Amrullah Saleh lashes out at Pakistan, says Taliban being micromanaged by ISI
3 years, 3 months ago

Amrullah Saleh lashes out at Pakistan, says Taliban being micromanaged by ISI

Firstpost  

Afghanistan’s self-proclaimed acting president also hit out at the United States, saying its betrayal was colossal Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s self-proclaimed acting president, has asserted that the Taliban are being micromanaged by Pakistan notorious intelligence agency – the Inter-Services Intelligence, adding that Islamabad is in charge of the war-ravaged country effectively as a colonial power. In a piece in Daily Mail, Saleh, who has declared himself as caretaker president of Afghanistan and is now leading the Resistance Front against Taliban in Panjshir Valley, writes the Taliban’s spokesperson receives directions, literally every hour, from the Pakistani embassy. They have simply exploited the flawed policy of a fatigued American president – not necessarily the United States itself – and they are being micromanaged by Pakistan’s notorious intelligence agency, the ISI. “I call upon the West not only to give us moral and – where possible – material support but also to use this opportunity to press for a political settlement with the Taliban, a settlement that has the backing of the Afghan people and the international community,” he writes.

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As Pakistan launches its latest counter-terror operation, Islamabad cannot have double standards while dealing with extremism
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Pakistan launches its latest counter-terror operation, Islamabad cannot have double standards while dealing with extremism

Firstpost  

Pakistan cannot continue to nurture those terror groups that operate in its east while targeting those operational in its west Despite earlier operations, the menace of terrorism has persisted, presenting a challenge to Pakistan’s security. As per the annual security report of the Centre for Research and Security Studies, Pakistan “witnessed 1,524 violence-related fatalities and 1,463 injuries from 789 terror …

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups

Al Jazeera  

The comments come amid heightened tensions between the neighbours and a new Pakistani military offensive. Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that the country would not hesitate to launch attacks on the territory of Afghanistan, its neighbour, amid rising tensions between the two over security concerns. Pakistan has repeatedly accused armed groups of launching attacks from …

Pakistan Refuses to Learn from the Past, Nurturing Daesh to Counter Afghan Taliban - News18
1 year ago

Pakistan Refuses to Learn from the Past, Nurturing Daesh to Counter Afghan Taliban - News18

News 18  

Ehsanullah Ehsan, a former spokesman of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has accused the Pakistani Army and, in particular, its Inter-Services Intelligence of providing special hospitality to scores of high-profile leaders of the Islamic State of Khorasan extremist group, also called Daesh. The success of the Afghan campaign brought first dividends to Pakistan and is the reason being considered as the inception of …

Biting those hands that fed them: How TTP, ISKP are threatening Pakistan's national security
1 year, 1 month ago

Biting those hands that fed them: How TTP, ISKP are threatening Pakistan's national security

Firstpost  

Whether it is Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Islamic State-Khorasan, Al Qaeda, or the Taliban, they have all thrived in the jihadist ecosystem that the Pakistani Army has created and sustained Pakistan’s security forces have come under increasing militant attacks over the last few days. On 30 July, a suicide bomber killed at least 54 people and wounded nearly 200 others at a …

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within
1 year, 1 month ago

Vantage | Pakistan can't blame others for mess on its borders, terror within

Firstpost  

While Pakistan reaps the harvest of its past actions, the repercussions extend beyond its borders, urging regional players to remain vigilant in this evolving geopolitical landscape In a dramatic turn of events, Pakistan finds itself entangled in a complex web of geopolitical repercussions as it grapples with the aftermath of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan. Facilitation and fallout Two years …

Pakistan retracts backing Afghan Taliban after it fails to rein in TTP terror group
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan retracts backing Afghan Taliban after it fails to rein in TTP terror group

India Today  

In a major policy shift, Pakistan has decided not to support the Afghan Taliban’s case at the international level or extend any other assistance following Kabul's failure to neutralise the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group, according to a media report on Thursday. The Express Tribune newspaper reported that the immediate implication of Pakistan’s apparent shift in its policy is that …

Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive
1 year, 1 month ago

Taliban appeal to Afghan private sector to help those fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Saturday appealed to Afghanistan’s private sector to help people fleeing Pakistan’s mass deportation drive. The Taliban made a similar plea last month after devastating earthquakes killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the west, asking Afghanistan’s “wealthy compatriots” to help survivors and affected communities. Taliban social media accounts have shown senior officials at …

Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan
1 year, 1 month ago

Taliban calls for more time for Afghans to leave Pakistan

The Hindu  

Afghanistan's Taliban government has urged Pakistan to give undocumented Afghans in the country more time to leave as pressure mounts at border posts swarmed by thousands of returnees fleeing the threat of deportation. Since taking power, the Taliban government has urged Afghans to return home but has also condemned Pakistan's actions, saying nationals are being punished for tensions between Islamabad …

In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country
1 year, 1 month ago

In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country

NPR  

In a new expulsion campaign, Pakistan is forcing many Afghans out of the country Enlarge this image toggle caption Muhammad Sajjad/AP Muhammad Sajjad/AP PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Large numbers of Afghans crammed into trucks and buses in Pakistan on Tuesday, heading to the border to return home ahead of the expiration of a Pakistani government deadline for those who are in …

Taliban reject Pakistani claims of unlawful structures, indiscriminate firing at key border crossing
1 year, 3 months ago

Taliban reject Pakistani claims of unlawful structures, indiscriminate firing at key border crossing

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Tuesday rejected Pakistani government accusations that they’re to blame for the closure of a key border crossing. Baloch’s remarks have infuriated the Taliban, with one ministry official calling the Pakistani government “impotent” because it cannot guarantee the country’s security. This is the reason for their impotence, they cannot ensure their own security.” Bilal Karimi, …

Pakistan Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine from Taliban - News18
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan Gets a Taste of Its Own Medicine from Taliban - News18

News 18  

Terrorist attacks inside Pakistan have been steady since the Taliban re-established their rule in Afghanistan. There are also some indications that sections of Baloch freedom fighters have made tactical alliances with the Pakistani Taliban to take on the Pakistan Army. The Taliban have surely learnt well at the feet of their trainers from the Pakistan Army and the ISI, and …

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group’s ranks. A report — issued earlier in June — by the U.N. Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team said that the Taliban governance structures remain “highly exclusionary, Pashtun-centred and repressive” toward all forms of opposition. The …

Foreign minister says Pakistan in ‘perfect storm’ of crises’
1 year, 9 months ago

Foreign minister says Pakistan in ‘perfect storm’ of crises’

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s foreign minister said Thursday his country is facing “a perfect storm” of troubles — an economic crisis, the consequences of catastrophic flooding, and terrorism “that is once again rearing its ugly head” as a result of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Mr. Zardari said his party supports expanding revenue collection and believes those who are well off should pay …

Pakistan’s Taliban challenge: With over 100 attacks in two months, Islamabad faces grim security situation
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan’s Taliban challenge: With over 100 attacks in two months, Islamabad faces grim security situation

Firstpost  

Apart from its serious political and economic challenges, Pakistan is faced with a grim security situation. For the last two decades, conventional wisdom in Pakistan held that an Afghanistan ruled by the Taliban would bolster Pakistan’s security for at least three reasons: Such a government would ensure that India did not get any space in Afghanistan. The Taliban would recognise …

Pakistani Taliban Issue Threat to Coalition Govt for Attacking TTP Leadership to ‘Please America’
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistani Taliban Issue Threat to Coalition Govt for Attacking TTP Leadership to ‘Please America’

News 18  

Pakistan’s Taliban has issued an explicit threat to the ruling parties, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan’s Peoples Party, for attacking their leadership “to please America”. TTP has asked Bilawal Bhutto and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to review their policy against the Taliban outfit and the US, and has accused the current government of working for the ‘American Agenda’. Recently, Taliban …

‘Assassination attempt’ on Pakistan envoy in Afghan capital
2 years ago

‘Assassination attempt’ on Pakistan envoy in Afghan capital

Al Jazeera  

Attacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul. An “assassination attempt” targeted Pakistan’s top diplomat in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s prime minister has said, as tensions between the neighbouring countries simmer. “I strongly condemn the dastardly assassination attempt on Pakistan Head of Mission, Kabul,” Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on …

