Ayaz Gul VOA News May 7, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Tuesday that recent militant attacks in the country, including a deadly suicide car bombing on Chinese engineers, were planned from “terrorist sanctuaries” in Afghanistan. Major-General Ahmed Sharif, spokesperson for Pakistan’s military, leveled the allegations during a live broadcast news conference. He said Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Khaama: Islamabad’s special envoy for Afghanistan Asif Durrani said on Wednesday that Pakistan has suffered more due to Afghanistan’s internal situation than Pakistan has suffered in three wars with India in terms of blood spilt and finances drained. Click here to read more (external link). Related Suicide attacks increased by 500% in Pakistan: Durrani
Afghanistan International: Concurrently, a video received by Afghanistan International shows armed individuals breaching the border fence from Afghanistan into Waziristan. According to reports, these militants, associated with Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a commander within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), made their way into Waziristan by cutting through the border fence after Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Sources relayed to
Nafees Takar VOA News March 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — There has been a wave of attacks across Pakistan in recent weeks by militant groups operating in the region that have widely varying objectives. This week, a suicide attacker killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver in a convoy in Pakistan’s northwest. Pakistani Taliban, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan,
By Sarah Zaman VOA News March 27, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Two and a half years into their reign, the Afghan Taliban have cemented their ultra-conservative rule across the war-torn country but have yet to turn their fighting force into a traditional military. VOA spoke to analysts who say the former insurgent force does not need to pattern
8am: The relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan has indeed soured, but it cannot be claimed that the two sides have turned their backs on each other, especially Islamabad, which has always advocated for Kabul’s obedience. A less costly option for Pakistan than military intervention is tacit attention to anti-Taliban fronts, which it does not
Khaama: The Pakistani newspaper Dawn wrote in an analytical piece that with the resurgence of the Afghan Taliban, the forces of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, from the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have become more daring and active. The newspaper wrote, “Hafiz Gul Bahadur, once known as the ‘good Taliban,’ has turned into the ‘bad Taliban.’” In the
Khaama: The U.S. Department of State says Washington is concerned about recent tensions between the de facto administration of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, expressed regret at a press briefing late on Monday, March 18th, about the killing of civilians in Afghanistan. He added that the United
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal and RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi March 18, 2024 Afghanistan’s Taliban government on March 18 said Pakistani warplanes bombed “militant hideouts” inside Afghanistan belonging to the Pakistani Taliban, Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), killing at least eight civilians, including three children. Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been on the rise since the Taliban
Ariana: Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan Asif Durrani has said Islamabad has evidence that the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is getting money from India through Afghan proxies, estimating that 5,000 to 6,000 TTP militants have taken shelter in Afghanistan. “If we include their families, then the number goes up to 70,000,” Durrani said on Saturday