Tolo News: Former president Hamid Karzai on Monday called on the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban to organize peace meetings within the country, reiterating that peace should be changed into a national process in order for results to be achieved. Addressing an event on peace, Karzai said the US’s efforts for peace in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 31, 2021 By Raghav Sharma The current period in Afghanistan has drawn comparisons to the 1990s in the country. As the United States withdraws its remaining troops, the Afghan political elite continues to fracture, and the government loses territory to a Taliban bent on challenging the legitimacy of the republic, India
1TV: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the Taliban aim to kill him, but he wants to hug them. In a lecture at Kabul University, Ghani said that the Taliban cannot win militarily, but they can come through peace. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday that the Taiban’s supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has not been seen in the last year – which has again raised questions about whether he is dead or alive. Mohib said in a press conference in Kabul Saturday that intelligence findings indicate that Taliban members
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 28, 2021 The U.S. government is formulating plans to evacuate interpreters and others who worked for U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan over the past two decades, a top general said. General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the United States recognizes there are a significant
1TV: Al Qaeda continues to thrive in Afghanistan under Taliban protection, and remains connected to its franchises across the globe, CNN reported on Friday citing Afghan intelligence officials. The report cited October raid targeting senior al Qaeda militant al-Rauf, also known as Abu Muhsen al-Masri, in Ghazni province as evidence of al Qaeda’s growth. Click
1TV: “We have heard from some in your Doha-based leadership that your views have evolved; that you recognize women’s rights to education and work according to ‘Shari’a and Afghan traditions’. At the same time, the same leaders in other platforms laugh at human rights, elections, and democracy as ‘western phenomenon’ when in fact these are
By Radio Free Afghanistan May 26, 2021 The Afghan Taliban has warned neighboring countries against allowing the United States to operate military bases on their soil, following media reports alleging that Pakistan had struck a deal with Washington. The militant group issued the warning in a statement on May 26 amid speculation that the Pentagon is
By Jeff Seldin, Nike Ching, Ayaz Gul VOA News / May 25, 2021 PENTAGON/STATE DEPARTMENT/ISLAMABAD – More than three weeks into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Washington’s plans to help ensure the country does not descend into chaos remain murky despite a ramped-up effort to get Afghanistan’s neighbors — Pakistan in particular — to do
By Radio Free Afghanistan May 25, 2021 Afghan officials say local commandos have released 41 people from a Taliban prison in the country’s western province of Herat. Jilani Farhad, spokesman for the provincial governor, told RFE/RL on May 25 that 19 members of the Afghan security forces were among those freed during the overnight operation in