“As we mark two years since the conclusion of the US war in Afghanistan, we salute the valour, patriotism, and selflessness of the American service members and civilians who fought and served there over the course of 20 years,” read an official statement by Austin.
The Afghan Taliban has imposed one more ban, this time on political parties in Afghanistan. Interim Minister for Justice, Shaikh Maulavi Abdul Hakeem Sharae said there was a complete ban on activities of political parties in Afghanistan, the Dawn reported.
The report also notes that there was evidence that several global terrorist entities are using the TTP as cover to evade restrictions of the Afghan Taliban, adding that greater restrictions over such groups could push them to join Islamic State of Khorasan (ISKP).
The Afghan Taliban has renewed its call for peace talks between Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and Pakistan as Islamabad's efforts to persuade Kabul to take action against the terrorist group failed, reported The Express Tribune.
Among the issues on the agenda included the terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan. While Pakistan is concerned over the presence of TTP and its affiliates, China wants the Afghan Taliban to neutralise the threat posed by East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), reported The Express Tribune.
Since the Afghan Taliban took power across the border, there have been countless reports of terrorist outfits, principally the TTP, organizing and launching attacks.
The arms and ammunition left behind in Afghanistan have wreaked havoc in Pakistan as the homegrown monster of Islamabad has been boosting its military power with the weapons of the US Army, Dawn reported citing the analysts.
The Afghan Taliban-supported group, Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is posing a severe challenge to Pakistan and newly appointed army Chief General Asim Munir as he failed to tackle the militant group since the banned outfit called off the ceasefire, Sergio Restelli writes in The Times of
As gender-based discrimination continues to remain prevalent in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime, the European Union (EU) in an official statement has said that the decision of the organisation to deny education to females and work at NGOs has hampered the delivery of humanitarian aid in
Taliban officials in Kabul also confirmed that a mid-level delegation led by Abdullah Ghazanavi, the head of the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), visited Pakistan to discuss the TTP and other threats to Pakistan.