1TV: Taliban will never agree to possible delay in US withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan which is scheduled to be completed by May 1 as per the deal, according to the spokesman of the group. Zabihullah Mujahid told Germany’s DPA news agency that NATO and US must understand that implementing the deal is the
Ariana: The Afghan Office of the National Security Council (NSC) said Sunday that the US-Taliban deal, which was signed in Doha last year did not lead to ending the bloodshed in the war-weary country. Click here to read more (external link). Related Abdullah Calls on Taliban to Resume Talks Jamiat Will Not Remain Indifferent Over
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 21, 2021 A blast targeting a police vehicle has killed at least two people and wounded at least five others in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Police said the explosion happened near Baraqi Square, a busy intersection in Kabul’s fourth district at around 4:30 p.m. The dead include the driver of
Ariana: President Ashraf Ghani said during a phone conversation with Afghan soldiers on Saturday morning that Taliban will not get an interim government in Afghanistan. Ghani said that he is ready for Taliban’s threats. “As long as I am alive, they will not see the face of an interim government,” said Ghani. Click here to
By Radio Free Afghanistan February 20, 2021 KABUL — At least five people have been killed and two wounded in multiple bomb attacks in the Afghan capital. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said that two of the explosions were caused by bombs attached to vehicles and took place 15 minutes apart. A third, which targeted
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2021 Parwana, an Afghan mother of five, begs on the streets of the southeastern Afghan city of Ghazni. She says seeking charity is her only means of survival since her husband, a policeman, was killed by the Taliban two years ago. “When my husband was killed, I sent the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2021 The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East says the U.S. military is looking for so-called “fallback” bases in Saudi Arabia to protect forces in the event of raised tensions with Iran. “What we would like to do, without shutting down [current] bases…is to have the ability
Tolo News: Elders in the southern province of Kandahar have said that the internal rifts between local officials in the province and the mismanagement of local affairs are causing massive security threats in the area. According to lawmakers from Kandahar, internal rifts between the governor, police chief and local officials have been damaging the morale
Ariana: Afghan commando forces freed 23 security force members and one civilian from a Taliban prison in Kunduz on Wednesday, 217 Pamir Corps said in a statement. According to the officials, 16 of the prisoners are members of the Afghan National Army (ANA), four of them are commando forces, two were police, and one was
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 17, 2021 Unusually high levels of fighting in the winter by Taliban militants risks further endangering an already fragile peace process in Afghanistan, according to the commander of U.S. forces in the war-wracked country. “Taliban violence is much higher than historical norms,” General Scott Miller told Reuters on February 17.