Taliban vowed to let Afghans 'freely depart' from country, says Blinken after Qatar talks
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban vowed to let Afghans 'freely depart' from country, says Blinken after Qatar talks

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the Taliban had reiterated a pledge to allow Afghans to freely depart Afghanistan following his meeting with Qatari officials on accelerating evacuations. The Taliban told the United States that "they will let people with travel documents freely depart," Blinken told a news conference in Doha where he and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met their Qatari opposite numbers. Blinken said that the Taliban had not blocked people with valid travel documents but that not all passengers on charter flights had papers, denying there was a "hostage-like situation" in Mazar-i-Sharif. Blinken in his meeting with the Gulf state's ruler hailed "Qatar's extraordinary support in facilitating the safe transit of US citizens, our partners, and other Afghans at-risk," the State Department said.

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Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 week, 5 days ago

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony is disrupted by protesters at the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP WASHINGTON — US Congressional Republicans on Wednesday grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. …

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan
1 week, 5 days ago

Blinken grilled on US withdrawal from Afghanistan

China Daily  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's testimony is disrupted by protesters at the House Foreign Affairs Committee during a hearing on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday. J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE / AP WASHINGTON — US Congressional Republicans on Wednesday grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the chaotic withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. …

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden lied, pulled out US forces from Afghanistan against military advice: Report

India Today  

US President Joe Biden was adamant on getting out of Afghanistan, and ignored the advice of the US military, the Afghanistan government and Nato. “During his decades-long tenure as a Delaware US senator, eight years as Vice President of the United States and nearly four years as president, Mr Biden has demonstrated distrust of America’s military experts and advisors and …

Taliban and US envoys have discussed the release of 2 American prisoners at third Doha meeting
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban and US envoys have discussed the release of 2 American prisoners at third Doha meeting

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban’s delegation to the third United Nations-led Doha meeting on increasing engagement with Afghanistan met with U.S. envoys on the sidelines and discussed the two Americans imprisoned in the central Asian country. We should free our prisoners in exchange for them.” Special Representative Thomas West and Special Envoy Rina Amiri met directly with the Taliban, according to …

UN-led meeting in Qatar with Afghan Taliban is not a recognition of their government, official says
5 months, 3 weeks ago

UN-led meeting in Qatar with Afghan Taliban is not a recognition of their government, official says

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — A United Nations-led meeting held in Qatar with the Taliban on increasing engagement with Afghanistan does not translate into a recognition of their government, a U.N. official said Monday. The gathering on Sunday and Monday in Qatar’s capital of Doha with envoys from some two dozen countries was the first time that representatives of the Afghan Taliban administration …

Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions

The Hindu  

Taliban authorities said on July 1 they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they attended a UN-hosted summit in Doha with special representatives to Afghanistan for the first time. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, senior Foreign Ministry official Zakir Jalaly said the Taliban government delegation would use July 1’s meetings to address “financial and banking sanctions” and …

What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What to expect as Taliban joins third UN-held talks on Afghanistan in Qatar

Al Jazeera  

It is the first time the Taliban is attending the talks but female representatives from Afghanistan have been excluded. The UN says the talks are part of an ongoing process aimed at a future where Afghanistan is at peace internally and with its neighbours, fully integrated into the international community and where it meets international obligations, including on human rights, …

Taliban representatives meet U.N., Afghanistan envoys in Doha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban representatives meet U.N., Afghanistan envoys in Doha

The Hindu  

Representatives of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime began meetings on Sunday with UN officials as they attended talks in Doha with special envoys to the Central Asian country for the first time, a UN spokesperson said. UN officials and over 20 envoys, including the U.S. special representative to Afghanistan, were expected to meet with the Taliban government’s delegation led by spokesman Zabihullah …

Taliban attends U.N.-led meeting on Afghanistan, with women excluded
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban attends U.N.-led meeting on Afghanistan, with women excluded

LA Times  

Zabihullah Mujahid, center right, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government, speaks with Uzbekistan Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Ismatullah Irgashev on Sunday in Doha, Qatar. A Taliban delegation on Sunday attended a United Nations-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after organizers said women would be excluded from the gathering. The Taliban was not invited to the first meeting, and U.N. …

The Taliban confirm they will attend a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The Taliban confirm they will attend a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Tuesday confirmed their delegation will attend an upcoming U.N.-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after the organizers said last week that women would be excluded from the gathering. The meeting on June 30 and July 1 is the third U.N.- The Taliban were not invited to the first and the U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

The Hindu  

The United Nations' top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women's rights are certain to be raised. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said that, in the face of the Taliban's tightening repression of women and girls, the …

