No Comments A report in the Washington Examiner says that Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply killed in a crossfire in Afghanistan but was captured alive by Taliban who then verified his Indian identity and then executed him. The report specifically claims that ‘Siddiqui was alive when the Taliban captured him. The Taliban verified Siddiqui’s identity […]
No Comments Sudden international political developments are happening in South Asia which has bilateral, regional and global ramifications, especially India . Until a few days back Taliban were pariah’s of the world but now are getting recognized and legitimized by few nations for their narrow political interests. World knew when in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden was […]
No Comments India’s Minister of External Affairs said that the only way to create a lasting solution in Afghanistan is by taking its diversity into account. He also said that as an immediate neighbor with a historical connection, India’s views are similar to that of the US in the way India is looking at it, the way […]
No Comments The U.S. and NATO have promised to pay $4 billion a year until 2024 to finance Afghanistan’s military and security forces, which are struggling to contain an advancing Taliban. Reports show that the U.S. has spent nearly $89 billion over the past 20 years to build, equip and train Afghan forces. Throughout the war, U.S. […]
No Comments Russian Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that the US strategic bases deployed during its military presence in Afghanistan had nothing to do with the situation in the country. He also stressed that the US had no strategy in Afghanistan. He said this in an interview with Echo of Moscow radio. Kabulov, who is […]
No Comments Britain will be deploying two warships in East Asian water permanently. The deployment would likely happen after September when its aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth and escort ships sail to Japan through the South and East China Seas. China is engaged in a duel for influence with the United States and Japan in the South and […]
No Comments Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh tweeted on Thursday that “Pakistan air force has issued an official warning to the Afghan Army and Air Force that any move to dislodge the Taliban from Spin Boldak area will be faced and repelled by the Pakistan Air Force.” He further claimed that ‘Pak air force is now […]
No Comments War in Afghanistan has destroyed lives in a circle of violence. Continuous war for decades has resulted in breakdown of public health, security, and infrastructure. Civilians have been killed by crossfire, IEDs, assassinations, bombings and raids. Statistics show that out of the 241,000 killed since 2001 in Afghanistan, more than 71,000 have been civilians. Unexploded […]
No Comments A worried China has asked Pakistan to ensure safety of Chinese projects and its citizens in the country after Wednesday’s deadly shuttle bus blast in north Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed at least 13 including 9 Chinese. A further 28 Chinese nationals were among the 36 people injured, in the worst incident so far to […]
No Comments The Biden administration on Wednesday announced plans to evacuate Afghanistan citizens who assisted US troops in fighting the Taliban. The the mission named ‘Operation Allies Refuge’ unveiled by the White House on Thursday will begin in the last week of July. Flights out of the war-torn country will begin at the end of July ahead of the final withdrawal of US troops by August 31 said Ambassador Ross Wilson, the US Chargé d’Affaires in Kabul.