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban
2 years, 2 months ago

Top Pakistan diplomat urges flood aid, patience with Taliban

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pakistan’s foreign minister says the international community should work with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, not against them, when it comes to combatting foreign extremist groups and the economic and humanitarian crises in that country — even as many U.S. officials say the Taliban have proved themselves unworthy of such cooperation. “We expect the United States to be one of …

With Taliban Not Doing Pakistan’s Bidding, Islamabad’s Grand Strategic Plan is Falling Apart
2 years, 7 months ago

With Taliban Not Doing Pakistan’s Bidding, Islamabad’s Grand Strategic Plan is Falling Apart

News 18  

The best laid plans of men and mice often go awry. But more than anything else, the greatest worry for Pakistan is the fact that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan has taken virtually no action against the groups targeting Pakistan. Just like Pakistan provided strategic depth to the Taliban when the latter was fighting the US-led international coalition, today the …

Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill three
2 years, 8 months ago

Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill three

The Hindu  

Militants in Afghanistan fired heavy weapons across the border into a Pakistani military outpost overnight, killing three personnel, the army said on April 23, in the latest violence to rattle the volatile region. The striking increase in attacks in Afghanistan — as well as in neighbouring Pakistan — highlights the growing security challenge facing Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, who swept to …

Changed situation: The Hindu Editorial on Pakistan’s frustration with the Taliban
2 years, 8 months ago

Changed situation: The Hindu Editorial on Pakistan’s frustration with the Taliban

The Hindu  

When the Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021, then Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Afghans had “broken the shackles of slavery”. And Pakistan’s growing frustration with the response of the new Afghan rulers to these challenges burst into the open during the weekend when Pakistani missiles struck inside Afghanistan, targeting the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. During the American presence in Afghanistan, …

Pakistan warns neighbour Afghanistan not to shelter militants
2 years, 8 months ago

Pakistan warns neighbour Afghanistan not to shelter militants

The Hindu  

Pakistan fired off a sharp warning Sunday to Afghanistan's hard-line religious rulers to stop sheltering homegrown Pakistani Taliban militants who have staged increasingly deadly attacks against the country’s military. On Saturday the Taliban Foreign Ministry called in Pakistan's ambassador to complain of civilians killed in the bombing raids it said happened late Friday, killing refugees in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar and …

Cross-border terrorism by Taliban seeks to destabilise Pak democracy: Rpt
2 years, 9 months ago

Cross-border terrorism by Taliban seeks to destabilise Pak democracy: Rpt

Business Standard  

The Taliban who were helped by Pakistan to rein in Afghanistan is now seeking to destabilise Pakistan's democracy empowering the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan that is battling Islamabad, working to launch a 'jihad' in Pakistan. More than the money, the cause of concern to Islamabad is the rise of terror attacks across Pakistan attributed to the TTP in recent months, confirming that …

Pakistan’s neutrality, Taliban’s worry
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan’s neutrality, Taliban’s worry

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s so-called foreign policy independence or neutrality is going to have severe implications for its allies in Kabul. First, this will dampen the Taliban’s chances of getting immediate international recognition as Pakistan’s turn towards Russia seems to have further deepened the distrust between Washington and Islamabad. The Taliban’s resurgence has also not resulted in the outcome that Pakistan’s military establishment …

Will it be IS-K now? Amrullah Saleh shreds Pakistan for receiving international 'rewards' using Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

Will it be IS-K now? Amrullah Saleh shreds Pakistan for receiving international 'rewards' using Afghanistan

India TV News  

Highlights Former Afghanistan Vice President minces no words to slam Pakistan Pakistan has used Afghanistan for financial, strategic gains, Saleh says Pakistan has received billions in the name of war on terror, Amrullah Saleh says Former Afghanistan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has slammed Pakistan once again for using his country to strategic and financial gains. Saleh, who fled the country …

