WASHINGTON: It was not Pakistan’s military strategy but Afghanistan’s internal problems that caused the collapse of the former Afghan government, argues Islamabad’s US ambassador Asad Majeed Khan. Last week, Republican …
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War in Afghanistan over as last US troop leave
by Umar Sohailby Umar Sohail“The last US soldier has left Kabul airport and our country gained complete independence,” Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf said, according to Al Jazeera TV.
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Pakistan has so far not taken in a single refugee: interior minister
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailInterior minister says Pakistan has not given status of refugee to even one person. Rasheed lashes out at India, says it can use militant groups in Afghanistan for subversive activities …
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Latest picture of Taliban chief Haibatullah Akhundzada revealed
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailPajhwok Afghan News retweeted the picture of the Taliban supremo having a chat inside a library with books in the background. A cup of green tea can also be seen in …
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Multiple tiers of immigration at Torkham trouble Afghans
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailKHYBER: The desperate Afghans, seeking their speedy and smooth return to their country after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, are now confronted with multiple tiers of immigration process, operated by …
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Taliban supreme leader is in Afghanistan, says spokesman
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailHe is present in Kandahar. He has been living there from the very beginning,” said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
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Rocket attack at Kabul airport intercepted
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailKabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport comes under attack. Air defence system at the airport responded the rocket attack. US President Joe Biden had earlier warned of more attacks in Kabul.
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Neighbor & Friends Not Masters; Pakistan can only advise, not dictate Taliban: Fawad
by Umar Sohailby Umar Sohail“Prime Minister Imran Khan, earlier in his speech in Bajaur, had advised former president Ashraf Ghani to formulate a government based on consensus instead of holding elections. And now we …
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One Word, “Pakistan” vital for ‘any sustainable solution’ in Afghanistan; says US lawmaker
by Umar Sohailby Umar Sohail“Any sustainable solution in Afghanistan must include Pakistan,” the US senator wrote on Twitter, calling the region “very complicated” and the current period “dangerous”, US Senator Lindsey Graham.
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UN warns of up to 500,000 more Afghan refugees by year-end
by Umar Sohailby Umar SohailGENEVA: The United Nations said on Friday it was bracing for a possible exodus from violence-ravaged Afghanistan of up to half a million more refugees by the end of 2021. …