Deccan Herald: Rawalpindi has used geography and geopolitics and its perceived influence over the Taliban to its advantage to reclaim its most-favoured ally status – In the months before the brutal assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the commander of the India-backed Northern Alliance in Afghanistan, two days before the Al Qaida’s attacks on New York’s
Akmal Dawi VOA News October 18, 2022 As the cold season starts in landlocked Afghanistan, concerns are mounting about widespread hunger, particularly in the rugged parts of the country where the first snowfall blocks the roads. This year there is hope that 30,000 metric tons of wheat coming from another war-torn country, Ukraine, will mitigate
Al Jazeera: The United States has assured Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that Washington will not fund any armed groups or non-state actors in the country, Taliban sources have told Al Jazeera. The assurances were welcomed by the Taliban as Tajik armed groups, which have been backed by the West in the past, continue to challenge the
Ariana: “Western intelligence services, primarily American and British, are fueling the formations opposing the Taliban (IEA), aiming them at shelling the borders of some of our countries,” Putin said speaking at the first ever summit in the Russia-Central Asia format. Putin further said that it is in the interests of the Central Asian countries to
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 12, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban government Wednesday criticized new U.S. sanctions against some of its leaders as an “impediment to the development” of ties between the two countries. The reaction comes a day after the United States announced a new visa restriction policy as punishment for current or former
8am: In a newsletter, the Central Bank of Afghanistan under Taliban control said Wednesday it had received another cash package of 40 million dollars from the international community which was deposited in a commercial bank. Over the past ten days, this is the fourth package of 40 million dollars that reaches Kabul. Other packages worth
AFP: The United States announced new sanctions Tuesday against the Taliban as punishment for their repressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveiled the new visa restriction policy for current or former members of the Taliban and others involved in repressing women through restrictive policies and violence. Blinken made
Daily Beast: “Noorzai isn’t the first drug smuggler the US [had] released; about 50 other drug traffickers were released after the Doha deal, but he is certainly the most prominent,” the official said. “All of them [released prisoners] have gone back to their narcotic business again, as will Noorzai. The Taliban continue to depend on
Tolo News: The head of intelligence of the Islamic Emirate [Taliban], Abdul Haq Wasiq, met with the deputy head of the CIA, David Cohen, and US special envoy Thomas West, an Islamic Emirate source told TOLOnews. “The Taliban are struggling to prevent ISIS-K attacks, making them look feckless, particularly in Kabul,” said Beth Sanner, a
Ariana: US President Joe Biden has signed a classified policy limiting counterterrorism drone strikes outside conventional war zones, including Afghanistan, New York Times reported this week. The policy requires Biden’s approval before a suspected terrorist is added to a list of those who can be targeted for “direct action,” in a return to a more