Taliban takeover of Afganistan not inevitable, say US experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Taliban takeover of Afganistan not inevitable, say US experts

Daily Mail  

Kabul could be captured by the Taliban within a year as US forces withdraw from Afghanistan, but its fall is not inevitable and will depend on a much better-run Afghan defense force, US experts say. As worries mount that the insurgents could retake power in the war-torn country, experts with years of experience in Afghanistan warned that poor leadership, corruption and ethnic divisions in the Afghan security forces offer the Taliban advantages, and that much depends on whether President Ashraf Ghani's troubled government can hold. Afghans gather with their heavy weapons to support government security forces against the Taliban, in Guzara district, Herat province US experts say Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is facing a tough test with the stepped up attacks by Taliban insurgents, who have the potential of besieging Kabul within a year 'There's really no denying the size and the speed of the kind of territorial losses the government has suffered,' Andrew Watkins of the International Crisis Group told AFP. An Afghan Public Protection Force stands guard at an outpost set up against Taliban fighters in Kajaki, northeast of Helmand Province Malkasian said that the Taliban are focused as much on eroding public morale and confidence in the government as they are on gaining the upper hand in negotiations on a future government.

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Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show
7 months, 1 week ago

Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show

Hindustan Times  

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers celebrated three years in power on Wednesday with a military parade paying homage to their homemade bombs used in war, fighter aircraft and goose-stepping security forces. Taliban celebrate 3 years since Afghanistan takeover with military show The Taliban's armed forces towed Soviet-era tanks and artillery pieces through the former US air base in Bagram, where Chinese and …

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
7 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
7 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

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. Despite no international recognition as the country's official rulers, …

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate power
7 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 1 week 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 …

Russia's strategic shift: Embracing the Taliban in Afghanistan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia's strategic shift: Embracing the Taliban in Afghanistan

Hindustan Times  

In the ever-shifting landscape of international relations, the recent events in Afghanistan have ignited the attention of global powers, with Russia assuming a pivotal role. This strategic pivot is a momentous juncture in Russia's foreign policy, signifying a departure from its conventional stance towards Afghanistan. The Taliban's anti-western stance aligns with Russia's narratives, offering the Kremlin potential benefits like access …

Afghanistan’s pro-democracy leaders still see a future without the Taliban
1 year, 3 months ago

Afghanistan’s pro-democracy leaders still see a future without the Taliban

The Independent  

Forced to gather in exile, Afghanistan’s resistance movement is working in the shadows on ways to oust the Taliban from its grip on Kabul, knowing it can no longer trust or rely on the Western allies who so hastily pulled out of the country in August 2021. “The West is watching the Taliban close schools and ban education, but it …

Has Afghanistan Turned into a Sanctuary for Jihadist Groups?
1 year, 5 months ago

Has Afghanistan Turned into a Sanctuary for Jihadist Groups?

The Diplomat  

August 15 marked two years since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, following the U.S. withdrawal and the collapse of the Ashraf Ghani regime. Hence, the Taliban’s complex relations with different militant groups are an important vector in understanding how the jihadist challenge is evolving in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. In the second year of Taliban rule, the ISKP’s attacks in Afghanistan have …

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan
1 year, 5 months ago

How the US-Taliban Deal Failed Afghanistan

The Diplomat  

After two decades of war in Afghanistan, and the immeasurable sacrifices of the nation’s soldiers, law enforcement, and public officials, Kabul is once again under the rule of the Taliban. As part of the Doha agreement, the Taliban agreed to reduce the violence in Afghanistan, and Taliban attacks on U.S. and other foreign troops steadily decreased, but the group’s attacks …

'Afghanistan headed for civil war with Taliban splitting into...:' Ex-commander
1 year, 6 months ago

'Afghanistan headed for civil war with Taliban splitting into...:' Ex-commander

India Today  

Two years after the US forces abruptly left Kabul, Afghanistan is headed towards a civil war, the Taliban is now riddled with factionalism, and the country is fast becoming a safe haven for foreign terrorists, a former Afghan commander has said. "I believe that the situation in Afghanistan is very critical and dangerous and it's going in a dangerous direction, …

Afghanistan is moving into a darker future and we are letting it happen
1 year, 7 months ago

Afghanistan is moving into a darker future and we are letting it happen

The Independent  

Two years on from Britain’s chaotic exit from Kabul and the saga of a shameful betrayal is far from over. While the government’s bespoke Afghan resettlement schemes have rescued about 25,000 refugees from certain execution at the hands of the Taliban, many more have been left in hiding in their own country, unable to escape, or else in camps in …

Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Taliban slams US report on rising threats in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the country is enjoying its greatest stability of the past 40 years. The Taliban has rejected a United States watchdog’s report saying foreign armed groups and domestic security threats have increased in Afghanistan since the group took over the country in a blitzkrieg in August 2021. “We strongly reject SIGAR’s propaganda,” the Taliban’s chief spokesman, …

Abrupt withdrawal, lack of planning led to collapse of West-backed govt in Kabul: Watchdog report
2 years ago

Abrupt withdrawal, lack of planning led to collapse of West-backed govt in Kabul: Watchdog report

Firstpost  

An abrupt withdrawal from Afghanistan and years of problems with planning contributed to the collapse of the Western-backed government in Kabul and the Taliban takeover of the country soon after American forces departed, the government’s watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction revealed New Delhi: An abrupt and uncoordinated withdrawal from Afghanistan and years of problems with planning and oversight of US assistance …

Column: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: Kabul’s fall was a debacle, but long-term impact hasn’t been as catastrophic as feared

LA Times  

Taliban fighters take over Kabul International Airport last August and inspect equipment left behind after the U.S. military withdrew from Afghanistan. One year ago, as President Biden was withdrawing the last American troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban swept into Kabul and abruptly brought a 20-year, $2.3-trillion U.S. war to an ignominious end. It was Biden’s worst foreign policy failure, and …

Op-Ed: What does Afghanistan look like after one year of Taliban rule?
2 years, 7 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 …

Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
2 years, 7 months ago

Timeline of events in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

The Hindu  

The Taliban's capture of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021 brought the hardline movement back into power in Afghanistan nearly 20 years after they were toppled by the U.S. invasion following the 9/11 attacks. Feb. 29, 2020 — U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration signs an agreement with the Taliban committing to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1, 2021. April …

Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban: One year later
2 years, 7 months ago

Afghanistan's fall to the Taliban: One year later

Firstpost  

The Taliban stormed back to power a year ago in Afghanistan as the United States-led forces withdrew from the country. With the return of the Islamists, the country is plunged into a deep economic and humanitarian crisis Kabul: The Taliban stormed back to power a year ago as United States-led forces withdrew from the country, two decades after first ousting …

Key events since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a year ago
2 years, 7 months ago

Key events since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan a year ago

Al Jazeera  

The group made a stunning return to power on August 15 last year as the US-led forces withdrew from the country after two decades. The Taliban stormed back to power a year ago as the United States-led forces withdrew from the country, two decades after first removing the regime. Here are the key events of the past 12 months: Taliban …

UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance
2 years, 9 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, …

UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance
2 years, 9 months ago

UN: Taliban faces threat from Islamic State, new resistance

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — 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, U.N. experts said in a new report. “Further stresses revolve around power, resources, and regional and ethnic divisions.” Despite …

U.N. says over 100 ex-Afghan forces and officials have been killed since Taliban takeover
3 years, 1 month ago

U.N. says over 100 ex-Afghan forces and officials have been killed since Taliban takeover

LA Times  

Afghan National Army personnel march during a 2020 graduation ceremony. He added that despite Taliban assurances, the U.N. political mission has also received credible allegations “of enforced disappearances and other violations impacting the right to life and physical integrity” of former government and coalition members. Guterres said human rights defenders and media workers also continue “to come under attack, intimidation, …

Can The Taliban Handle the Islamic State?
3 years, 2 months ago

Can The Taliban Handle the Islamic State?

The Diplomat  

Speaking at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in mid-December, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan caused quite a stir. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who remained in Afghanistan even as the Western-backed government of his successor Ashraf Ghani collapsed, fired back on Twitter, characterizing Khan’s remarks as “an attempt to sow discord among Afghans, and an insult to the Afghan …

Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Putin says 'Taliban could possibly be removed from terrorists' list'; calls for inclusive govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Putin says 'Taliban could possibly be removed from terrorists' list'; calls for inclusive govt

India TV News  

The removal of the Taliban movement from the list of terrorist organisations is possible, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomes remarks by President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, regarding removal of names of IEA leaders from the blacklist," Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the spokesperson of the Afghan Foreign Ministry in …

Months after Taliban seize power in Afghanistan, former leader to visit UN as woman in exile
3 years, 4 months ago

