Tag: kabul
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American paper confirms Afghanistan-based terrorists use US arms in cross-border attacks
A leading American newspaper has confirmed what Pakistan has always said that the terrorist groups based in Afghanistan are using, in their cross-border attacks, sophisticated weapons left behind by U.S. troops during 2021’s withdrawal from the war-torn country. “Many of the weapons wound up across the border in Pakistan, at arms bazaars and in the hands…
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Tehran Expects Kabul to Keep Pledges Regarding Border Issues: Iran Minister
The Iranian Minister of Interior, Ahmad Wahidi, said that Tehran expects the Islamic Emirate to remain committed to its pledges regarding border issues. Wahidi said that the tensions on the border with Afghanistan are now solved. Since the Islamic Emirate came to power there have been many border clashes between Iran and Afghanistan—with the two…
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Kabul Does Not Want Tension With Anyone Including Neighbors
Afghanistan: Days after the armed disputes between the Islamic Emirate and Iranian border guards, Kabul said that it does not want tensions with any side including neighbors. On Saturday, the Islamic Emirate’s forces and the Iranian border guards engaged in fighting which left two Iranian military personnel killed, according to Iranian media. One member of the…
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Taliban say universities to open from February 2
The Taliban’s acting higher education minister said Sunday that Afghanistan’s public universities, which had been closed since the Taliban took power in August, would reopen in February
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Qatar agreed on aspects of ‘managing’ Kabul airport
Qatar has reportedly agreed on certain aspects of managing Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan, according to reports. Kabul International Airport, known to the world as Afghanistan’s gateway, has not been fully operational since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. According to reports, the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed with the UAE (United…
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Suicide Attacker killed at Kabul Passport Office
A suicide bomber was killed at the door of a visa office in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, an administration representative said, and a few group were harmed in the impact, as per unverified reports. A representative for Afghanistan’s inside service said the suicide bomber was shot and killed while attempting to enter the…
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Afghans employed by Turkey under NATO in Kabul accuse Ankara of abandoning them
As many as 30 Afghans, formerly employed by Turkey as part of a NATO deployment in Kabul, staged a protest on Wednesday, accusing Ankara of abandoning them in the wake of the Taliban’s return to power
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Taliban were invited into Kabul, claims former President
Foreign Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has made surprising revelations claiming that the Taliban were invited into Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, prior to the August 15 takeover. According to reports, the Taliban were invited to Kabul to “discuss a negotiated power-sharing agreement” which is contrary to the public opinion of a takeover. The former President…
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Taliban recognition as a State
As the U.S. completes its withdrawal, the 20-year war comes to an end, and the long-established conflict between American inconsistency and the Pashtun government (Taliban) gives place to diplomacy. The U.S.-backed off Afghan government and the Taliban both appear on the world stage, each hoping to win power in government. Following the Taliban’s power grab…
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Red Cross: International community sanctions provoke in Afghanistan
KABUL: International community’s sanctions are provoking in Afghanistan. In a statement issued after a six-day visit to Afghanistan, Dominic Stilthart, director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said: “I am appalled by this situation.” Dominic Stilthart, director of the International Community of the Red Cross, said: “We’ve seen pictures of children leaning…