Pakistan played disruptive role in Afghanistan, provided support to Taliban: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan played disruptive role in Afghanistan, provided support to Taliban: Report

India Today  

A US Congressional Research Service has accused Pakistan of playing a disruptive and destabilising role in Afghanistan. Many observers see the Taliban's takeover as a substantive triumph for Pakistan, bolstering its influence in Afghanistan and advancing its decades-long efforts to limit Indian influence there," the report said. Read: Majority of Pakistan happy with Taliban rule in Afghanistan: Survey Prepared by …

Pakistan FM Qureshi, ISI chief in Kabul for talks with Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan FM Qureshi, ISI chief in Kabul for talks with Taliban

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi travelled to Kabul on Thursday along with spy agency ISI chief Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed to hold talks with Afghanistan's interim government led by the Taliban. During the day-long visit, the Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul …

US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats
3 years, 2 months ago

US, Pakistan face each other again on Afghanistan threats

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Islamabad meanwhile, pointed to what it saw as failed …

Pakistan crux of problems in Afghanistan, say experts
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan crux of problems in Afghanistan, say experts

India TV News  

A recent European Parliament resolution, highlighting Islamabad's role in Afghanistan, comes in the backdrop of a growing global recognition that despite the Taliban showing its true gory colours, it is nothing short of a wonder that Pakistan is still selling to the world, the outfit that has overtaken control of the war-torn country, according to experts. Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran …

Imran Khan paints Pakistan as victim of US ungratefulness in address to UNGA
3 years, 2 months ago

Imran Khan paints Pakistan as victim of US ungratefulness in address to UNGA

Firstpost  

Khan said Pakistan’s aid to the US cost 80,000 Pakistani lives and caused internal strife and dissent directed at the state, all while the US conducted drone attacks. New York: Prime Minister Imran Khan sought to cast Pakistan as the victim of American ungratefulness and an international double standard in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. …

International Community Must Engage With Taliban, Says Pakistan
3 years, 3 months ago

International Community Must Engage With Taliban, Says Pakistan

News 18  

And above all, don’t isolate. Pakistan’s government is proposing that the international community develop a road map that leads to diplomatic recognition of the Taliban — with incentives if they fulfil its requirements — and then sit down face to face and talk it out with the militia’s leaders. This is the reality, and can they turn away from this …

The AP Interview: Don’t isolate the Taliban, Pakistan urges
3 years, 3 months ago

The AP Interview: Don’t isolate the Taliban, Pakistan urges

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Be realistic. This is the reality, and can they turn away from this reality?” He said Pakistan “is in sync with the international community” in wanting to see a peaceful, stable Afghanistan with no space for terrorist elements to increase their foothold, and for the Taliban to ensure “that Afghan soil is never used again against any …

How Pakistan fooled the world and nurtured Taliban while pretending to fight terrorism
3 years, 3 months ago

How Pakistan fooled the world and nurtured Taliban while pretending to fight terrorism

Op India  

Afghanistan is in turmoil after the swift and lightning offensive carried out by the Taliban last month to capture Kabul and effectively seize control of the country. “Pakistan can put pressure on Taliban… they have a very deep relationship, that is why Pakistan’s spy chief surfaced in Kabul, there are complaints even that Pakistan had influence in shaping the present …

In Afghanistan’s Collapse, a Win for Pakistan’s 20-Year Long Covert, Hybrid War
3 years, 3 months ago

In Afghanistan’s Collapse, a Win for Pakistan’s 20-Year Long Covert, Hybrid War

News 18  

Pakistan’s role in raising, nurturing, promoting and providing shelter, safe havens, training and logistics for the Taliban is an open secret acknowledged by just about everyone other than Pakistan. To understand what future direction the Taliban is likely to take and prepare ourselves for it, it is useful to trace how the Taliban have changed from their origins in the …

Opinion | Pakistan’s puppet government in Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | Pakistan’s puppet government in Kabul

India TV News  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan, packed with terrorists declared as ‘most wanted’ by the US and UN, may have Afghan faces as ministers, but the government will actually be run by Pakistani advisers. Asked about Shaukat Tarin’s comments, Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said, we cannot leave Taliban ‘tanha’, while Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said, Taliban are our friends. Pakistani …