UN special envoy calls for more direct engagement with Taliban regime in Afghanistan
1 year ago

UN special envoy calls for more direct engagement with Taliban regime in Afghanistan

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. Read our privacy policy The United Nations Security Council …

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban
1 year, 7 months ago

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban

Al Jazeera  

Talks will include diplomatic envoys and aid donors as the UN plans to press the Taliban to ease restrictions on women. Doha, Qatar – The Taliban has not been invited to a United Nations-organised conference on Afghanistan in Doha, with the Afghan group governing the South Asian country saying that the two-day meeting would be “ineffective” without its participation. “Any …

Taliban not invited to Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says U.N.
1 year, 7 months ago

Taliban not invited to Doha meeting on Afghanistan, says U.N.

The Hindu  

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has not invited the Taliban administration to a meeting that he is convening with special envoys on Afghanistan from various countries in Doha next week, a U.N. spokesperson said on Friday. Last week the United Nations had to stress that the meeting will not focus on the possible international recognition of the Taliban administration after comments …

US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Antony Blinken
1 year, 9 months ago

US working to assist Americans who want to leave Afghanistan: Antony Blinken

Hindustan Times  

The US is working to assist 44 Americans who want to leave Afghanistan and numerous others who have been detained by the de facto authorities, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Khaama Press reported. Blinken was speaking before the Congress when members of the opposition Republican Party went on the offensive on the US exit from Afghanistan in 2021 …

US will not fund non-state actors in Afghanistan: Taliban sources
2 years, 2 months ago

US will not fund non-state actors in Afghanistan: Taliban sources

Al Jazeera  

Taliban sources tell Al Jazeera that US officials assured them during a meeting in Doha. Doha, Qatar – The United States has assured Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that Washington will not fund any armed groups or non-state actors in the country, Taliban sources have told Al Jazeera. The assurances were welcomed by the Taliban as Tajik armed groups, which have been …

Taliban ‘not aware’ Ayman al-Zawahiri was in Kabul
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban ‘not aware’ Ayman al-Zawahiri was in Kabul

The Hindu  

The Taliban on August 4 said the government had no information about al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri "entering and living" in capital city Kabul and warned the United States to never repeat an attack on Afghan soil. The United States killed Zawahiri with a missile fired from a drone while he stood on a balcony at his Kabul hideout on Sunday, …

Taliban investigating US ‘claim’ of killing al-Qaeda chief
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban investigating US ‘claim’ of killing al-Qaeda chief

Al Jazeera  

Taliban representative to the UN says the Afghan government and group’s leadership is ‘not aware’ of what is being claimed. The Taliban says it is investigating a “claim” by the United States that it killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone attack in Kabul, says a Taliban official, indicating the group’s leadership was not aware of his presence there. …

US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

US killing al-Zawahiri in Kabul a violation of Doha pact: Taliban

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban condemns the drone strike, calling it a ‘clear violation’ of international principles and the 2020 Doha Agreement. The Taliban has condemned the killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri by the United States in a “precision” drone strike in the centre of Kabul. In a statement on Tuesday, the group called the strike a “clear violation” of international principles …

Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts
2 years, 5 months ago

Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government departed for Qatar on Wednesday to meet with U.S. officials, the Taliban said. Overstretched aid agencies say last week’s earthquake underscored the need for the international community to rethink its financial cut-off of Afghanistan and freezing of the country’s reserves. Taliban government officials and U.S. officials were slated …

Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos
3 years ago

Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos

India Today  

The Taliban didn’t take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered some of the first insights into the secret and sudden departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — and how he came to invite the Taliban into the city “to protect the …

Pakistan ‘welcomes’ second round of US-Taliban talks in Doha
3 years ago

Pakistan ‘welcomes’ second round of US-Taliban talks in Doha

Al Jazeera  

The foreign ministry reiterates the country’s position that the world community needs to engage with the Taliban government. Pakistan has “welcomed” a second round of talks between the United States and the Taliban since the latter’s takeover of Afghanistan earlier this year, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says. US Special Representative on Afghanistan and Pakistan Tom West will arrive …

Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

Qatar agrees to represent US interests in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Gulf nation of Qatar has agreed to represent the United States in Taliban-run Afghanistan following the closure of the American Embassy in Kabul and withdrawal of all U.S. forces from the country in late August. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Qatari counterpart, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, announced Friday that Qatar will serve as the U.S. …

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan
3 years, 1 month ago

Qatar to act as US diplomatic representative in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will represent the diplomatic interests of the US in Afghanistan, the first official representation for the US in Kabul since its troop withdrawal in August. Al Thani said: “We are dedicated to contributing to the stability of Afghanistan and the safety and wellbeing of the Afghan people.” A Qatari official involved …

