Amu: Pakistan’s military and intelligence establishment has long been accused of using proxy jihadist groups as tools of its foreign policy. From Kashmir to Afghanistan, Pakistani-backed terrorist groups have waged war in pursuit of Islamabad’s strategic goals. From the first Kashmir war, soon after independence, to the Taliban’s return in Kabul, the Pakistan behaviour has
Afghanistan International: President Donald Trump indicated he intends to make further remarks about Bagram airbase but gave no timetable for when he might do so. At the White House on Thursday, Trump referred to his administration’s rebuilding of the US military and the equipment left behind in Afghanistan following the 2021 withdrawal. He again criticised
Khaama: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has accused Kabul of supporting terrorist groups and militant outfits operating against Pakistan. He said insurgents were finding safe havens across the border. According to Geo News on Thursday, Bugti alleged that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other groups easily run training camps and secure shelters in Afghanistan. Click
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 26, 2025 Maryam has worked as an online interpreter since the Taliban banned women from most jobs in Afghanistan. But her livelihood is under threat after the hard-line Islamist group last week shut down access to fiber-optic Internet in large swaths of the country. The move has left government offices, homes,
8am: According to sources on Thursday, September 25, 2025, the Taliban-run municipality has demanded three years’ worth of back taxes from shopkeepers. The sources added that many shopkeepers were unable to pay the heavy sums, leading the Taliban to seal their shops. Click here to read more (external link).
Amu: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has summoned members of his cabinet to Kandahar for consultations on the future of Bagram air base following repeated calls by U.S. President Donald Trump to reclaim the facility, multiple sources told Amu. The sources said the cabinet meeting is expected in the coming days and invitations have already
Afghanistan International: The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has barred media outlets in Herat from broadcasting images of people or other living beings, local sources said Tuesday. Officials from television stations and YouTube channels were summoned by the ministry and ordered to comply with the restriction, participants in the
8am: Local sources in the Nijrab district of Kapisa province say that the Taliban intend to seize farmlands belonging to the Pashai people in the Giava valley of this province and redistribute them among Pashtuns aligned with the group. These sources add that the residents of the Giava valley possess valid ownership documents for the
Ariana: Zamir Kabulov, the Russian Presidential Special Representative for Afghanistan, told RIA Novosti that the United States is unlikely to launch an attack on Afghanistan, warning that the consequences for Washington would be “disastrous.” His remarks came after US President Donald Trump threatened Afghanistan with “bad things” if it refused to hand over Bagram Air
By RFE/RL September 21, 2025 US President Donald Trump threatened Afghanistan with unspecified “bad things” if it doesn’t turn Bagram Airfield back to the United States, an action previously rejected by the country’s Taliban rulers. Afghan Taliban officials pushed back, saying a deal was “not possible,” and called on the United States to abide by prior