Taliban, Pakistan and why there's no government in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban, Pakistan and why there's no government in Afghanistan

India Today  

The official version from Taliban last week gave a sense that infighting within the group was over and a settlement had been reached. Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ahead of Hameed’s Kabul visit, met UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Islamabad to discuss the Taliban situation in Afghanistan. PAKISTAN FIGHTS FOR TALIBAN, LITERALLY Now, reports say Pakistani forces …

'Genocide in Making': Amrullah Saleh Writes to UN on 'Catastrophe' as Taliban Close in on Panjshir
3 years, 3 months ago

'Genocide in Making': Amrullah Saleh Writes to UN on 'Catastrophe' as Taliban Close in on Panjshir

News 18  

Afghanistan’s acting president Amrullah Saleh has written to the United Nations on the humanitarian crisis in Panjshir — the last Afghanistan bastion protected from the Taliban — asking national and international aid agencies to immediately mobilise their resources to end the “war crimes” committed by the hardliners. In a letter to UN, Saleh said: “Around 2,50,000 people, including local women, …

I Am In Panjshir, Defending Its Dignity: Amrullah Saleh Refutes Claims Of Taliban Seizing Power
3 years, 3 months ago

I Am In Panjshir, Defending Its Dignity: Amrullah Saleh Refutes Claims Of Taliban Seizing Power

ABP News  

New Delhi: With Taliban leaders claiming control over Panjshir valley, the last province of Afghanistan holding out against it, former vice president Amrullah Saleh in a recorded video refuted the reports of him fleeing the valley and said that his side had not given up. The leader of the resistance forces claimed that the Taliban have cut phone lines and …

Pakistan's BIG Admission: On TV, Minister Says They are 'Custodians of Taliban'
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan's BIG Admission: On TV, Minister Says They are 'Custodians of Taliban'

News 18  

The Pakistan government on Wednesday called itself a “custodian” of Taliban leaders and accepted that Islamabad provided shelter and education to the Taliban insurgents in its country. On a TV show, Pakistan interior minister Sheikh Rashid has openly accepted that Imran Khan-led Pakistan government has done everything for Taliban leaders, who are back in power in Afghanistan after 20 years. …

Former Afghan envoy claims Pakistan birthed Taliban to counter India, says sanctions only way to deal with it
3 years, 3 months ago

Former Afghan envoy claims Pakistan birthed Taliban to counter India, says sanctions only way to deal with it

Firstpost  

Saikal also said that a fresh UN report establishes the symbiotic ties between ISIL-K, Taliban and the al-Qaeda. Pakistan had birthed Taliban in an attempt to counter India, a former Afghan envoy has said citing former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf. Mahmoud Saikal, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan and Ambassador to the UN and Australia on Saturday tweeted, “According …

Imran Khan govt must resolve Tehreek-e-Taliban issue in Pakistan: Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Imran Khan govt must resolve Tehreek-e-Taliban issue in Pakistan: Taliban

India TV News  

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has said that the issue of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, a proscribed organisation, is one that the Imran Khan government must resolve, not Afghanistan. When asked how soon people can expect the formation of a government in Afghanistan, the Taliban spokesman said that they are hopeful of announcing government "within a few days," reported Geo News. Mujahid …

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A few days after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, a convoy of militants drove through the city of Idlib in northwestern Syria in cars bearing the group’s white-and-black flags, honking horns and firing their guns in the air. “The events unfolding in Afghanistan have given jihadi groups and U.S. adversaries reason to celebrate, and America’s allies in the …

'Taliban Saying No Links with ISIS Akin to Pak Denial on Quetta Shura': Amrullah Saleh After Kabul Blasts
3 years, 3 months ago

'Taliban Saying No Links with ISIS Akin to Pak Denial on Quetta Shura': Amrullah Saleh After Kabul Blasts

News 18  

Hours after twin blasts at the Kabul Airport killed 90 and left hundreds grievously wounded, the self-proclaimed “acting president” of Afghanistan, Amrullah Saleh said that every evidence shows that the ISIS-K “have roots” in Taliban and Haqqani network. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province suicide bombers attacked crowds of people gathered Thursday outside Hamid Karzai …

