Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence
3 days, 6 hours ago

Pakistan Taliban threatens military-run businesses amid rising violence

Al Jazeera  

The threat marks a significant escalation in the group’s fight against the Pakistani military, warn analysts. Islamabad, Pakistan – The outlawed armed group Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, has issued a warning to the Pakistani army, stating that it will continue targeting security personnel and expand its attacks to the military’s business interests. Since the Taliban’s ascension to power in Kabul, TTP activities in Pakistan have surged dramatically, with nearly 1,000 people — mostly security personnel — killed in 2023. Security researcher Abdul Sayed, based in Sweden, said the Pakistan Taliban’s statement signals a “significant policy shift” in the group’s strategy. TTP and Pakistan’s political divisions While the timing of the Pakistan Taliban’s statement may align with escalating military operations, including a campaign launched in June last year, analysts suggest that the group is also exploiting the country’s political divisions.

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Taliban Militants Say They Will Target Pakistan Army-Owned Firms
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2 days ago

Taliban Militants Say They Will Target Pakistan Army-Owned Firms

Live Mint  

-- Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Militants belonging to Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan or TTP said they will now target local businesses, including listed firms, owned by the South Asian nation’s powerful army. TTP’s target include Fauji Cement Company Ltd., Askari Bank Ltd., Fauji Fertilizer Company Ltd., Fauji Foods …

Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting suspected Pakistani Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan in rare airstrikes targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighboring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and killing some insurgents, four security officials said. But it was the second such attack on alleged hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban since March, when Pakistan said intelligence-based strikes took place in the border regions inside Afghanistan. The Islamic …

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan killing 15; Taliban vows retaliation
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on Afghanistan killing 15; Taliban vows retaliation

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan, in rare airstrikes, targeted multiple suspected hideouts of the Pakistani Taliban inside neighbouring Afghanistan on Tuesday, dismantling a training facility and reportedly killing some insurgents. The attacks, which took place on the night of December 24, targeted seven villages, including Laman, where five members of a family were killed, Khaama Press reported. The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has …

As Pakistan launches its latest counter-terror operation, Islamabad cannot have double standards while dealing with extremism
6 months, 1 week 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
6 months, 1 week 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 Army accuses 'neighbouring country' of giving latest weapons to TTP
1 year ago

Pakistan Army accuses 'neighbouring country' of giving latest weapons to TTP

Firstpost  

The two-day 261st Corps Commanders’ Conference was chaired by General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army, at GHQ, Rawalpindi Top military officials in Pakistan have claimed that the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan - also known as the Pakistani Taliban - was receiving “latest weapons” and “liberty of action” from a neighbouring nation. The two-day 261st Corps Commanders’ Conference …

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, 2 months 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 …

2 Years of Taliban Rule: A Case for Humanitarian Intervention
1 year, 5 months ago

2 Years of Taliban Rule: A Case for Humanitarian Intervention

The Diplomat  

The Taliban has established its oppressive rule in Afghanistan since taking over in 2021. It is clear that the Taliban’s ideology is driving their draconian rule, and their false promises should not distract the international community from their moral and legal obligation to protect the people of Afghanistan. The regime also restricted professional opportunities for women, such as preventing female …

Over the borderline: on Pakistan and its security situation with Afghanistan
1 year, 5 months ago

Over the borderline: on Pakistan and its security situation with Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The terror attack in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, which has claimed 54 lives and left over 200 injured, is a grave reminder of the worsening security situation in the country’s border region with Afghanistan. The Pakistan Taliban have distanced themselves from the attack, which targeted a political rally by the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl, a hardline party led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, a …

Pakistan’s military chief warns Afghan Taliban against harboring militants as attacks spike
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan’s military chief warns Afghan Taliban against harboring militants as attacks spike

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military chief warned the Afghan Taliban on Friday of an “effective response” by his forces if they fail to stop harboring militants who plot cross-border attacks from Afghanistan. The stern remarks by the army chief, Gen. Asim Munir, came after two militant attacks this week killed 12 Pakistani soldiers in the country’s southwestern Baluchistan province, which borders …

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 …

Pakistan Taliban Issues New ‘Terror Hit-List’ Featuring Names of Maryam Nawaz, Rana Sanaullah
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan Taliban Issues New ‘Terror Hit-List’ Featuring Names of Maryam Nawaz, Rana Sanaullah

