Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News May 2, 2021 KABUL – The U.S. and its NATO allies officially began withdrawing their remaining forces and equipment from Afghanistan on Saturday. Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, discussed the implications for Afghanistan’s peace process and the future of the country, with VOA’s Ayesha
Michael Hughes: The so-called “extended” troika after talks in Doha on Friday called on the Ghani administration to enter into negotiations with the Taliban in a bid to accelerate a political solution to the conflict. However, just as the troika was releasing its statement, top Afghan government officials accused the Taliban and Pakistan of collaborating
Ayaz Gul VOA News May 1, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan attacked and overran a key army base in southeastern Ghazni province Saturday, capturing dozens of soldiers and killing several others. The latest attack came on a day when the United States and NATO partners formally began withdrawing their militaries from the country
Radio Free Afghanistan April 30, 2021 A huge car-bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Logar killed at least 26 people on April 30, officials said. The blast at a guest house in the provincial capital of Pul-e Alam also injured 60 people, said Hasibullah Stanekzai, the head of Logar’s provincial council, and police officer
Ariana: At least seven people were killed by unknown armed men after Tarawih prayers in northern Baghlan province, sources said Friday. Baghlan police told Ariana News that the Taliban militants opened fire on worshipers outside a mosque in the Khinjan district of the province on Thursday evening. Click here to read more (external link). Related
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 30, 2021 A new quarterly U.S. report has documented a staggering 82% increase in “insider attacks” on Afghan government security forces in the first quarter of 2021, resulting in 115 personnel killed and 39 wounded. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) reported Thursday to the U.S. Congress that
Ariana: Terrorist group Al-Qaeda has vowed that it will continue the war against the US on all other fronts “unless they are expelled from the rest of the Islamic world”, CNN reported on Friday. The terror group says that it’s planning a comeback after US forces leave Afghanistan, by partnering once again with the Taliban,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 29, 2021 U.S. and NATO troops have started to withdraw from Afghanistan, the White House and several alliance officials said on April 29, amid a reported surge in Taliban attacks. U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this month announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, four months
By Radio Mashaal April 29, 2021 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has discussed with Pakistan’s army chief the regional security situation and the planned withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan later this year. During the call, Austin and General Qamar Javed Bajwa discussed “regional stability and security,” “the drawdown” in Afghanistan, as well as “the
1TV: 1TV on Thursday obtained a draft of Taliban peace proposal that includes transitional government for maximum 20 months and elections. The draft, in 11 pages, envisages a transitional power sharing government involving executive, legislative and judicial branches. Click here to read more (external link).