Taliban ask Japan to recognize their government. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid expressed hope in an interview with Kyodo News that Japan would also recognize the group’s government. Criticizing America’s “war” policies, he called on Washington to release frozen Afghan assets to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. Mujahid said in the
Pakistan wants to export the TTP problem to northern Afghanistan. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said the Taliban should either hand over members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Islamabad or transfer them to northern Afghanistan. The comments come as evidence suggests the Taliban have included hundreds of TTP members and supporters in their
Russia: More than 23,000 foreign fighters are present in Afghanistan. The Secretary of the Russian Security Council has announced that Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban has become a safe haven for more than 23,000 fighters of international terrorist groups. Sergei Shoigu, the Secretary of the Council, wrote in an article in the newspaper
The Taliban have once again banned Hamid Karzai from meeting and leaving. Local sources have reported that the Taliban have prevented Syed Ishaq Gilani from meeting with former Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Gilani was planning to go to Karzai’s house, but Taliban intelligence forces stopped him at the gate. According to sources, Gilani has contacted
Sources: Taliban have asked Hamid Karzai to leave Afghanistan. Reliable sources say the Taliban leader has asked former Afghan President Hamid Karzai to leave the country after listening to a private conversation. According to the sources, people close to Taliban leader Hebatullah Akhundzada recorded Karzai’s private conversations with one of his guests. In the audio
Heavy explosion in Kabul; Details are not yet clear. Local sources in Kabul say an explosion occurred in the Dan Bagh-e-Babar area of the city on Wednesday evening. According to witnesses, explosions were heard in various parts of the capital. Details of the incident, including the type of explosion and possible casualties, are still unknown.
The Taliban cut off the female journalist again. The Taliban-controlled national television censored the voice of a female journalist during a live broadcast of a press conference by the group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. The conference was held today (Tuesday, August 26) at the Taliban government’s media center in Kabul. While the journalist’s voice was cut
Khalid Hanafi: Public insults do not hinder the work of the Ministry of Encouraging Virtue and Preventing Vice. Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister of Encouraging Virtue and Preventing Vice, says that the Ministry’s officials must tolerate even public insults and insults and not stop carrying out the Taliban’s orders. “Suppose all the people of Afghanistan
Anas Haqqani criticizes the luxury of Taliban officials. Anas Haqqani, a senior Taliban member, indirectly criticized the group’s officials for their greed and instrumental use of power in a speech at a religious school in Kabul. He emphasized that the government is a “divine trust” and should not be seen as a means of fame
Pakistan hands over the bodies of slain TTP fighters to the Taliban. Local sources in Paktika say Pakistani authorities have handed over the bodies of 57 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters to the Taliban administration in the province. The sources said the men were Afghan citizens and were killed in an operation by Pakistani forces in