News 18  

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and it’s faction Jamaat-ul-Ahraar are planning to launch attacks on leaders of the armed forces, intelligence agencies and politicians. According to people familiar with the developments, top politicians like Pakistan interior minister Rana Sanaullah and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief organiser Maryam Nawaz are in their crosshairs as their names have been put on a hitlist. The people …

‘Brotherly Neighbours’ China, Afghanistan Pin Pakistan Down on CPEC, Border Issues
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Brotherly Neighbours’ China, Afghanistan Pin Pakistan Down on CPEC, Border Issues

News 18  

Pakistan faced criticism from both Taliban-led Afghanistan and China during the recently concluded China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue held in Islamabad. Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang and Taliban-led government appointed acting foreign minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi met with Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. General Munir reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the China-Pakistan strategic relationship and also pledged full support …

Amid turmoil, Pakistan to launch operation against armed groups
1 year, 9 months ago

Amid turmoil, Pakistan to launch operation against armed groups

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan is in danger of defaulting on its debt while a bruising political battle is raging between the government and former PM Khan. Pakistan’s government has announced plans to launch a nationwide operation to root out armed groups in the country, the National Security Committee said. “The meeting agreed to launch an all-out comprehensive operation with entire nation and government …

Failed to 'liberate' even an inch of Kashmir from India: Taliban taunts Pakistan Army
1 year, 9 months ago

Failed to 'liberate' even an inch of Kashmir from India: Taliban taunts Pakistan Army

Firstpost  

Peshawar: Mocking the Pakistan Army’s inability to ‘liberate’ Kashmir, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan has dismissed allegations by the Pakistani military that it is being backed by India. In a statement by its propaganda wing TTP Umar Media, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan – also known as the Pakistan Taliban – has rejected the Pakistan Army’s claim that it is a proxy of India’s …

Pakistan threatens Afghanistan with war even as Taliban refuses to act against TTP bases
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan threatens Afghanistan with war even as Taliban refuses to act against TTP bases

Firstpost  

The Afghan Taliban told the Pakistani delegation that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan – also known as the Pakistani Taliban - has no presence in Afghanistan. Pakistan threatens Afghan Taliban “Our delegation delivered a very loud and clear message to Afghan Taliban leadership to stop Afghanistan-based militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan from launching any spring offensive inside Pakistan and eliminate them from …

Pakistan’s ‘Raktbeej’ Problem: The Country’s Never-Ending War with Islamist Terrorism
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistan’s ‘Raktbeej’ Problem: The Country’s Never-Ending War with Islamist Terrorism

News 18  

The dreadful suicide bombing of the mosque in the heart of the highly protected Police Lines in Peshawar, in which more than 100 people were killed and scores of others injured, must count as one of the worst terror attacks in Pakistan’s long, complicated and quite convoluted history of dealing with Islamist terror groups. This was hardly surprising given that …

Pakistani FM Zardari slams previous government’s TTP policy
1 year, 11 months ago

Pakistani FM Zardari slams previous government’s TTP policy

Al Jazeera  

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says his government has reversed the previous government’s ‘wrong approach’ towards the Pakistan Taliban. Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accused the previous government of Prime Minister Imran Khan of following a “wrong approach” towards the armed group Pakistan Taliban. Pakistan Taliban threat Earlier in January, Pakistan Taliban warned the country’s main ruling parties of “concrete …

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

Pakistan Taliban threatens top political leadership including PM
2 years ago

Pakistan Taliban threatens top political leadership including PM

Al Jazeera  

Islamabad, Pakistan – Armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has warned the country’s main ruling parties of “concrete action” against their top leadership in the government for “declaring war” against it. “For a long time, TTP has not taken any action against political parties,” TTP spokesman Muhammad Khorasani said in the statement shared with Al Jazeera on WhatsApp. The TTP statement said …

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister
2 years ago

Afghanistan used to launch attacks on Pakistan: Defence minister

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan says no country will be allowed to shelter armed groups staging attacks against it as Kabul reject the charges. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s defence minister has alleged that Afghanistan’s soil is being used by armed groups to launch attacks on his country, prompting a sharp response from Taliban government in Kabul which called the allegation “incorrect” and “regrettable”. ‘Provocative …

Taliban moving away terrorists from Pakistan-Afghan border: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban moving away terrorists from Pakistan-Afghan border: Report

