Category Archives: Taliban
Istanbul Peace Talks On Afghanistan Postponed To After Ramadan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 20, 2021 Turkey says an international peace conference on Afghanistan previously scheduled for later this week has been postponed until after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Istanbul talks were postponed until Ramadan celebrations end in mid-May over issues regarding the preparations, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told HaberTurk television
General Stresses U.S. Ability To Respond To Afghan Threats, Even After Troop Withdrawal
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 20, 2021 A top U.S. general says he has “grave doubts” about the Taliban’s reliability as the United States prepares to remove its troops from Afghanistan, but he stressed that the American military would still be able to observe the militant group and verify its actions after American troops
Taliban caused $1 billion damage to infrastructure in one year: Ghani
1TV: Taliban militants have caused $1 billion damage to infrastructure in Afghanistan in one year, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday. Ghani mentioned recent destruction of two major bridges in Arghandab district of Kandahar province as an instance of Taliban damaging infrastructure. Click here to read (external link).
At Least 12 Dead After Taliban Attacks In Northern, Western Afghanistan
Radio Free Afghanistan April 20, 2021 At least 12 members of the Afghan security forces were killed in overnight attacks, officials said on April 20. In the northern province of Badakhshan, at least eight police officers were killed and two wounded after militants attacked a checkpoint in Zebak district, according to member of provincial government
Civil War in ‘No One’s Interest’ in Afghanistan: Blinken
Tolo News: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an interview with ABC news said that the civil war in Afghanistan is in “no one’s interest.” “Ultimately, it is in no one’s interest in Afghanistan, whether it’s the Taliban or anyone else and certainly not the people of Afghanistan, for the country to descend
Trump blasts Biden’s decision to delay Afghanistan withdrawal
1TV: Former US President Donald Trump slammed the Biden administration on Sunday for delaying withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Biden earlier this week announced that he will withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. This comes as the US-Taliban agreement signed during Trump era requires the withdrawal to be completed by May 1.
Pentagon Says U.S. Likely To Increase Troops In Afghanistan Temporarily To Ensure Safe Withdrawal
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty April 17, 2021 The U.S. military is likely to increase its troop presence in Afghanistan temporarily in order to ensure a safe withdrawal of all forces from the country by September 11, the Pentagon said on April 16. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby declined to provide specifics, but said that troops currently
Tens of Thousands Died in Two Decades of Conflicts in Afghanistan
Tolo News: The last two decades of conflicts in Afghanistan has taken tens of thousands of lives from civilians to security force members and from international troops to the Taliban. Figures by Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission indicate that 31,113 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the past 13 years and 62,662 more were wounded.
Biden Afghan Exit Allows U.S. to Focus on Indo-Pacific – Administration Official
Michael Hughes AOPNEWS | April 15, 2021 *Breaking News* The US military will be able to focus more resources on perceived challenges in the Indo-Pacific region after exiting Afghanistan, a senior Biden administration official told reporters on Thursday. Biden, in a major address on Wednesday, announced that U.S. troops would exit Afghanistan by September 11,