Tag: KABUL
DoD ‘Deeply Concerned’ by Speed of Taliban’s Advance, ‘Briskly’ Looking for Bases Near Afghanistan
World18:04 GMT 11.07.2021(updated 18:21 GMT 11.07.2021) On Friday, the Pentagon expressed confidence that a Taliban-controlled Afghanistan was not an inevitability, and said...
Iran Assures Its Frontier With Afghanistan ‘Fully Secure’ as Taliban Seizes Main Border Crossing
Iran has had a notoriously poor relationship with the Taliban in past decades, even threatening to launch a military invasion targeting the Sunni fundamentalist...
Boris Johnson Says ‘Never a Perfect Moment to Withdraw Forces From Afghanistan’
Asia & Pacific11:48 GMT 08.07.2021(updated 12:45 GMT 08.07.2021) Earlier this week, the UK media reported that a small number of Special Air...
India Looks to Iran, Russia to Preserve Its Interests in Afghanistan as US Draws Down Presence
In November 2018, India sent a delegation comprising two former diplomats to Russia to attend the “Moscow-format” talks themed around the security situation in...
Uncle Sam Dumps Afghan Mess on Russia
Russia is right to be alarmed about the impending chaos in Afghanistan as the United States and NATO forces finally scurry away from the...
India Rejects Reports of Closing Down Its Embassy in Afghanistan Amid Escalating Violence
India19:51 GMT 06.07.2021Concerns over the security of Indians in Afghanistan have increased as US and allied troops withdraw from Afghanistan in the lead-up...
China to Expand Its Presence in Afghanistan Under BRI as US Leaving Country – Report
Although the Biden administration initially set September 11 as the date for full withdrawal, the US media widely reported that the majority of troops...
Will be Treated as ‘Occupying Forces’: Taliban Warns US, NATO Against Staying After 9/11 Deadline
World17:08 GMT 05.07.2021(updated 17:17 GMT 05.07.2021) Earlier, the US announced that the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan would not be complete...
From ‘Soldiers of God’ to ‘Terrorists’: Story of Washington’s Broken Promise to Afghan Mujahideen
The Taliban*, also known as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), is continuing to make gains on the ground. According to some estimates, the...
Afghan President Ghani Says Region Should ‘Bet’ on Government Amid Taliban Offensive
The US is preparing to evacuate up to 25,000 collaborators as it withdraws from Afghanistan, including interpreters, drivers, security guards, and clerks, among others,...
DOJ Seizes Iranian, Palestinian, and Houthi Websites; CNN Suffers Rating Implosion
The US Department of Justice has seized several websites related to the self-proclaimed "Axis of Resistance" Iranian alliance with few explanations.Gerald Horne, professor of...
Afghan Gov’t Could Crumble in Six Months After American Troop Exit, Claims New US Intel Assessment
The US, which arrived in Afghanistan in 2001 following the 11 September terrorist attacks, in April announced a withdrawal of troops, to be completed...
Taliban Perceives ‘Hasty’ Withdrawal of American Troops From Afghanistan as ‘Victory’, Media Claims
World14:04 GMT 21.06.2021Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was installed following the expulsion of the Taliban* from Kabul, has harshly criticised the US...
India’s Presence in Afghanistan ‘Larger Than it Ought to Be’, Used Against Us, Says Pakistan’s FM
India12:43 GMT 18.06.2021New Delhi is one of the biggest donors to Afghanistan, having contributed more than $3 billion in development aid to date...
‘You’re Making A Big Mistake’: Taliban Warns Turkey as Ankara Offers Troops to Guard Kabul Airport
World11:22 GMT 16.06.2021Taliban fighters are presently involved in offensives against the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) across the country, and already have a...
Taliban ‘Running Social Security Net For 30,000 Families of “Martyrs” In Afghanistan’
News13:33 GMT 15.06.2021As the US and allied troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is regaining the positions it once held, even establishing...
