Kabul, June 29 (IANS) The Pakistani military has reportedly carried out airstrikes once again in civilian areas of Afghanistan’s Paktika and Kunar provinces, killing and injuring dozens of civilians, including women and children, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Monday.Condemning what he described as a “cowardly act of aggression” by Pakistani forces, Mujahid said that the attack took place on Sunday night in the Gayan and Tsamkani districts of Paktia and the Manogai district of…
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Kabul, June 22 (IANS) The frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has historically remained volatile, is entering a new phase of confrontation as none of the two sides is indicating willingness to step back. Recently, Taliban authorities announced that Afghanistan had conducted overnight airstrikes in Pakistan, a move if confirmed, would be one of the most assertive actions taken by the group since seizing power in August 2021, a report has detailed. In a statement issued on June 19, Af…
Washington, June 22 (IANS) Former US Ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has raised questions over Pakistan Defence Minister’s statement about failure of diplomatic efforts with Afghanistan while urging lawmakers in Islamabad to encourage their government to negotiate an agreement with Kabul. In a statement shared on X, Khalilzad urged Pakistani lawmakers to seek greater transparency from the Pakistani government on what assurances it had sought from Afghanistan and how Kabul’s response…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) The rise in criminal incidents across Afghanistan is not a peripheral issue but a stark reflection of the Taliban’s governance failures. Having returned to power pledging to restore order and end chaos, the Taliban has instead presided over a reality marked by diminished freedoms, weakened justice, limited accountability, and persistent insecurity, a report has highlighted. Afghanistan under the Taliban is not a “stable Islamic order” but a coercive and criminaliaed lan…
Kabul, June 19 (IANS) Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence on Friday claimed that that it conducted airstrikes against alleged ISIS-linked targets in Pakistan, local media reported. In a statement issued on Friday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said that its forces carried out overnight airstrikes against what it said were ISIS-linked facilities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces of Pakistan, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported.The ministry said that the places that…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) As the United States and Iran prepare to meet in Geneva for the formal signing of their long‑awaited peace accord, one country’s presence loomed large behind the scenes – Qatar. While Pakistan tried to project itself as the sole mediator, it was Doha – whose diplomats are expected to attend the Geneva talks as observers and facilitators – that continued quiet mediation. Doha’s involvement stems from its earlier facilitation of backchannel communications betw…
Islamabad/Kabul, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan spent decades pursuing a doctrine of strategic depth, using proxy fighters to maintain influence in Afghanistan and ease pressure along its Western frontier.The situation has since shifted dramatically, with relations with the Afghan Taliban deteriorating into open hostilities marked by frequent border clashes, including cross-border air strikes earlier this year and some of the most serious confrontations in recent years, a report has said.According to a…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan is further being engulfed by the very fires it helped to ignite – from the rugged mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the deserts of Balochistan, and the simmering unrest in Pakistan‑Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) to the volatile Afghan frontier – the state is fighting wars it stoked itself. Add to this the turbulence spilling over from Iran, and Pakistan stares at further descent into chaos.Since the major Pakistan-Afghanistan border firefight and the …
Geneva, June 12 (IANS) UN experts expressed grave concern over reports of excessive use of force against demonstrators protesting restrictive dress code measures imposed on women in Afghanistan, where two people, including a boy, were killed and more than twenty others were injured.According to the experts, the protests were triggered by the detention of dozens of women in Herat city of Afghanistan, on June 6 and 7, over alleged dress code violations.“Use of force in law enforcement is strictl…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed grave concern over the arrest of at least 30 women and the reports of excessive use of force by Taliban authorities against residents protesting the arbitrary detentions in Afghanistan’s Herat.According to UNAMA, these arrests were carried out between June 6 and 7 for allegedly violating dress code instructions, while dozens more women reportedly received verbal warnings.Following the protest over the ar…