Akmal Dawi VOA News December 20, 2022 The State Department has welcomed the release of two U.S. nationals from Taliban detention in Afghanistan. The two were en route to Qatar on Tuesday from where they will fly to the U.S. to reunite with their families. “We are in a position to welcome the release of
Khaama: With the reemergence of the Taliban to power and the American force’s withdrawal from Afghanistan after two decades, one of the key promises was not to provide safe havens for the terror groups. The growing instability, violence, bombing and attacks taking place across Afghanistan is of great concern to all stakeholders, including Pakistan and
Khaama: Following the removal of the Special Immigration Visa extension from the Senate version of the defense spending bill, the Democrats, veterans, and advocacy groups criticized the republican lawmakers for the decision. “The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) fails our Afghan allied, today. The Senate removed a provision to extend the Afghan SIV program as
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 8, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The hardline Taliban government in Afghanistan pushed back Thursday against an international outcry over its first public execution and application of Sharia, or Islamic law, to criminal justice at large, calling it “reprehensible” and “interference” in the country’s internal affairs. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a
Khaama: The US State Department expressed concerns that Afghanistan would once again become a haven for terrorists while simultaneously warning that it would intervene and take action if terrorists regrouped in Afghanistan. The statement was made on Wednesday in response to a question regarding the escalation in violence in Afghanistan and the government’s failure to
Mehr News Agency December 5, 2022 Special envoy of the Iranian President for Afghanistan slammed the US’ destructive role in creating instability in Afghanistan, calling for the formation of a government with the participation of all Afghan ethnicities. Saying that the CIA is still active in Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi told in a TV program that
FT: Ghafari is scathing about the 20 years of US intervention. “It was not a ‘war on terror’. It was war to produce more terrorism,” she says. “They [US forces] destroyed entire villages. And if you asked, they would say, ‘There was one or two Taliban.’” In Afghanistan’s perennial woes she sees the traces of
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 2, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The United States has designated several commanders of militant groups, including a top anti-Pakistan militant leader, operating in Afghanistan as global terrorists. The U.S. State Department announced the designations Thursday amid regional concerns terrorists have had more operational freedom on Afghan soil after the return of the
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 1, 2022 ISLAMABAD — The Islamist Taliban government has defended banning FM radio broadcasts from two U.S.-funded news media, including the Voice of America, in Afghanistan, alleging they were offending local laws. The ban on VOA and Azadi Radio, an Afghan extension of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, or RFE/RL, went into
Akmal Dawi VOA News December 1, 2022 Despite its chaotic military and diplomatic withdrawal from Afghanistan over a year ago, U.S. global leadership approval has seen a slight uptick among some Afghans, a new survey conducted inside the country says. Approval of U.S. leadership among all Afghans is measured at 18%, slightly more than the