US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force
3 years, 5 months ago

US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick succession. Meanwhile, the Taliban military chief released an audio message to his fighters on Tuesday, ordering them not to harm Afghan forces and government officials in territories they conquer. The U.N. human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, said Tuesday that her office had counted at least 183 deaths and hundreds of injuries among civilians in a handful of cities in recent weeks – but cautioned that “the real figures will be much higher.” The International Committee of the Red Cross said that its staff has treated more than 4,000 Afghans this month in their 15 facilities across the country, including in Helmand and Kandahar, where Afghan and U.S. airstrikes are trying to rein in the Taliban onslaught. Yusuf refused to definitively say whether Pakistan, which holds considerable sway over the Taliban, would recognize a Taliban government installed by force, saying instead that Pakistan wants to see an “inclusive” government in Kabul.

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Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism of Morality Law as 'Arrogance'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Afghanistan Taliban Govt Rejects Criticism of Morality Law as 'Arrogance'

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul:Afghanistan's Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic law showed "arrogance". The law is "firmly rooted in Islamic teachings" that should be respected and understood, said chief government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement Monday night. Earlier Monday, deputy government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said the law would be …

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate power
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate power

The Hindu  

Three years into its rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and enforced its strict version of Islamic law. Chief Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, who led the delegation, said the gathering was further proof that: "Afghanistan has come out of isolation". "We are in favour of positive meetings with …

Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan under Taliban remains ‘permissive haven’ for al-Qaeda: UNSC report

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Many nations have concerns about Afghanistan being a source of insecurity for the region even as the country continues to be used by al-Qaeda as a “permissive haven” under the Taliban, according to a new United Nations Security Council report. Taliban security personnel stand guard near a poppy field in Argo district on May 12, 2024 The Islamic …

‘No dialogue’: Pakistan says open to attacks on Afghan-based armed groups
6 months, 2 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 …

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 …

Pakistan Taliban running ‘shadow rule’ in North Waziristan, warns govt contractors of armed action for disobeying orders
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan Taliban running ‘shadow rule’ in North Waziristan, warns govt contractors of armed action for disobeying orders

Firstpost  

The Pakistan Taliban has successfully established a shadow rule in various parts of the volatile northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is now directing local officials and contractors to “consult and cooperate” with its clandestine administrative apparatus, according to a report In a concerning development, the Pakistan Taliban, operating under the formal appellation of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, has successfully established a shadow rule …

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 …

Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power
1 year, 4 months ago

Taliban rule of Afghanistan is open-ended, their chief spokesman says as they begin year 3 in power

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban view their rule of Afghanistan as …

2 Years of Taliban Diplomacy
1 year, 5 months ago

2 Years of Taliban Diplomacy

The Diplomat  

August 15 marked two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, a milestone the Islamic Emirate celebrated by emphasizing that its rule is “open-ended” and faces no challengers. Traders come and go and transfer goods.” Despite lacking de jure recognition, the Taliban government’s engagements with regional players have soared in the past two years. As the Taliban navigate ties with regional …

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 …

World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

World faces tough choices in dealing with Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 22, 2023 14:24 IST - 7 MINS READ On the third anniversary of the Doha Agreement, signed on February 29, 2020, between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, US spokesperson Ned Price said that the Afghan Taliban were empowered by the agreement. The Afghan Taliban, in its statement, celebrated the day on which the US-led foreign …

Muslim nations call for human rights in Afghanistan as Taliban enforces Islamic Sharia laws
1 year, 11 months ago

Muslim nations call for human rights in Afghanistan as Taliban enforces Islamic Sharia laws

Firstpost  

Dubai: With most of the world watching appalled as the Taliban imposes Islamic rule in Afghanistan, several Muslim countries have urged the ruling regime in Kabul to tone down its radical Islamist tendencies. Writing for Pakistani publication ‘The Dawn’, columnist Mohammed Amir Rana claimed that Pakistan has joined a host of Muslim countries in distancing itself from the Taliban rulers …

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’s ideologies are alien to Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban’s ideologies are alien to Afghanistan: Ahmad Massoud

The Hindu  

At 33, Ahmad Massoud’s bears the likeness of his father, albeit not the ruggedness of the ‘Lion of Panjshir’, Ahmad Shah Massoud, who famously fought the Taliban in the 1990s, and was killed by the Al-Qaeda just two days before the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. Massoud, his father’s only son, went to school in Iran, attended university in the …

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

As West puts Taliban on hold, Kabul eyes future in China, Russia

Al Jazeera  

The killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul will add to mistrust between the Taliban and the West, prolonging the group’s diplomatic isolation. Although engagement between the West and Afghanistan is “likely to slow down” in the wake of al-Zawahiri’s killing, “so far it is unclear if this development will impact regional engagement with the Taliban’s de facto government”, said Ibraheem …

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?
2 years, 4 months ago

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?

