Tag: Afghan taliban

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar demanded Wednesday that the Taliban government extradite fugitive militants who are sheltering in Afghanistan and plotting terrorist attacks against his country. Kakar told a nationally televised news conference that his country had experienced "a 60% increase in terror incidents and a ...

WASHINGTON —  Afghan Journalist Nasima Rawnaq's visa extension in Pakistan was rejected for the second time, and "no reasons given for it," she said. "Now, I do not know what to do," said Rawnaq, who fled to Pakistan in June. "I can't return to Afghanistan, as my life ...

The United States has engaged in high-level diplomatic discussions in Pakistan to address concerns related to Afghan refugees on the brink of mass deportation. The Pakistani government has pledged to deport hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals who do not possess recognized refugee status. This includes Afghans who collaborated ...

ISLAMABAD —  Afghanistan's Taliban have blocked earthquake-related relief assistance from Pakistan over a controversial social media post by the country's prime minister amid an already strained bilateral relationship, VOA learned Thursday from highly placed official sources. A senior Taliban official, speaking on condition of anonymity while not being authorized ...

ISLAMABADThe Afghan Taliban on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s plan to expel "foreigners" illegally living in the country, asking Islamabad to reconsider its decision.The Taliban interim administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid also rejected the allegations that Afghans are involved in terror activities in Pakistan.“The behavior of Pakistan against Afghan refugees is unacceptable. ...

islamabad —  Afghanistan's Taliban have detained 18 staffers, including an American, from a nonprofit group for allegedly preaching Christianity. The Afghan-based International Assistance Mission (IAM) confirmed Friday that Taliban authorities had twice raided its office in central Ghor province this month and taken away the staff. The charity, registered ...

islamabad —  Pakistan is set to reopen the main Torkham border crossing with landlocked Afghanistan on Friday following a nine-day closure because of terrorism and other security concerns, according to officials in both countries. The development came after the Taliban's foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, promised during a meeting ...

ISLAMABAD —  China has sent a new ambassador to Afghanistan, marking the first time a foreign envoy has been appointed at the ambassadorial level since the Taliban regained power in Kabul two years ago. On Wednesday, the Taliban-led foreign ministry said that Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund had accepted ...

ISLAMABAD —  The 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. Tom West, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan, shared the assessment during a Tuesday seminar at the ...

ISLAMABAD —  Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have met multiple times in the last week to negotiate the reopening of their main border crossing but could not make headway, stranding many trade convoys and travelers on both sides for the fourth consecutive day Saturday. Pakistani officials said the standoff ...