Tag: Taliban
US-India Resolve To Take Concerted Action Against Pak-backed Terror Groups
The US and India have resolved to take concerted action against pan-Islamist terror groups Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS0 and also the Kashmir-centric Pakistan sponsored outfits, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM). ....
Sikh Man Assaulted In England; Asked If He Was A Taliban Member
A Punjab-born Sikh taxi driver has said that four white men assaulted him in Berkshire, England, and asked if he was a member of the Taliban militant group. ....
Ties With India 'global Strategic Partnership,' Not 'zero Sum Game' With Pakistan: US
While describing the US engagement with India as a "global comprehensive strategic partnership," the State Department has reiterated Washington's policy of a de-hyphenated relationship with India and Pakistan saying it is "not a zero-sum." ....
'Peace And Security' At Iran-Afghan Border After Taliban Takes Over Crossings
"Peace and security" prevailed along the border between Iran and Afghanistan after Taliban militants reportedly took over two crossings between the countries, a government official in Tehran said. ....
Afghan NSA Met Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif
In a big development, Afghanistan's National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib and State Minister for Peace S Sadat Mansoor Naderi met with former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London. Sharif is living in London on medical grounds.....
Nawaz Sharif's Meeting With Afghan NSA In London Creates Uproar In Pakistan
Pakistan's mainstream major political party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), leader and ousted Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif's recent meeting with Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib in London has evoked a political storm back home. ....
Danish Siddiqui Was Brutally Murdered By Taliban: Report
Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was not simply killed in a crossfire, nor was he a collateral damage; rather, he was brutally murdered by the Taliban, Michael Rubin wrote in the Washington Examiner. ....
Taliban Will Not Be Accepted By International Community If Atrocities Persist: UN Envoy
If there is no movement at the negotiating table, and instead, human rights abuses and worse still atrocities occur in districts they control, the Taliban will not be seen as a viable partner for the international community, UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, said. ....
War In Afghanistan Imposed By Pakistan And Its Taliban Agents: Afghanistan Minister
Afghanistan's acting Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammad Qasim Wafayezada, has said that Pakistan still imagines a stateless Afghanistan and that the neighbouring country should not beat the drum for destruction. ....
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's Time Has Run Out: Taliban
Taliban said on Monday that Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani's "time has run out". ....
