Afgna army collapsed when Taliban swept into Kabul last month, capturing Afghanistan\’s capital without a fight, the sheer speed of the collapse of the Western-backed and trained army stunned the world. But senior officials in the former Afghan administration told AFP that the lightning victory was not entirely unexpected, and the consequence of fundamental leadership failures, rampant corruption, […]
PESHAWAR: With the Americans headed home, the residents of Afghanistan are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis due to the increasing political instability. As things stand, around 0.27 millions Afghans are projected to be displaced and the number is expected to grow. Sources familiar with the development indicate that as a response to averting
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Obaidullah Baheer When Kabul fell on Sunday my father went on live tv to congratulate the Taliban on their glorious victory. As I watched him praise the jihadists, my phone buzzed with panicked messages from friends who were terrified that Taliban fighters would kill them in their homes. I was brought up to hate the West and
Forty-six soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and Border Police were granted \”refuge and safe passage\” by the Pakistan Army at Arandu in Chitral, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. The statement said a local ANA commander opposite Arandu, Chitral, had requested help for the 46 soldiers, including five officers as \”they
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Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and the US have formed a new diplomatic platform to support peace and stability in Afghanistan and foster regional trade and business ties, according to a Foreign Office (FO) statement. \”Representatives of the United States, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing
At least eight people, including six Chinese nationals and one Pakistani soldier, have been killed in a blast targeting a bus in a remote region of northern Pakistan, multiple sources have told Reuters news agency, foreign media reported. It was not immediately clear if the blast was the result of a roadside device or something
GILGIT: German Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck has said cooperation will be extended for mitigating climate change impact in Gilgit-Baltistan. The German envoy called on Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid Khan here, according to a press release issued by the Chief Minister’s House. The chief minister appreciated the German government for supporting GB in health, education and power
At a press conference held earlier today, 16 civil society organisations—including the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, the Women’s Action Forum, Tehrik-e-Niswan, Aurat March, and the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, among others—have strongly condemned Prime Minister Imran Khan’s troubling remarks linking women’s attire to the incidence of rape. This is the second
The Taliban captured Afghanistan\’s main border crossing with Tajikistan, officials said on Tuesday, with security forces abandoning their posts and some fleeing across the frontier, dawn.com reported. The seizure of Shir Khan Bandar, in the far north of Afghanistan, about 50 kilometres from Kunduz city, is the most significant gain for the Taliban since the
GILGIT: Two expedition teams including foreign climbers and renowned Pakistani mountaineer Samina Baig on Friday started their adventure to scale K2. They started their trek to the K2 base camp from Shigar. Talking to mediapersons in Shigar before starting the trek, Ms Baig, whose expedition has been sponsored by Special Communication Organisation (SCO), said she