LA Times  

One year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan, the country is an even more dangerous place. With the Taliban back in power since mid-August of last year, and its Al Qaeda allies getting a new lease on life, the situation in Afghanistan will get worse before it gets better. As Afghanistan becomes more of a permissive environment for terrorist …

UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance
2 years, 7 months ago

UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance

The Hindu  

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaida as they consolidate control over the country, and their main military threat is coming from the Islamic State extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel, UN experts said in a new report. “Further stresses revolve around power, resources, and regional and ethnic divisions.” Despite these serious issues, …

Pakistan Taliban says ceasefire with gov’t in Islamabad extended
2 years, 7 months ago

Pakistan Taliban says ceasefire with gov’t in Islamabad extended

Al Jazeera  

The banned group, also known as TTP, extends ceasefire indefinitely as the previous truce between the two sides expired on May 30. The Pakistani Taliban says it has indefinitely extended a ceasefire with the government in Islamabad, following two days of talks with a delegation of Pakistani tribal elders that were hosted by the Afghan Taliban. The Pakistani Taliban has …

With Taliban Not Doing Pakistan’s Bidding, Islamabad’s Grand Strategic Plan is Falling Apart
2 years, 8 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 …

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 …

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, …

UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
2 years, 9 months ago

UN votes to secure formal presence in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

India Today  

The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to secure a formal presence in Taliban-governed Afghanistan, as per a report by AFP news agency. The Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan is yet to receive widespread international recognition following its takeover of the nation in August last year. On Thursday, the UNSC approved a resolution that spells out the new one-year mandate …

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 …

Does the World Need to Recognize the Taliban?
2 years, 10 months ago

Does the World Need to Recognize the Taliban?

The Diplomat  

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan collapsed on August 15, 2021 following the Taliban’s remarkably quick takeover of the capital, Kabul. While a Taliban delegate characterized the talks as “a step to legitimize Afghan government,” Norway’s Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt said that the talks were “not a legitimation or recognition of the Taliban.” Earlier, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had …

Six months of Taliban rule
2 years, 10 months ago

Six months of Taliban rule

Hindustan Times  

One of the most dramatic changes brought about by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan six months ago is a sharp reduction in violence. At least half the population of around 39 million is facing starvation, hundreds of thousands have fled to escape reprisals by the Taliban, hundreds of former officials and security personnel have been killed and many more rounded …

'Fought US as they did not recognise us in past': Taliban warn world of threats if not recognised
3 years, 2 months ago

'Fought US as they did not recognise us in past': Taliban warn world of threats if not recognised

India TV News  

The world must recognize the outfit if they do not want to receive any threat from Afghanistan, the Taliban have warned the international community. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said they must be recognized as a responsible side, Khaama Press news agency reported. In a statement that appeared as a possible warning, Mujahid stated …

Pakistan rejects reports of agreement with U.S. to conduct air operations in Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan rejects reports of agreement with U.S. to conduct air operations in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan on Saturday rejected reports about an agreement with the United States on the use of its airspace for intelligence operations in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The Foreign Office issued a statement in response to media queries regarding the news report alluding to formalisation of an agreement between the two countries to conduct military and intelligence operations against Afghanistan. CNN News had …

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 …

EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?

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. “The intensity and breadth of attacks … show the …

Taliban grapple with the potent Islamic State threat in Afghanistan amid spike in insurgencies
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban grapple with the potent Islamic State threat in Afghanistan amid spike in insurgencies

Firstpost  

Both the Taliban and IS advocate rule by their radical interpretations of Islamic law. But there are key ideological differences that fuel their hatred of each other Kabul, Afghanistan: With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there’s a new enemy ascending. “Historically, the majority of IS attacks have targeted the state … Now that the US and the international presence …

EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Can the Taliban suppress the potent IS threat?

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — With the Taliban in power in Afghanistan, there’s a new enemy ascending. “The intensity and breadth of attacks … show the capacity and level of national reach which has caught the Taliban by surprise,” said Ibraheem Bahiss, a consultant with the International Crisis Group. In 2015, a former Taliban commander, Abdul Rauf Khadim, was appointed deputy of …

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

Taliban rules out cooperation with U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban rules out cooperation with U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan

LA Times  

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 cooperation with …

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 …

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 …

Situation could worsen if US doesn't recognise Taliban, says Imran Khan
3 years, 3 months ago

