8am: Abdulrabb Rasul has asked the Taliban to express their opinion about these [suicide] attacks, and are their views changed regarding suicide attacks or not? “Are suicide training camps closed or are they still training people?”, Sayyaf also added. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 15, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 15 said the Islamic State (IS) militant group has thousands of fighters in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host international talks next week on the situation in the country. “According to our intelligence, the number of (IS) members alone in northern
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News October 15, 2021 ISLAMABAD — An explosion ripped through a Shiite mosque Friday in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least 32 people and wounding more than 70, according to sources at the local Mirwais hospital and local media. The blast went off during Friday prayers, usually attended by large
#فوری به هلاکت رسیدن امیرالمؤمنین گروه تروریستی طالبان تایید شد! نقل قول یک عضو ارشد طالبان: "امیر المؤمنین شیخ هبتالله آخند، سال گذشته در اثر حمله انتحاری خودی در پاکستان به شهادت رسیده بود. اینکه امروز رهبران ما بنام امیر المومنین فرمان میدهند فریب مسلمانان جهان است" pic.twitter.com/5Fzvo7E6B7 — Vatan Today (@vatantoday) October 15, 2021
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 14, 2021 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Turkey hosted leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban government for the first time Thursday, repeating its advice to the Islamist group on the need to form an inclusive government in the war-torn South Asian nation and to ensure Afghan female participation in education as well as public life.
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 14, 2021 A Taliban police chief has been killed and 11 people wounded in a bomb blast in Asadabad, the capital of Kunar Province, in eastern Afghanistan, local authorities say. Witnesses told RFE/RL that the bomb targeted a vehicle carrying the Taliban police chief for the Shigal district on October 14.
8am: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended flights to Kabul. Pakistani media reported that the suspension came due to Taliban interference, including a “dramatic change in the law” and intimidation of staff. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News October 14, 2021 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — China wants to invest billions of dollars in Afghanistan if the Taliban guarantee security for their workers and their assets. This, according to the Taliban’s acting Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Zabihullah Mujahid, who also said his government is ready to deliver. In a television
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS October 13, 2021 Several Central Asia states have evidence the United States is playing a “destructive” role in the region in the wake of the U.S. troop exit from Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergei Naryshkin said on Wednesday at a virtual meeting with counterparts from the Commonwealth of Independent
Farangis Najibullah Mumin Ahmad Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 13, 2021 Anti-Taliban resistance leader Ahmad Masud briefly visited Dushanbe for Afghan peace talks — sponsored by Tajikistan and Pakistan — but Taliban representatives failed to attend, sources close to the Tajik government told RFE/RL. Three sources told RFE/RL that Masud’s trip to Dushanbe took place