Khaama: Radio Pakistan has reported that several Afghans participated in protests organized by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in exchange for promises of financial rewards. The state radio claimed that the arrested Afghans damaged public property during the demonstrations. During these protests, Pakistani police arrested 412 individuals, including 60 Afghans. So far, the PTI party
Afghanistan International: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry called on the Taliban to respond to the needs and demands of the Afghan people, including the reopening of girls’ schools, instead of interfering in the country’s internal affairs. The Taliban had previously asked Islamabad to hold talks with the protesters. In a statement on Monday, October 7, Pakistan’s Foreign
Khaama: A former Pakistani envoy to Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, addressing the Taliban, said, “Do you want us to harbour your opponents in Pakistan and organize attacks against Afghanistan from here?” In an interview with Radio Mashaal, Durrani emphasized that the Taliban must act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and hand them over to Islamabad. Click here
Afghanistan International: Local sources have informed Afghanistan International that, on Monday afternoon, clashes between Afghan Taliban forces and Pakistani forces resumed in the Zazai Maidan district of Khost province. The sources indicated that there have been casualties on both sides, with the use of both light and heavy weapons. Click here to read more (external
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 9, 2024 Islamabad — Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a roadside bomb explosion injured at least 10 people, including anti-polio vaccinators and police personnel escorting them. The bombing in the South Waziristan district near the border with Afghanistan targeted a convoy carrying polio workers and their guards on the
Tolo News: As a result of clashes between the forces of the Islamic Emirate and the Pakistani military, two people, including a woman, have been killed, and eleven others injured. Local residents reported that since Wednesday evening of last week, intermittent clashes between the Islamic Emirate forces and the Pakistani military have been ongoing in
Ariana: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, has claimed his government was “actively engaged” with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on cross-border terrorism and that Kabul was “ready to cooperate”. While talking to reporters, Khan rejected the criticism of his party’s government over resettling alleged terrorists. He said after the fall of Kabul
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 28, 2024 Islamabad — Pakistan urged Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders Wednesday to explain their relationship with a globally designated terrorist group waging cross-border bloodshed and address concerns about sweeping restrictions they have imposed on Afghan women. The remarks by Islamabad’s special representative to Afghanistan, Asif Durrani, came as the militant group in
By Ayaz Gul VOA News August 19, 2024 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan reported Monday that at least three soldiers had been killed in clashes with militants attempting to cross over from Afghanistan. A military statement said that Pakistani forces had intercepted the predawn infiltration attempt in the Bajaur border district and “effectively engaged and thwarted” it. The ensuing
By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 15, 2024 Days after the Taliban seized power in 2021, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, the powerful head of Pakistan’s notorious Inter-Services Intelligence agency, took what seemed a victory lap in the Afghan capital, Kabul. “Please don’t worry — everything will be OK,” he told a Western journalist