Months after Taliban seize power in Afghanistan, former leader to visit UN as woman in exile

India Today  

Two months after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, one of the country’s once-prominent female leaders — a former parliament member, candidate for president and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize — is visiting the United Nations, not as a representative of her government but as a woman in exile. “The Afghanistan that I was hoping for was women …

Afghanistan hurtling toward collapse, Sweden and Pakistan say
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan hurtling toward collapse, Sweden and Pakistan say

CNN  

Afghanistan will shortly collapse into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly, Swedish and Pakistani ministers warned on Saturday. Afghanistan plunged into crisis after the hardline Islamist Taliban movement drove out the Western-backed government in August triggering the abrupt end of billions of dollars in assistance to its aid-dependent economy. He said economic freefall could provide an environment for terrorist …

Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks

India Today  

The Taliban warned the United States not to "destabilise" the regime on Saturday during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal, as a deadly sectarian bombing raised further questions about their grip on power. As mourners in northern Afghanistan buried their dead from an attack on a Shiite mosque that killed 62, a Taliban delegation told US officials in …

US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 5 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 to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
3 years, 5 months ago

US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

Associated Press  

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 …

Who are the Taliban and what’s next for Afghanistan?
3 years, 5 months ago

Who are the Taliban and what’s next for Afghanistan?

Live Mint  

The Taliban, an Islamist fundamentalist organization that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until being toppled by the 2001 U.S. invasion, seized the Afghan capital Kabul on Aug. 15 after President Ashraf Ghani escaped the country, crowning a rapid offensive that started in May. The Taliban, a word that means “students,” were founded in southern Afghanistan by Mullah Mohammad Omar, a one-eyed …

Top US General Milley calls Afghanistan a ‘strategic failure’
3 years, 5 months ago

Top US General Milley calls Afghanistan a ‘strategic failure’

Al Jazeera  

Pentagon chiefs say if US troops had remained in Afghanistan longer, that could have prevented fall of Kabul to the Taliban. “It is clear and obvious that the war in Afghanistan did not end on the terms we wanted with the Taliban now in power in Kabul,” General Milley told the Senate Armed Services Committee, warning that Afghanistan today appears …

US Holds Maiden Talks With Pak on Afghan Crisis, Says Legitimacy of Taliban Will be Defined by Actions
3 years, 5 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 …

Islamic State uses Taliban's own tactics to attack Afghanistan's new rulers
3 years, 5 months ago

Islamic State uses Taliban's own tactics to attack Afghanistan's new rulers

India Today  

A little more than a month after toppling the Western-backed government in Kabul, Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are facing internal enemies who have adopted many of the tactics of urban warfare that marked their own successful guerrilla campaign. Read | Taliban say no evidence of al-Qaeda or ISIS presence in Afghanistan Two members of the movement's intelligence services who investigated …

OPINION: Finally, Taliban are on the Receiving End
3 years, 6 months ago

OPINION: Finally, Taliban are on the Receiving End

News 18  

As missiles came raining down on Kabul during early afternoon of September 16, it sent a disturbing message across the world that not all jihadists are on the same page when it comes to establishing an Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan. The video of deputy prime minster Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar that surfaced on the same day the missile attack took …

‘New reality’ established in Afghan with Taliban takeover, foreign troops’ pullout: Pak PM at SCO summit
3 years, 6 months ago

‘New reality’ established in Afghan with Taliban takeover, foreign troops’ pullout: Pak PM at SCO summit

India TV News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that a "new reality" has been established in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in Kabul and it is now in the international community’s "collective interest" to ensure that there is no renewed conflict in the war-torn country and it will never again become a safe haven for terrorists. Addressing the 20th …

Afghanistan — the shape of things to come
3 years, 6 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 …

'Islam Advocates Equality': Hurriyat Tells Taliban, Hopes New Regime Will Bring Peace To Afghanistan
3 years, 6 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's takeover by Taliban will benefit Pakistan, harm India: Owaisi
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan's takeover by Taliban will benefit Pakistan, harm India: Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban is not good for India and it will benefit Pakistan. The changes in Afghanistan are not good for India, Owaisi said in reply to a question on the effect of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan on UP politics. Presently lodged in a Gujarat jail in …

Exhausted and abandoned: Why Afghanistan's army collapsed in the face of Taliban forces
3 years, 6 months ago

Exhausted and abandoned: Why Afghanistan's army collapsed in the face of Taliban forces

