TALUQAN: Taliban have captured Warsaj district, the last bastion of the Afghan government in northern Takhar province and further consolidated their position in the northern region, an elder of the district Hajji Abdul Malik said on Saturday. “Warsaj district collapsed to the Taliban fighters on Friday evening and the security forces based there retreated to … Read more
Ms. Angela Aggeler, United States (US) Charge d’ Affairs to Pakistan called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ, today. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, the current security situation in Afghanistan, and bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan desires to maintain long term … Read more
Afghanistan is in dire straits at the moment and its security forces have been weakened after the state failed to stop the Taliban’s attacks. Adding to Afghanistan’s woes, Washington has announced plans to evacuate its citizens from Kabul, a symbol of the US presence after nearly two decades of conflict. Following the Taliban’s takeover of … Read more
Pakistan has said that it considers the United States a friend and wants broad-based relations with it to achieve the shared objective of peace and prosperity in the region and beyond. At his weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Pakistan and the United States have a history … Read more
NEW YORK: Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram rejected Afghan and US allegations of Pakistani support to the Taliban fighters making rapid advances across Afghanistan, saying that those claims were emanating from the “people in Kabul” trying to explain their national forces’ failure to resist the insurgents. “There is no support from Pakistan,” he categorically told … Read more
DOHA: Representatives of countries taking part in the Doha international meeting on Afghanistan called on the Afghan warring parties to expedite the peace process, reach a political settlement and comprehensive ceasefire as quickly as possible, stressing their rejection of any government-imposed by force. Issued after the final session of the meeting, a joint statement made … Read more
KABUL: Taliban on Friday claimed to have taken control over key southern Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah and Kandahar, after weeks of heavy clashes between the Taliban and government forces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on his social media account that they overran government offices, including provincial police headquarters, in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said that the Dasu incident was planned and executed from Afghan soil with a close nexus of Afghan and Indian intelligence agencies. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, he said it has been revealed, after thorough investigations, that Afghanistan’s NDS and Indian RAW were involved in this incident … Read more
ANKARA: On Wednesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had said that he may meet with the leader of the insurgent group of Taliban in an effort to help ensure peace in Afghanistan. In less than a week, the Taliban have taken control of more than a fifth of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals. Turkey has troops in … Read more
Pakistan was facing an onslaught of information war through propaganda on social media accounts, which is being run from the office of the Afghan National Security Adviser, National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf said on Wednesday. Yusuf, at a press conference, said Pakistan was being blamed for its 20-year failure in Afghanistan and was being targeted … Read more
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday reiterated that Pakistan has made every possible effort to facilitate the Afghan peace process leading towards a negotiated settlement with utmost sincerity and will continue to do so. Chairing a meeting of Corps Commanders’ Conference in Rawalpindi, he said all stakeholders have to play their part positively … Read more
Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the enemy is conspiring to create chaos and turmoil in Pakistan, there is a danger of terrorist incidents, all borders are closed, no refugees are coming to Pakistan, Pakistan is the centre of international politics. He expressed these views while talking to media persons at the … Read more
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to finalise one venue in Sri Lanka for the upcoming three-match ODI series in September. The National side is likely to play Afghanistan in an ODI series in Sri Lanka, which is a part of the World Cup 2023 qualification round. The PCB has … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Wednesday that Pakistan wants durable peace in Afghanistan and will continue to play its constructive role in this regard despite baseless allegations of President Ashraf Ghani. In a statement, the foreign minister said Pakistan always played a positive role for peace in Afghanistan and Pakistani delegation is also … Read more
US President Joe Biden has stated “I do not regret my decision” to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan after two decades of war, Biden told reporters in Washington. He spoke after insurgents took control of Farah city, the capital of the same-named province, and Pul-e-Khumri in Baghlan within hours of each other, according to officials … Read more
The Afghan Taliban have captured Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan. This is the Taliban’s capture of the ninth provincial capital in less than a week. A member of the provincial assembly has confirmed the Taliban’s capture, according to the French news agency AFP. Meanwhile, according to Afghan media, Afghan Army Chief General Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai … Read more
KABUL: Taliban militants entered two more provincial capitals in northern region late on Tuesday, the latest in their rapid advances and altogether taken the control of nine provincial capitals of Afghanistan, reported local media on Wednesday. “Taliban militants overran Pul-e-Khumri city, capital of northern Baghlan province and Faizabad city, capital of neighboring Badakhshan province on … Read more
Ahead of the Troika Plus meeting taking place in Doha on the Afghan peace process, the US has made it clear that the country and its allies will only recognise any future government of Afghanistan and provide assistance if it meets the criteria laid down by Washington. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, in a … Read more
