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Afghanistan Government Arrests Four Journalists on Propaganda Charges

27th July, 2021 · admin

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

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Posted in Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Ashraf Ghani Government |
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NATO Chief Pledges Continued Support For Afghanistan In Call With Ghani

27th July, 2021 · admin

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

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Posted in NATO-Afghanistan, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ashraf Ghani |
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Turkey criticizes Austrian leader’s ‘astonishing’ remarks on Afghan refugees

27th July, 2021 · admin

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).

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Posted in Human Rights, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban, Turkey-Afghanistan Relations |
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Why a Taliban victory may not be everything Pakistan wished for

27th July, 2021 · admin

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).

Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban | Tags: Pakistan takeover of Afghanistan via Taliban, Taliban - Pakistani asset |
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UN: Afghan Civilian Casualties Up By 47%, Could Hit New Highs

26th July, 2021 · admin

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

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations |
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Dozens Of Afghan Soldiers Flee Into Pakistan Amid Taliban Advances

26th July, 2021 · admin

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.

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations |
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Ghazni residents tell of horrors during Taliban siege

25th July, 2021 · admin

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,

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ghazni, Kabul, Kandahar, Taliban looters, Taliban War on Muslims, War Crime |
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Afghan VP Danish calls foreign troop pullout ‘unforgivable mistake’

25th July, 2021 · admin

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).

Posted in NATO-Afghanistan, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Mohammad Sarwar Danish |
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Afghanistan’s Media Freedom in Retreat as Taliban Advances

25th July, 2021 · admin

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

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Posted in Human Rights, Media, Taliban | Tags: Afghan Journalists, Badakhshan, Balkh, Freedom of Speech |
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Night Curfew Enforced in Afghanistan to Stem Taliban Advance

24th July, 2021 · admin

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

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Posted in Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Air Force, Ashraf Ghani Government, Ashraf Ghani Government Security Failure, Kandahar |
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