Islamabad: – Thousands of US troops that left Afghanistan have reached Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. Pakistan’s opposition leaders have accused the Pakistani government of booking rooms of US troops in hotels in Islamabad. While India is a strategic ally of the US, why are US troops stationed in the Pakistani capital? Opposition parties and the […]
Beijing/Washington: – Within hours of the complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan, China has demanded that the Taliban disassociate itself from other terrorist groups. At the same time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reminded that the Taliban had assured that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which poses a threat to China’s security, would not […]
Baghdad – ‘ISIS is not finished, neither is the threat posed by this terrorist organisation. All countries must be more vigilant against this menace and prioritise the fight against ISIS,’ said French President Emmanuel Macron. Although the United States has withdrawn troops from Iraq, President Macron has said that French troops will continue to be […]
Kabul: – A bomb blast near Kabul’s airport last week killed at least 190 people. The US drone strike killed an IS-Khorasan planner of the attack near Kabul airport. The Taliban objected to the US move. The Taliban has accused the US of ‘attacking Afghanistan’. The Taliban has also said that the United States needed […]
Washington – Senior US senators Lindsey Graham and Senator Mike Waltz have urged President Biden to recognise the Northern Alliance, which is fighting against the Taliban’s illegal takeover of Afghanistan. The US administration has not yet clarified its position on Northern Alliance. However, there are claims of anti-Taliban groups assimilating in Panjshir Valley under the […]
Washington: – Has the Biden administration taken precautions to ensure that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons do not fall into the hands of the Taliban, who have seized power in Afghanistan, since the US military withdrawal? This question has been asked by the members of the US Congress. In a letter to President Biden, 68 members of […]
Washington – No terrorist group has yet claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at Kabul airport. Some US officials have expressed scepticism about IS (Islamic State). Former staffers at the US defence headquarters, Pentagon, said in a statement that the attack was carried out by the Taliban or a group within the Taliban. Analysts also […]
Kabul – ‘Foreign nationals must leave Afghanistan by 31 August. There are no restrictions on them. But Afghan citizens will not be allowed to leave the country. The Taliban warned that even western countries should not instigate highly educated Afghans. Panic has gripped Afghans since then, with crowds outside Kabul airport desperate to enter the […]
Jerusalem: – No longer can we rely on the United States for Israel’s security. This lesson can be learned from the situation created by the chaos of the US military presence in Afghanistan. Afghanistan will make terrorist organisations like the Taliban stronger. At the same time, cooperation between Israel and the Gulf states participating in […]
Washington – Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has blamed, ‘The failure of the United States to deal with treacherous Pakistan is one of the main reasons for the current dire situation in Afghanistan. The United States must learn a lesson from this.’ Some analysts have warned that the future path will […]