Kabul – The Taliban are embroiled in a power struggle over control of the government. Pakistan is struggling to hand over the leadership of the Taliban government, in Afghanistan, to the Haqqani network instead of Mullah Baradar. Thus, on Saturday, Faiz Hamid, the head of Pakistan’s notorious ISI, arrived in Afghanistan. Outraged by Pakistan’s demand, […]
Kabul – Taliban’s senior commander Mullah Misbah warned, ‘The proud United States felt that it would eradicate Taliban. But the Taliban defeated the United States and its affiliates. Slaves of defeated masters cannot fight against Taliban.’ Therefore, it is apparent that the Taliban is preparing for a strong offensive to take over Afghanistan. The intensity […]
Washington/Kabul: The United States will take all the necessary steps to establish peace in Afghanistan. The newly appointed US National Security Advisor (NSA), Jake Sullivan said that factors such as, ‘How far the Taliban has abided by the ceasefire, signed with the United States, over the last one year?’ and ‘Is the US military withdrawal […]
Kabul: – Taliban has refused to hold any talks with the Ashraf Ghani government in Afghanistan. Taliban has accused that the Ashraf Ghani government is illegal. Therefore, the efforts to bring the Taliban and the Afghan government to a negotiating table have suffered a major jolt. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had formed a delegation, on […]
Jakarta: While the United States and the Afghanistan government have repeatedly appealed to the Taliban for peace talks, other countries have also taken an initiative in the matter. Indonesia, a leading South-East Asian country has organised a tripartite discussion on the Afghanistan issue. The scholars and experts from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia will be participating […]
Kabul: – Afghan leaders who went underground after Taliban militants took control of Kabul have announced a government-in-exile. Former Vice President Amrullah Saleh will head the exiled government, according to the embassy of ‘Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’ in Switzerland. With no country recognising the Taliban so far, Saleh’s government-in-exile receives international support, which could pose the biggest […]
Tehran/Beijing – Newly-elected Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi has called on the Taliban to hold elections in Afghanistan and form a government based on the people’s will. The Taliban had declared that they did not accept democracy and the electoral process. The Taliban is also preparing to impose an Iranian-style political system in Afghanistan. In such […]
Kabul/United Nations – The Taliban are all set to form a government led by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. Although the Taliban has succeeded in creating a government by setting aside the differences among its factions, the real test for the Taliban government will be in the near future because Afghanistan’s food reserves will last only a […]
Beijing – The United States has frozen nearly USD 9 billion in Afghan assets in its territory since the Taliban took control of the country. A decision to impose sanctions on the Taliban could be taken at the forthcoming G7 meeting. In such a scenario, China has announced to provide financial assistance to Afghanistan. China […]
Kabul – After the Taliban announced a 3-day ceasefire, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered to release two thousand Taliban prisoners. It has created a conducive environment for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. The people of Afghanistan are expressing their satisfaction over the peaceful passing of the first day of the ceasefire […]
