Khaama: Former US Ambassador Ryan Crocker asserts that the upcoming international meeting on Afghanistan in Doha won’t grant legitimacy to the Taliban’s government. Crocker told Voice of America that the United Nations, as the meeting’s host, should clarify that the Taliban regime doesn’t deserve recognition and shouldn’t be considered a legitimate government. Criticizing the Biden
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 12, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that two of its nationals who were detained and rendered to the United States-run prison in Guantanamo Bay more than 20 years ago had returned home. An Interior Ministry spokesman said on his X social media account that Abdul Karim and
AP: Two Afghan prisoners who were held in U.S. custody for at least 14 years at the Guantanamo Bay detention center after 2002 were released from house arrest in Oman, a Taliban spokesman said on February 11. Abdul Zahir Saber and Abdul Karim were released as a result of the efforts made by Afghanistan, a
Michael Hughes: In these pages in August of 2022, a year after the fall of Kabul, this author suggested the botched Afghan exit may have sent Joe Biden’s poll numbers plummeting “irretrievably.” That may still be true, unless somehow his job approval rating miraculously bounces back between now and the end of his term. The topic
Khaama: US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s foreign reserves would continue to be frozen beyond February 11. This decision stems from Biden’s initial executive order issued on February 11, 2022, addressing the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and its associated threats. The original executive order, issued by Biden on February 11, 2022, highlighted
Khaama: An American media outlet known as The National Interest has termed America’s hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan as President Biden’s biggest failure, stating that it underscores the futility of “the entire two-decade endeavour in Afghanistan.” According to this report, authored by Peter Suciu, America’s tumultuous exit from Afghanistan, along with other factors such as the
Ariana: Vedant Patel, the deputy spokesperson of the US State Department, said in a press conference on Monday that the US does not intend to open its political representation in Afghanistan anytime soon. “Human rights and the return to school for women and girls are at the forefront of our engagement with the Taliban (Islamic
Ariana: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says in its new report that more than two years after the Islamic Emirate’s takeover, threats from terrorist groups still exist in Afghanistan. SIGAR has mentioned Daesh, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and al-Qaeda as serious terrorist threats. Based on SIGAR’s report, the US said that it is
Khaama: The US Embassy for Afghanistan in Doha has denied reports about the reopening of its consulate in Afghanistan. The US mission to Afghanistan in Doha, also known as the Afghanistan affairs unit told Khaama Press that the United States’ position towards Afghanistan remains unchanged, and there are no immediate plans to resume diplomatic mission
Akmal Dawi VOA News February 1, 2024 The United States is cautiously exploring the possibility of reopening a consulate in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, according to a newly released strategy document from the State Department. The move signals a potential shift in U.S. policy toward limited engagement with the isolated Islamist regime, while aiming to achieve multiple