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists

News 18  

The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan has vowed to not let its soil be used by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army to carry out terror operations in neighbouring Pakistan, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Qureshi and Pakistani spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Thursday to meet the Taliban …

Amid flurry of Taliban diplomacy, Qatar stresses engagement
3 years, 2 months ago

Amid flurry of Taliban diplomacy, Qatar stresses engagement

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar’s foreign minister said isolating Afghanistan and its new Taliban rulers “will never be an answer” and argued Wednesday that engaging with the former insurgents could empower the more moderate voices among them. Al Thani told an audience of counterterrorism specialists in Doha that Qatar believes the international community should urge the Taliban “to take …

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid, says State Department
3 years, 2 months ago

US, Taliban had 'productive' talks on humanitarian aid, says State Department

India Today  

The United States and the Taliban had "productive discussions" on the issue of humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan during meetings in Qatar over the weekend, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday, describing the talks as "largely positive." Officials discussed humanitarian access during the two days of meetings between Taliban representatives and US officials including some from the intelligence community …

Qatar urges engagement with Taliban amid humanitarian crisis
3 years, 2 months ago

Qatar urges engagement with Taliban amid humanitarian crisis

Al Jazeera  

Qatar believes that recognising the Taliban government in Afghanistan is not a priority now, and that the focus should be on engaging with the new administration and addressing humanitarian issues, a senior Qatari official has said. Mutlaq al-Qahtani, special envoy of the Qatari foreign minister, called on Tuesday for other countries to engage more deeply with the Taliban as Afghanistan’s …

Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words: US after Doha talks
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban will be judged on its actions, not only its words: US after Doha talks

India TV News  

US interagency delegation travelled to Qatar to meet senior Taliban representatives from Kabul and discussed issues of vital national interest, said State Department's spokesperson Ned Price on Sunday. "On October 9 and 10, an interagency delegation traveled to Doha, Qatar to meet with senior Taliban representatives. The delegations of the Taliban and the US have held their first meeting in …

Taliban say US to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan; new political rulers not to be recognised
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say US to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan; new political rulers not to be recognised

India TV News  

The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban said Sunday. The US statement was less definitive, saying only that the two sides “discussed the United States’ provision of robust humanitarian assistance, directly to the …

US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, say Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, say Taliban

India Today  

The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new Taliban rulers, the Taliban said Sunday. READ: Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks The Taliban said the talks held in Doha, Qatar, “went well,” with Washington …

Taliban, US conclude ‘candid, professional’ talks in Doha
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban, US conclude ‘candid, professional’ talks in Doha

Al Jazeera  

US side focused on security, women’s rights and evacuations while Taliban called for international recognition and an end to sanctions. Delegates from the Taliban and the United States have held “candid and professional” talks in the Qatari capital, according to a US official, with the two-day discussions focusing on security and “terrorism” concerns, the rights of women and girls as …

Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say they won’t work with US to contain Islamic State

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August. However, Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press there would be no …

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain IS activities in Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain IS activities in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen said they want to tackle the IS issue independently. The Taliban, however, have signaled flexibility regarding evacuations of those stranded Islamabad: The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the US to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former …

US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 2 months ago

US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Senior Taliban officials and U.S. representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country, officials from both sides said. It's the first such meeting since U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in late August, ending a 20-year military presence there, and the Taliban's …

US, Taliban hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 2 months ago

US, Taliban hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian situation and the implementation of the 2020 US-Taliban agreement on agenda in talks held in Doha. Senior Taliban officials and United States representatives have discussed “opening a new page” in their countries’ relationship as they kicked off talks in Qatar, according to a top Afghan diplomat. The in-person meetings that began in Doha on Saturday are the first since …

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban say they won't work with US to contain Islamic State

India Today  

The Taliban on Saturday ruled out cooperation with the US to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan, staking out an uncompromising position on a key issue ahead of the first direct talks between the former foes since America withdrew from the country in August. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told The Associated Press there would be no cooperation with Washington on …

Threatened Afghans hopeful of fleeing after Taliban resumes passport services
3 years, 2 months ago

Threatened Afghans hopeful of fleeing after Taliban resumes passport services

Firstpost  

Hundreds flocked to the department to apply for travel documents in a test of the new Afghan government’s commitment to the international community to allow eligible people to leave Kabul: The reopening of the passport office in Kabul on Wednesday gave some Afghans who feel threatened under Taliban rule fresh hope they may soon be able to escape the country. …

Taliban still struggling for international recognition
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban still struggling for international recognition