India Today  

When the Taliban swept into Kabul last month, capturing Afghanistan's capital without a fight, the sheer speed of the collapse of the Western-backed and trained army stunned the world. But senior officials in the former Afghan administration told AFP that the lightning victory was not entirely unexpected, and the consequence of fundamental leadership failures, rampant corruption, slick Taliban propaganda — …

War in Afghanistan now over, will announce new govt in next few days: Taliban
3 years, 6 months ago

War in Afghanistan now over, will announce new govt in next few days: Taliban

India TV News  

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday said that the war in Afghanistan is over and an announcement about the formation of the new government will be made in the next few days. "The war in Afghanistan is over, now we will work together to rebuild this country," said Mujahid at a press conference in Kabul, as quoted by TOLO News. …

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 6, 2021
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 6, 2021

The Hindu  

After all the U.S. troops pulled out from Afghanistan, and many countries evacuated refugees, the Taliban announced that Mullah Baradar, the militant group co-founder would head the government. The Taliban have taken complete control of Panjshir province, the last area in Afghanistan being held by resistance forces, the Islamist militant group's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on September 6. U.N. spokesman …

Taliban claims victory in Panjshir as it calls to end war
3 years, 6 months ago

Taliban claims victory in Panjshir as it calls to end war

Al Jazeera  

The group’s spokesman says it has taken control of the last holdout province, but opposition forces pledge to continue fighting. 6 Sep 2021 - 17:38 GMT UK premier says ‘proud of legacy’ in Afghanistan British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK should be “proud of its legacy” in Afghanistan, despite the total takeover of the country by the …

Opinion | Afghanistan: All eyes on new Taliban govt now
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | Afghanistan: All eyes on new Taliban govt now

India TV News  

Fierce fighting is going on between Taliban soldiers and Northern Alliance resistance forces in Afghanistan’s Panjshir valley. In my prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Friday night, we showed videos of fierce fighting going on between Taliban and resistance forces in Panjshir valley. Taliban is offering a dialogue to resistance leaders because Panjshir valley is close to Bagram airbase …

Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top US general warns of civil war
3 years, 6 months ago

Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top US general warns of civil war

India Today  

Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the militant group, as the top US general warned of a "civil war" if the Islamists failed to consolidate power. Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi said the districts of Khinj and Unabah had been taken, giving Taliban forces control …

Rebels hold out in Panjshir; Taliban set up gov’t in Kabul: Live
3 years, 6 months ago

Rebels hold out in Panjshir; Taliban set up gov’t in Kabul: Live

Al Jazeera  

Taliban forces and fighters loyal to local leader Ahmad Massoud fight in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, as Taliban leaders work to form government. Qatar, on its part, said it was working with the Taliban to reopen Kabul’s airport “as soon as possible”, Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said, adding that the Gulf state was The British foreign secretary …

The Taliban have declared victory. Now they must reckon with a country freefalling into chaos
3 years, 6 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 …

Afghanistan’s neighbors see opportunity and peril in Taliban takeover
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghanistan’s neighbors see opportunity and peril in Taliban takeover

LA Times  

Taliban fighters widen the perimeter outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday as the U.S. military completes its withdrawal from the country. As regional powers such as Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan joust and jostle, he said, “everyone has interests to safeguard.” Even broken by decades of war, Afghanistan is viewed as a prize, a vital strategic crossroads since …

Analysis: The Taliban’s return has plunged the Middle East into uncharted waters
3 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: The Taliban’s return has plunged the Middle East into uncharted waters

CNN  

CNN — Afghanistan may not be part of the Middle East but its geopolitical fate has for decades been inextricably linked to that of the nearby region. He argued that the US “no longer had a clear purpose in an open-ended mission in Afghanistan” and that the US’ withdrawal signaled “ending an era of major military operations to remake other …

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal
3 years, 6 months ago

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban reveled in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war. It will take time.” A long-running economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country in mid-August, with people crowding banks to maximize their daily withdrawal …

After U.S. exit, Taliban celebrate victory
3 years, 6 months ago

After U.S. exit, Taliban celebrate victory

The Hindu  

The hardline Islamist Taliban celebrated their total return to power on Tuesday with gunfire and diplomacy, after the last U.S. troops flew out of Afghanistan to end two decades of war. this victory belongs to us all,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told reporters hours later on the runway of the airport. Mujahid also insisted Taliban security forces would “be gentle …

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