Situation could worsen if US doesn't recognise Taliban, says Imran Khan

India TV News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if the US does not hold talks with the Taliban and take a positive stance on its recognition it could escalate difficulties in the region, local media reported. Imran Khan, during an interview with a Russian media outlet on Friday, said that Afghanistan is currently the most important issue for the entire …

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 …

Afghanistan — the shape of things to come
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan — the shape of things to come

The Hindu  

The new Taliban regime and its mentors in Pakistan require considerable luck to govern Afghanistan successfully. The head of the Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Intelligence, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, visited Kabul in the full glare of publicity to underline Pakistan’s ownership of the Taliban’s ascent in Afghanistan, inviting spontaneous protests across Afghanistan. Lt. Gen. Hameed achieved two out of his three …

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 …

Pakistan involved in harbouring Taliban, Haqqanis: US Secretary of State Blinken
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan involved in harbouring Taliban, Haqqanis: US Secretary of State Blinken

India Today  

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan to deny legitimacy to the Taliban unless they meet international demands, acknowledging concerns that Islamabad has supported militants from Afghanistan. "What we have to look at is an insistence that every country, to include Pakistan, make good on the expectations that the international community has of what is required of …

'Islam Advocates Equality': Hurriyat Tells Taliban, Hopes New Regime Will Bring Peace To Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

'Islam Advocates Equality': Hurriyat Tells Taliban, Hopes New Regime Will Bring Peace To Afghanistan

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Hurriyat Conference expressed that the formation of the new Taliban government will put an end to the conflict and uncertainty in the country after four decades. "After the unfolding of confusing and chaotic events in Afghanistan during the past month, the Hurriyat hopes that the formation of the new government will put an end to four decades …

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban plans to hold oath-taking ceremony on September 11
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban plans to hold oath-taking ceremony on September 11

India TV News  

The interim government of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan is likely to take the oath of office on September 11, a day which also marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US in 2001. As per reports, the newly-formed Taliban government has rolled out invitations to various countries to be part of the oath-taking ceremony, including China, …

Mullah-Molavi Regime of Kabul is of the Taliban, by the Taliban and for the Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

Mullah-Molavi Regime of Kabul is of the Taliban, by the Taliban and for the Taliban

News 18  

One of the last surviving 9/11 masterminds, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was all smiles in a friendly banter with his co-accused during a court hearing on Tuesday at the infamous Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba. The hearing was underway when Taliban Spokesperson Zaibullah Mujahid in Kabul announced the caretaker Taliban regime with a council of ministers headed by Mullah Mohammad …

What to make of the Taliban’s ‘exclusive’ caretaker government
3 years, 4 months ago

What to make of the Taliban’s ‘exclusive’ caretaker government

Al Jazeera  

By excluding women, the Hazara minority and the political opposition from the new administration, the Taliban has shown that it does not comprehend the complexities of governance. The Taliban’s apparent disregard for the international community’s demand for the inclusion of ethnic and political opposition, as well as women, in Afghanistan’s government is alarming for several reasons. The Taliban would have …

World reacts as Taliban announces new Afghan government
3 years, 4 months ago

World reacts as Taliban announces new Afghan government

Al Jazeera  

US expresses concern over ‘track record’ of people named to top posts, while UN agency decries exclusion of women from government. The Taliban has announced an all-male caretaker government drawn exclusively from its inner echelons, including a man under United Nations sanctions as prime minister and another on a United States “terrorism” list as interior minister. United States The US …

Won't recognise Afghanistan Taliban govt, but ready to have 'constructive relationship': UK
3 years, 4 months ago

Won't recognise Afghanistan Taliban govt, but ready to have 'constructive relationship': UK

India TV News  

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the UK is not planning to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government, but is prepared to have a constructive relationship with the militant group. Raab said the world has to "face up to the new reality in Afghanistan" following the withdrawal of Western troops and the Taliban takeover. Speaking after talks with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah …

We have right to raise voice for Muslims anywhere including Kashmir: Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

We have right to raise voice for Muslims anywhere including Kashmir: Taliban

India TV News  

Amid concerns in India that Afghan soil under the Taliban regime can be used for terrorist activities against it, the insurgent group has said it has the right to speak out in favour of Muslims anywhere, including in Kashmir, though it does not have a policy of conducting "armed operations" against any country. Suhail Shaheen, Taliban spokesman for its political …

The Taliban have declared victory. Now they must reckon with a country freefalling into chaos
3 years, 4 months ago

The Taliban have declared victory. Now they must reckon with a country freefalling into chaos

CNN  

CNN — The last American military flight left the airport and disappeared into the Kabul sky on Monday – and minutes later, the Taliban flooded the streets around the city’s last exit point, filling the night with celebratory gunfire. Standing on the runway on Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid framed the militant group’s dramatic takeover of Afghanistan as a nationalist …

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