The Hindu  

The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has started taking steps to shift terrorist groups away from the regions bordering Pakistan following a series of recent cross-border attacks that killed nearly a dozen Pakistani soldiers and prompted a strong reaction from Islamabad, a media report said on April 25. Pakistan, in recent months, has been increasingly frustrated by the Taliban government's reluctance …

Taliban moving away terrorists from Pakistan-Afghan border: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban moving away terrorists from Pakistan-Afghan border: Report

Firstpost  

Islamabad: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has started taking steps to shift terrorist groups away from the regions bordering Pakistan following a series of recent cross-border attacks that killed nearly a dozen Pakistani soldiers and prompted a strong reaction from Islamabad, a media report said on Monday. Pakistan, in recent months, has been increasingly frustrated by the Taliban government’s reluctance …

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 …

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 …

Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill 5 Afghan children
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban warns Pakistan after rocket attacks kill 5 Afghan children

India Today  

The Taliban authorities warned Pakistan on Saturday after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket attacks by the Pakistani military in a pre-dawn assault along the border. Border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have risen since the Taliban seized power last year, with Islamabad claiming militant groups were carrying out attacks from Afghan soil. "Five …

Taliban issues warning over civilians killed by Pakistan rockets
2 years, 8 months ago

Taliban issues warning over civilians killed by Pakistan rockets

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan rockets and aerial raids on two different Afghan provinces resulted in civilian casualties, officials say. Taliban authorities warned Pakistan on Saturday after five children and a woman were killed in Afghanistan in alleged rocket attacks by the Pakistani forces in a pre-dawn assault along the border. Kunar provincial director of information Najibullah Hassan Abdaal told AFP: “Five children and …

Pakistan crux of problems in Afghanistan, say experts
3 years, 3 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 …

The Latest: Taliban fire director of Afghan cricket board
3 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: Taliban fire director of Afghan cricket board

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have sacked the executive director of Afghanistan’s cricket board. Price says: “We are thankful to Qatari authorities, who continue to coordinate these flights with the Taliban.” ___ ___ MORE ON AFGHANISTAN: — Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home — Mourners in California honor 3 Marines killed in Afghanistan — Fearful US residents in …

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 …

Taliban-LeT links will create serious terror issues in Kashmir: US Congressman | Exclusive
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban-LeT links will create serious terror issues in Kashmir: US Congressman | Exclusive

India Today  

Over the past several weeks, top diplomats and defence experts have raised concerns that the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan could impact the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, owing to the insurgent group’s close ties to Pakistan’s ISI and regional terror outfits. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Michael Waltz, a Republican representing Florida’s 6th Congressional District, said …

Pakistan denies aiding Taliban in Panjshir Valley offensive, calls it 'attempt to malign' country
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan denies aiding Taliban in Panjshir Valley offensive, calls it 'attempt to malign' country

India Today  

Pakistan has refuted allegations of aiding the Taliban offensive in Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan. Several reports claiming Pakistan's assistance to the Taliban emerged after the Islamic militant group claimed that they seized Panjshir on Monday. Reports said the Pakistani military was assisting the Taliban offensive in the valley with 27 helicopters full of Pakistani Special Forces backed up by drone …

Taliban, Pakistan and why there's no government in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 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 …

Amrullah Saleh lashes out at Pakistan, says Taliban being micromanaged by ISI
3 years, 4 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, …

On Afghanistan, Pakistan walks tightrope of optimism and caution
3 years, 4 months ago

On Afghanistan, Pakistan walks tightrope of optimism and caution

Al Jazeera  

Some see Taliban takeover as Islamabad’s preferred outcome, but it may embolden armed groups in the country. “There is an inherent concern that with the Afghan Taliban taking over it will also have a fallout effect on this side of the border, particularly on Pakistan’s fight against militancy,” said Hussain. “This is precisely why we want to see a stable …

Taliban success in Afghanistan seen as boost for extremists
3 years, 4 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 …

Pakistan served Taliban wholeheartedly, US neglected our warnings: Amrullah Saleh on Afghan govt's downfall
3 years, 4 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 …

'Entire Pakistan at Taliban's Service': Amrullah Saleh on Why US Attempt to 'Buy' Cooperation Came to Naught
3 years, 4 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 …

