Tehran– Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told an Iranian news agency today that Afghanistan under Taliban rule enjoys “sovereignty and security,” a marked shift from Tehran’s earlier criticism. Speaking in an …
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Pakistan Escalates Border Rhetoric, Signals Strikes After Deadly Clashes
by AzizIslamabad– Pakistan’s military has intensified its warnings to Afghanistan, vowing retaliatory strikes if the Taliban fails to rein in militants along their shared border. Al Jazeera reports that Islamabad claims …
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US Envoy says Taliban Kill 8 Key Islamic State Leaders in Afghanistan
by HamidThe Taliban’s “successful” offensive against the Islamic State branch in Afghanistan, IS-Khorasan, has “significantly degraded” its capability and steadily decreased large-scale attacks against civilians, according to a senior US envoy. …
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Afghanistan-Pakistan border dispute escalates as both countries allege indiscriminate attacks
by HamidAfghanistan and Pakistan’s border dispute over the Torkham Border Crossing flared up over the weekend as both Pakistan and Afghanistan claimed the other indiscriminately fired on border patrol forces. Pakistan closed the Torkham Border …
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On Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks, US Says Al-Qaida in Afghanistan all but Dead
by HamidMore than two decades after al-Qaida operatives slammed passenger jets into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, America’s war on terror has left the …
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Two years after exit, Biden resists calls for more Taliban contact
by HamidWhen the last American soldier flew out of Afghanistan on Aug. 30, 2021, leaving the country to Taliban rule, the world braced for a human rights nightmare. In that sense, …