VOA News July 27, 2021 Four journalists have been arrested on propaganda charges in Afghanistan, Afghan officials said Tuesday. They were arrested in the city of Kandahar after traveling to the disputed border town of Spin Boldak to interview commanders of the Taliban, which has been clashing with Afghan security forces, according to the Afghan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 27, 2021 NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he has reiterated the military alliance’s support for Afghanistan in a call with President Ashraf Ghani as Taliban militants solidify territorial gains made during the withdrawal of international troops from the war-torn country. “Good to speak with President @ashrafghani today. The security situation
1TV: Ankara on Monday criticized Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s remarks that Turkey is a “more suitable place” for Afghan refugees, saying they were astonished by the statement. “First of all, Turkey is not a country neighboring Afghanistan, as Chancellor Kurz stated,” Turkish foreign ministry said in a statement. Click here to read more (external link).
Christian Science Monitor: Despite consistent denials, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has been instrumental since 2006 in boosting the insurgents with explosives, cash, ideological recruits, and a cross-border safe haven, analysts say. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 26, 2021 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The United Nations has warned that civilian deaths and injuries in Afghanistan sharply increased in the first half of 2021, setting the war-ravaged country on course to witness the highest ever number of civilian casualties in a single year. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty July 26, 2021 Pakistan’s army says 46 Afghan soldiers crossed the border and were granted refuge in the country after losing their positions to advancing Taliban militants. Hundreds of Afghan soldiers and civil officials have fled to neighboring Tajikistan, Iran, and Pakistan in recent weeks amid Taliban offensives in border areas.
Ariana: A number of families, who have fled their homes due to ongoing clashes in the Malistan district of Ghazni province and taken refuge in Kabul said that the Taliban have looted their properties and gunned down civilians in the district. According to them, the Taliban have killed at least 40 people – including civilians,
1TV: In a post on Facebook, Danish suggested that the international community committed mistake by pressuring the Afghan government to release thousands of Taliban prisoners. Danish also criticized invitation of the Taliban to international conferences as “wrong behavior” toward the group, saying it was legitimizing the group. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News July 25, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The day the Taliban entered Balkh district, 20 km west of Mazar e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province last month, local radio station Nawbahar shuttered its doors and most of its journalists went into hiding. Within days the station started broadcasting again, but the programming
Ayaz Gul VOA News July 24, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Authorities in Afghanistan on Saturday enforced an indefinite nighttime curfew across most of the country as government forces struggle to curb Taliban advances. The Islamist insurgent group has made rapid battlefield gains in recent weeks, bringing it close to capital cities of all 34 Afghan provinces