Afghanistan
The Chosen Ones of Taliban
[video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://chanakyaforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-03T163251Z_1_LOV000N6U07XX_RTRMADV_STREAM-8256-16X9-MP4_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT.mp4"][/video] The Taliban have chosen who will form their new government in Afghanistan, according to Reuters sources inside the group. And these are the officials they've picked,…
Pakistan Riding the Taliban Tiger
“He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount” - Chinese Proverb The accepted Westphalian sovereign international order of State responsibility and westernised societal behaviour stands threatened by the rise…
By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
Taliban sources say their forces take Panjshir, in full control of Afghanistan. Resistance Forces deny
(Reuters) - Taliban forces have taken full control of Afghanistan including the Panjshir valley where opposition forces had been holding out, three Taliban sources said on Friday as heavy celebratory…
Afghan Women protest for their rights
2021-09-03T143242Z_1_LOV000N6U09I8_RTRMADV_STREAM-8256-16X9-MP4_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-WOMEN-PROTEST-ROUGH-CUT The group of protesters, who also marched through the streets, held up signs and chanted, "We Afghan women are all together." Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead…
EU says Taliban must respect rights, guarantee security as conditions for help
By Sabine Siebold BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -The European Union is ready to engage with the new Taliban government in Kabul but the Islamist group must respect human rights, including those…
Analysis-Afghan Taliban victory brings new challenge: governing a country in crisis
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam (Reuters) - After a lightning military triumph and the departure of the last U.S. flight on Monday, the Taliban faces the challenge of forming a government…
Putin says we need to discuss ‘legalising’ political force in Afghanistan
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there would be no political force to talk to directly if Afghanistan breaks up as a country and called…
Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt – sources
(Reuters) - Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that could be announced soon, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel fighters…
Mullah Baradar to lead new Afghanistan government – Taliban sources
(Reuters) - Mullah Baradar, the head of the Taliban's political office, will lead the new government in Afghanistan, at least three sources in the Islamist group said on Friday. Mullah…
At an Afghanistan border crossing, people face uncertainty and a long wait
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam TORKHAM, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Shafiq Mohammad, 40, stands at a closed pedestrian crossing gate on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, holding a passport and a stack of…
U.S. allows personal remittances to flow to Afghanistan
KoBy Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has told financial institutions that they may process personal remittances https://www.reuters.com/world/what-leverage-do-us-allies-have-over-taliban-afghanistan-2021-09-02 to Afghanistan, a Treasury Department spokesperson said on Thursday, a move…
Germany sets conditions for Kabul presence, France questions Taliban intent
BRDO, Slovenia (Reuters) -Germany is ready to resume a diplomatic presence in Kabul if the Taliban meet certain conditions, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Thursday, but his French counterpart…