Al Jazeera  

Group spent the last two years courting world leaders but has found it difficult to gain acceptance since taking power in August. The Taliban’s diplomatic isolation is in contrast to the last 10 years, which saw the group making several trips across the region as part of their peace efforts with the US administration. ‘Taliban part of Afghanistan’s reality’ Janan …

US Secy Of State Antony Blinken Sees 'Global Unity' On Taliban After Talks With Pak, China
3 years, 3 months ago

US Secy Of State Antony Blinken Sees 'Global Unity' On Taliban After Talks With Pak, China

ABP News  

New York: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi and held talks with ministers’ of the four other veto-wielding Security Council members, has said he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban, adding “there is very strong unity of approach and unity of purpose”. READ: Hard Punishments Including Executions, Cutting …

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions
3 years, 3 months ago

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions

News 18  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday he believed the world was united on pressing the Taliban after speaking with Pakistan, China and Russia, key players with Afghanistan’s new rulers. Blinken met Thursday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with his counterpart from Pakistan, the chief ally of the Taliban regime that was toppled by US troops …

Anthony Blinken discusses way forward in Afghanistan with Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi
3 years, 3 months ago

Anthony Blinken discusses way forward in Afghanistan with Pakistan's Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Firstpost  

Blinken appreciated the work that Pakistan has done to facilitate the departure of American citizens who wish to leave Afghanistan as well as others Washington: US Secretary of State Tony Blinken has met with the visiting Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of the 76th UN General Assembly and discussed the way forward in Afghanistan, stressing the …

Focusing on 'necessity of continuing dialogue', Qatar urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Focusing on 'necessity of continuing dialogue', Qatar urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban

Firstpost  

Qatar is a close US ally and hosts the largest US military base in the Middle East, but the tiny Gulf Arab state also has some sway with the Taliban Dubai: The ruling emir of Qatar, whose nation has played a pivotal role in Afghanistan in the wake of the US withdrawal, urged world leaders gathered at the United Nations …

Taliban asks to address UN after Afghanistan takeover
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban asks to address UN after Afghanistan takeover

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan’s new rulers have asked to represent the country at the 76th annual UN session, posing a dilemma for the UN. The Taliban wants its envoy to address the annual United Nations General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders this week, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday, raising the question of who should represent Afghanistan in the intergovernmental organisation. The …

Qatar’s ruler urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Qatar’s ruler urges world leaders not to boycott Taliban

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The ruling emir of Qatar, whose nation has played a pivotal role in Afghanistan in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal, urged world leaders gathered at the United Nations on Tuesday against turning their backs on the country’s Taliban rulers. Speaking from the podium of the U.N. General Assembly, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani …

Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning
3 years, 3 months ago

Antony Blinken defense of Afghan policy clouded by al-Qaida warning

India TV News  

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to parry bipartisan congressional criticism of the Biden administration’s Afghanistan withdrawal, as new intelligence estimates warned that al-Qaida could soon again use Afghan soil to plot attacks on the United States. “The execution of the U.S. withdrawal was clearly and fatally flawed,” said committee chairman Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., who has been …

Foreign Minister says Taliban government won’t allow militant attacks on others
3 years, 3 months ago

Foreign Minister says Taliban government won’t allow militant attacks on others

The Hindu  

The Foreign Minister in Afghanistan’s new Taliban-run Cabinet on Monday said the government remains committed to its promises not to allow militants to use its territory to attack others. In his first press conference since the Taliban formed an interim government a week ago, Molavi Amir Khan Muttaqi would not give a timeframe for how long the government would be …

US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Says Pakistan Involved In Harbouring Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

US Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Says Pakistan Involved In Harbouring Taliban

ABP News  

New Delhi: The United States has said that it will reassess its relationship with Pakistan in the coming weeks referring to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. On Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Pakistan has a "multiplicity of interests" that are in conflict with the US in a report by Reuters. Blinken told the House of Representatives …

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar releases audio statement amid rumours of death
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar releases audio statement amid rumours of death

India Today  

The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement on Monday saying he was alive and well after news of his supposed demise went viral on social media. Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was last week named as the number two to Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, blamed "fake propaganda" for the death rumours in an audio …

Taliban leaders take flight from Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif, say flew freely after 21 years
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban leaders take flight from Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif, say flew freely after 21 years

India Today  

Taliban leaders took a flight from Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif, with spokesperson and deputy head of cultural commission Ahmadullah Wasiq saying “we flew freely after 21 years”. After 21 years, we flew freely from the capital Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province on our Ariana Afghan Airlines without any worries," Ahmadullah Wasiq tweeted. On Sunday, Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin …

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