Afghan VP's Office Quashes 'Fleeing' Rumours Amid Taliban Takedown, Calls it 'Propaganda by Pakistan'
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan VP's Office Quashes 'Fleeing' Rumours Amid Taliban Takedown, Calls it 'Propaganda by Pakistan'

News 18  

Calling it a “propaganda" peddled by Pakistan, the Office of Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president of Afghanistan, on Friday debunked reports claiming that he has left the war-torn country and moved to Tajikistan amid the crisis. Saleh’s advisor Rezwan Murad said Saleh is in Kabul holding meeting with President Ashraf Ghani to plan counter offensive against the Taliban. Speaking …

A Taliban takeover will hurt Pakistan
3 years, 4 months ago

A Taliban takeover will hurt Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan stands on the edge of an abyss. Meanwhile, on the ground, Britain’s chief of defence staff, General Nick Carter, is shuttling between Kabul and Islamabad brokering talks between Pakistan army’s chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and President Ashraf Ghani. Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence believes it can continue to guide the Haqqani network and other sundry terrorist groups it supports, even …

'How Can Pakistan Hunt Them Down?' PM Imran Khan Calls Taliban 'Normal Civilians' as Afghanistan Sees Red
3 years, 5 months ago

'How Can Pakistan Hunt Them Down?' PM Imran Khan Calls Taliban 'Normal Civilians' as Afghanistan Sees Red

News 18  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called Taliban “normal civilians”, not military outfits, and asked how the country is supposed to hunt them down when it has three million Afghan refugees at the border. There are three million refugees in Pakistan who are the same ethnic group as the Taliban…” Pakistan has been long accused of helping the Taliban militarily, …

Support for Afghan Taliban increasing in Pakistan
3 years, 5 months ago

Support for Afghan Taliban increasing in Pakistan

India TV News  

As the battle rages in Afghanistan between the Taliban and the Afghan forces, there is increasing support for the Taliban in the tribal areas of Pakistan. Some local leaders who have become weary of war over the years have been averse to such activities as they feel this is another effort on behalf of the Pakistan Army to create a …

We will not recognise or assist Taliban that takes power by force: Zalmay Khalilzad
3 years, 5 months ago

We will not recognise or assist Taliban that takes power by force: Zalmay Khalilzad

The Hindu  

Pakistan has denied a serious charge by Afghanistan’s Vice-President, who said Pakistan’s airforce threatened to launch missiles at the Afghan airforce if it targets posts claimed by the Taliban. The charges and denial came just as a conference in Tashkent got under way with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on stage, where External Affairs Minister …

Pakistani Air Force warns Afghan forces against taking action on Taliban
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistani Air Force warns Afghan forces against taking action on Taliban

Op India  

The Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh has said that Pakistan has warned the Afghan forces against taking any action against the Taliban, which is rapidly capturing the country. Pak air force is now providing close air support to Taliban in certain areas — Amrullah Saleh July 15, 2021 The First Vice President of Afghanistan said that the Pakistani Air …

Pakistan Air Force has warned Afghan forces on acting against Taliban: Afghanistan vice-president Amrullah Saleh
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan Air Force has warned Afghan forces on acting against Taliban: Afghanistan vice-president Amrullah Saleh

India Today  

Afghanistan's Vice President Amrullah Saleh has accused the Pakistan Air Force of supporting the Taliban and warning the Afghan forces from acting against it. "The Pakistan Air Force has issued official warning to the Afghan Army and Air Force that any move to dislodge the Taliban from Spin Boldak area will be faced and repelled by the Pakistan Air Force," …

Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan is ominous for South and Central Asia
3 years, 6 months ago

Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan is ominous for South and Central Asia

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Imran Khan has told western media that Pakistan’s leverage on Taliban has diminished after the US announced the date of withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan, resulting in a de-facto victory of the Pashtun insurgent group. The drug-funded weapon and cadre supply lines to Taliban run through Khyber and Spin Boldak pass with Sirajuddin Haqqani of Haqqani Network appointed …

Who Runs Pakistan – Its Army or Radical Outfits?
3 years, 8 months ago

Who Runs Pakistan – Its Army or Radical Outfits?

News 18  

The civilian government in Pakistan led by Prime Minister Imran Khan gave in to the demands of radical outfit, Tehreek-e-Labbaik-Pakistan, which the country designated as a terrorist organisation and banned just last week, to pass a resolution in its National Assembly to remove the French Ambassador. But what is a bigger warning here for Pakistan’s government and its army here …

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