Tag: #UnitedStates
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First US airstrike after Taliban control in Nangarhar
The United States (U.S.) allegedly carried out a drone strike against ISIS fighters in the Afghan province of Nangarhar. The commander of the US Central Command, Bill Urban, has claimed that the planner of ISIS Khurasan has been targeted and killed. However, no civilians were killed. United States President Joe Biden has blamed the ISIS-K…
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Taliban Takeover: You got what you wanted, now it’s the time to deliver?
This opinion has been written by Mussab Tariq. We are being told that the Taliban of today are not equivalent to the Taliban of 1996. Reasonable enough, however, the Afghanistan of today isn’t equivalent to the Afghanistan of 1996 by the same token. In any case, since the conflict has finished, as their representative Zabihullah…
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The Election Commission of Facebook?
This opinion article is by Ihsan Chaudhry. Facebook has long been under intense criticism for its manipulative role in the US and other countries’ political matters especially their elections is now consulting surreptitiously to think-tanks to form a commission to advise it on global election-related matters, that would allow this social network increased political influence…
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Non-partisanship of FATF questionable after confession of Indian influence
This opinion article has been shared by Muhammad Mustansar. The Foreign Minister of India, S. Jaishankar, finally divulged that the Narendra Modi government made efforts to keep Pakistan in the grey list of FATF. This acknowledgment by the Indian External Affairs Minister proves that the FATF (Financial Action Task Force) is doing political farce under…
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Post-Taliban, Afghanistan – A Short Note
This opinion is shared by Haider Mehdi. Lt. Gen (retd) Tariq Khan, shared his very insightful views which are attached after my article in which I share my perspective on a post-Taliban, Afghanistan. Thank you for sharing Tariq, my perspective is far less insightful than yours, but for whatever it’s worth, here’s what’s top of…
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Never intended to stay in Afghanistan for forever: NATO Secretary-General
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said, we will not allow terrorists from Afghanistan to become a threat to us again, Afghan forces have failed to defend their country. According to foreign media, Stoltenberg told a press conference that due to the actions of Russia and China, it is necessary for NATO…
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Afghanistan-Neighbors Dilemma
This opinion article is by Ihsan Chaudhry. “The world will see changed Taliban. We want to keep workable relations with the world in general and friendly relations with our neighbors in particular,” said the Taliban Spokesman in a press conference after the Taliban’s quick blitz over the Capital Kabul. He further committed to keeping the…
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Risen from the ashes, a war without a cause
The Americans left Vietnam just like that. The greatest war was fought with helicopters but eventually, they showed them a clean pair of heels. A war that was more of a fratricide. A war without a cause. Even those who were honoured threw their medals at the pentagon. 58,720 Americans died, countless others were injured.…
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Pakistan: A faithful friend of an ungrateful brother, Afghanistan
This article has been written by Amnah Jabeen. Pakistan and Afghanistan, two South Asian neighboring sovereign Islamic states, hold a long history of ambivalence. From the Soviet invasion to the United States occupation, the Pak-Afghan relation has been oscillating between love and hate. From opening borders wholeheartedly to providing aid in education, hospital, and infrastructure,…
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Blaming Pakistan is a double fiction game
The main goal of the present government of Afghanistan and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is to create instability in Pakistan, destroy our peace, and tarnish Pakistan’s image in the world. India is financing terrorists using government resources through Ashraf Ghani’s government, Ashraf Ghani is not taking care of his house, and he…