Russian Ambassador to India, Nikolay Kudashev on Monday said that Moscow’s position on Afghanistan is “very close” to that of New Delhi and both the countries want Afghan-owned and Afghan build government. “What is it the two of us need in Afghanistan is security, predictability, and inclusive government, which will satisfy the needs of the Afghan people. Afghan-owned and Afghan build government. […]
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Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud is safe, will soon ‘give message’, says Spokesperson
Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front (NRF) leader Ahmad Massoud is safe and will soon make a statement, NRF spokesperson Ali Nazary said on Monday. “My leader and brother Ahmad Massoud is safe and will be giving a message to our people very soon!” Nazary tweeted. This comes hours after NRF denied the Taliban’s claims that the Panjshir, the […]
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Afghanistan: Panjshir province now under full control, claims Taliban
The Taliban has claimed the capture of the Afghan province of Panjshir, the last resistance stronghold in the country, TOLO News reported on Monday. “Recent efforts to ensure complete security in the country have also brought results, and the Panjshir province has come under the full control of the Islamic […]
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Panjshir resistance can spread to rest of Afghanistan, says Salahuddin Rabbani
Salahuddin Rabbani, the head of Jamiat Islami, the second largest political party in Afghanistan, warned the Taliban that the Panjshir resistance can spread to the rest of Afghanistan if differences are not resolved through negotiations. Rabbani in a video clip addressed to the Taliban said, “This is not the war of yours nor this is in favour of you […]
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Taliban claims victory over Panjshir Valley of Afghanistan
Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud, fought in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley on Thursday, with each side saying it had inflicted heavy casualties in recent days of combat in the last province resisting Taliban rule. Following the fall of Kabul on August 15, several thousand fighters from […]
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India played ‘constructive role’ in adoption of UNSC resolution on Afghanistan: FS Shringla
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday (local time) termed the recently-adopted United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) resolution on Afghanistan “most important” as it involved “pressing” issues. He added that India, whose UNSC presidency concluded early this week, played a “constructive and bridging role” in getting the resolution adopted. Interacting […]
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China keen to fill vacuum in Afghanistan left by US withdrawal: Report
As the US departed from Afghanistan after twenty years of its military presence, China is looking to fill the vacuum left in the war-ravaged country, which Beijing considers as a missing puzzle, for its dominance in Central Asia. As the dramatic scenes of the people falling out of US aircraft […]
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Pakistan closes Chaman Border with Afghanistan over security concerns
Pakistan has closed its Chaman border with Afghanistan citing security concerns. “We want peace and stability in Afghanistan. We have put up a fence on the border,” the Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said, as quoted by The Express Tribune. Rashid added that “due to some concerns” the border at Chaman was being closed temporarily. […]
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Afghanistan: Taliban expected to announce new govt today
The Taliban is expected to announce a new government in Afghanistan within hours amid the UN’s warning of the impending food crisis, urging the global community to step up support for the war-ravaged country. Media reports suggest that the cabinet could be presented after morning prayers on Friday and a ceremony was being prepared […]
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Afghanistan: UN urges conflicting sides to halt fighting in Panjshir
A UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan has urged all parties conflicting in the Afghan region of Panjshir to cease hostilities and abide by humanitarian law. “The United Nations’ position is that fighting cannot continue,” said Ramiz Alakbarov, the UN humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan. “We urge all the parties to the conflict to abide by humanitarian law and to […]
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Taliban approves Afghanistan’s first cricket Test since takeover
Taliban have approved Afghanistan first cricket Test since their takeover, saying the Afghan team can play with other international teams. This overture by the Taliban has raised hopes that sports will continue as usual under the terror group. Notably, the organised sport was prohibited under the previous Taliban regime. Responding […]
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Under Taliban rule, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear deportation to China
Uyghurs population in Afghanistan fears that they will be extradited to China after the Taliban takeover of the war-ravaged country. “The Uyghurs in Afghanistan are just so scared. The Taliban has been dealing with China a lot behind closed doors,” Mohammed Umar, the Pakistan-based chairman of the Umar Uighur Trust, told New York Post. “Now that the Taliban has full power, maybe they will be […]
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Al Qaeda praises Taliban’s ‘historic victory’ in Afghanistan
A few hours after the last US troop left Kabul, Al Qaeda’s senior leadership released a congratulatory statement on Tuesday on the occasion of the “Taliban’s victory” in the war-ravaged country. Al Qaeda’s leaders said it “soothed” their hearts to hear verses from the Quran recited in the “Presidential Palace” in Kabul, reported FDD’s Long War Journal, […]
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Premature to congratulate ourselves for Afghanistan UNSC resolution, says Chidambaram
Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit out at the Centre and said that it is too was premature to congratulate ourselves for the UNSC resolution on Afghanistan adopted yesterday. “The government is congratulating itself for the UNSC resolution on Afghanistan adopted yesterday ‘Resolution’ has two meanings. The first is […]
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US strands over 500 journalists in Afghanistan: Congressman Michael McCaul
More than 500 journalists and their families who were employed by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were abandoned by the State Department in Afghanistan, senior Republican on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul said. “It is absolutely disgraceful the U.S. State Department claimed they evacuated their local employees when in reality […]