1TV: Head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, has emphasized on the importance of Turkey’s presence at Kabul airport after foreign troops withdraw from the country. “It was raised also with the government of Pakistan, which had shown its consent with that issue. But meanwhile, the details of it has not been
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 19, 2021 Afghanistan’s president has introduced two nominees to head the Defense and Interior ministries at a crucial juncture for the country, with Taliban militants winning ground and foreign forces embarked on a complete withdrawal by September. President Ashraf Ghani said he nominated General Bismillah Mohammadi as defense minister to
1TV: Qatar’s foreign minister said on Friday that there was no tangible progress in Afghan peace talks yet in Doha. “Although the dialogue that the State of Qatar has been engaged in since February 2020 between the Afghans is witnessing some steps forward and others backward, it has not achieved tangible progress yet,” Qatari Foreign
Tolo News: [Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood] Qureshi rejected Taliban sanctuaries in Pakistan and said most of their leaders “are in Afghanistan” and when asked about the presence of Quetta and Peshawar Shuras, or councils, he denied the existence of such institutions in Pakistan and said he “has been hearing of these terms for now
Frud Bezhan June 18, 2021 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty The Taliban has captured dozens of districts across Afghanistan in a lightning offensive since the start of the international military withdrawal on May 1. Afghan security forces have retreated or been forced from at least 30 districts in rural areas, the most territory the internationally recognized
Ayaz Gul VOA News June 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The Taliban said Friday its leaders already had conveyed to Turkey their opposition to any foreign troops remaining in Afghanistan after the U.S. and NATO forces leave the war-torn country by a September 11 deadline. The insurgent group’s statement comes a day after U.S. officials said
Tolo News: Statistics by the internal security commission of the Wolesi Jirga indicates that the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) has engaged with the Taliban in 200 points in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense in a statement said that 148 Taliban fighters have been killed in fighting with Afghan
ABC News: The Illinois family of a U.S. Navy veteran who has been held hostage by the Taliban has said for the past year that he might get left behind by his own country. With the accelerated and chaotic exit from Afghanistan by America’s remaining military forces, their worst fears may be realized. Click here
Ariana: Bismillah Mohammadi has been appointed as Acting Interior Minister, replacing Hayatullah Hayat, sources said Wednesday. Mohammadi, a member of Jamiat-e-Islami Party, previously has worked as Minister of Defence, Minister of Interior Affairs, and Chief of the Army Staff. The development comes as violence dramatically increased across Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 16, 2021 Amnesty International is urging the Afghan authorities to investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of a recent series of deadly attacks against civilians amounting to war crimes. “The targeting of civilians with near total impunity continues unabated,” Samira Hamidi, the London-based human rights watchdog’s South Asia campaigner,