Pakistan link to Kabul airport blasts? Afghanistan acting president Amrullah Saleh hints
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan link to Kabul airport blasts? Afghanistan acting president Amrullah Saleh hints

India TV News  

Kabul blasts, Afghanistan latest news: inThe Taliban denying link with the Islamic State is similar to Pakistan's denial on Quetta Shura, Afghanistan's acting President Amrullah Saleh said on Friday hinting at Pakistan's connection with the deadly serial blasts outside Kabul airport on Thursday that killed 60, including 13 US soldiers. Meanwhile, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the twin …

Pakistan is like our second home, say Taliban; advise India over Afghan policy
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan is like our second home, say Taliban; advise India over Afghan policy

India TV News  

Taliban, Pakistan latest news: Taliaban's swift takeover of Afghanistan following the start of pull out of international forces has given rise to fears regarding security conditions in the region deteriorating rapidly. India is keeping a close eye on developments in Afghanistan and also in Pakistan which has supported Taliban's seize of Kabul. After Afghanistan's acting President Amrullah Saleh 'exposed' Pakistan's …

Afghanistan: How the Taliban's takeover could hurt U.S.-Pakistan ties
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: How the Taliban's takeover could hurt U.S.-Pakistan ties

The Hindu  

The fall of Kabul to the Taliban has left many people in Pakistan questioning their country's future relations with the U.S. Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari wrote an article on August 24 asserting that "her country would no longer accept being scapegoated for the failures of others." "Most Americans believe Pakistan's consistent support enabled the Taliban to succeed," Haqqani …

Pakistan served Taliban wholeheartedly, US neglected our warnings: Amrullah Saleh on Afghan govt's downfall
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan served Taliban wholeheartedly, US neglected our warnings: Amrullah Saleh on Afghan govt's downfall

Firstpost  

Saleh said that Washington wilfully ignored various warnings and pleas of the local leadership in their threat assessment and said that it was wrong to blame the downfall on military or intelligence failure. Afghanistan’s acting president and anti-Taliban resistance leader Amrullah Saleh squarely put the blame on the US ‘political misjudgment’ and Pakistan’s abetment of the Taliban. Speaking exclusively to …

Taliban fooled US with Doha talks, used window to shore up military with Pakistan's aid, says Amrullah Saleh
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban fooled US with Doha talks, used window to shore up military with Pakistan's aid, says Amrullah Saleh

Firstpost  

Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, Saleh also squarely blamed Pakistan for helping the Taliban fool the international community by participating in Doha talks, while using that time to shore up military powers. Here are the edited excerpts: Afghanistan’s acting president Abdullah Saleh, who is currently holding the last vestige of the erstwhile US-backed government from Panjashir Valley, said Wednesday that Taliban …

'Entire Pakistan at Taliban's Service': Amrullah Saleh on Why US Attempt to 'Buy' Cooperation Came to Naught
3 years, 3 months ago

'Entire Pakistan at Taliban's Service': Amrullah Saleh on Why US Attempt to 'Buy' Cooperation Came to Naught

News 18  

Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s acting president, minces no words as he slams Pakistan for colluding with the Taliban to take over the country and sponsor terrorism and insurgency, leading to the fall of the government and thousands of displaced Afghans fleeing to safer areas. The Pakistan ISI’s heavy involvement in the deliberations between the Taliban and the Pakistan government too were …

Pakistan Was at Taliban's 'Service', More Money US Paid for Cooperation, More Pak Supported Hardliners: Amrullah Saleh - News18
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan Was at Taliban's 'Service', More Money US Paid for Cooperation, More Pak Supported Hardliners: Amrullah Saleh - News18

News 18  

Afghanistan’s acting President Amrullah Saleh has put up a brave front so far as the Taliban take over the country, forcing thousands of Afghans to leave behind their homes and belongings and flee to safer areas. As Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani fled, accepting that the Taliban had wrested control 20 years after the US waged a war against the hardliners, …

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