Ayaz Gul VOA News September 11, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Monday defended its decision to close the main border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan, saying Taliban authorities were trying to build “unlawful structures” on its territory and “resorted to indiscriminate firing” when challenged. Traffic through the busy historic Torkham transit point for trade and travelers was
RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal September 8, 2023 Pakistan’s main border crossing with Afghanistan remained shut on September 8, stranding thousands of civilians and halting hundreds of vehicles carrying goods between the two countries. Islamabad closed the Torkham border crossing following a clash with Taliban forces three days earlier. The move has left thousands
Ariana: A top US official said on Wednesday no military equipment had been left behind by American forces in Afghanistan, in response to a question about reports that $7 billion worth of weapons reportedly were abandoned in the war-torn country when US forces withdrew in August 2011. The comments by John Kirby, US National Security
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 7, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s main border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan was closed for a second day Thursday after deadly clashes between security forces from the two countries. Residents and transporters said the abrupt closure had stranded hundreds of truck convoys on both sides carrying commercial goods through the busy Torkham
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 6, 2023 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday that a “large group of terrorists” had stormed its security outposts close to the border with Afghanistan, prompting fierce clashes that killed four soldiers and 12 assailants. The early morning militant raid targeted two Pakistani posts in the northern mountainous Kalash border valley at
By RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal September 4, 2023 Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister says that weapons and military equipment left behind by U.S. and other foreign forces in Afghanistan are being used against Pakistan, worsening the security situation in the country. Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on September 4 that many thought that the situation in Pakistan would improve
Aamaj: The Pakistan Institute for Conflict & Security Studies has announced in its latest report that the number of terrorist attacks in Pakistan has increased by 83% over the previous month. The authorities of this country consider the members of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistani “TTP” to be responsible for most of these attacks and criticize the Afghan
Ariana: The [Taliban] Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Chief of Army Staff Qari Fasihudin Fitrat says Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) does not exist in Afghanistan and that Islamabad should seek its enemy on its own territory. n the meantime, Fitrat emphasized that outsiders exaggerate the presence of Daesh in Afghanistan, while this phenomenon does not have a
8am: Local sources in Nangarhar have reported the assassination of Asad Afridi, a prominent commander of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), in an aerial attack conducted by Pakistani forces within the province. This incident follows another airstrike by Pakistani forces in the Khost province approximately six days ago. Click here to read more (external link).
Jeff Seldin VOA News August 18, 2023 Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, there is growing consensus that the country is again devolving into a hotbed of terrorism activity that is already beginning to affect the region, if not yet capable of reaching the West. Some of the more damning assessments have come