am: Local sources in Panjshir report the occurrence of clashes between the Taliban and the National Resistance Front (NRF).The conflict started when the Taliban attacked NRF positions from several directions, a source added. During this conflict, Taliban fighters set fire to the villas/houses of local residents. The Taliban have not said anything about these claims
Michael Hughes: A year after the U.S. military’s disastrously-managed withdrawal from Afghanistan, a train wreck of epic proportions that made America’s last days in Vietnam look sane, President Joe Biden is thumping his chest about his administration’s counterterrorism record. As he marked the one-year anniversary of the attack that killed thirteen U.S. service members and
Fox News: The Taliban says it has not been able to find the body of al Qaeda terrorist leader Ayman al Zawahiri after a U.S. air strike hit the home he was staying at in Afghanistan. The U.S. said it killed al Zawahiri with a drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul in July.
ME Eye: Tehran seems to be supporting the NRF in a limited fashion. Massoud is reportedly close to senior figures in the Iranian leadership, including Qods Force commander Esmail Qaani, and his group is said to receive funding from the government. In backing Massoud, Iran is continuing its old hedging strategy in Afghanistan. The Taliban