13-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON:  The US general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, relinquished command on Monday at a ceremony in Kabul, in what was a symbolic end to America’s longest conflict ever as Taliban gain momentum across the country. Miller, …

11-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan authorities prepared Saturday to try to retake a key border crossing seized by the Taliban in a sweeping offensive that the group claim has helped capture a vast swath of the violence-wracked nation. As US troops continued their …

10-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ MOSCOW/ ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban on Friday claimed that 85% of Afghanistan’s territory was under their control as the group continued its offensive amid a US military withdrawal. At a press conference in Moscow, Taliban negotiator Shahabuddin Delawar said that …

09-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Hanif Atmar has sought Pakistan’s help to end the raging conflict in Afghanistan, saying that he hoped Islamabad would persuade the Taliban to return to talks again. The situation in Afghanistan has taken a turn …

09-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, ahead of schedule, and dismissed mounting concerns about a civil war developing in the country occupied by the …

08-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies LONDON/ ISLLAMABAD: Labour Member Parliament (MP) Naz Shah has made a blistering speech in the British Parliament stating that the emotional harm caused to billions of Muslims is unbearable when bigots and racists defame, slander, or abuse Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be …

08-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban launched a major assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the first since the US military began its final drawdown of troops from the country, as insurgents press on with a blistering offensive. Fierce fighting …

07-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban will present a written peace proposal to the Afghan government next month, according to the group, despite their major territorial gains in the country, as severe fighting breaks out with the imminent withdrawal of foreign forces from …

06-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ DUSHANBE: Thousands of Afghan security personnel fled across the border into Tajikistan on Sunday after Taliban advances in northern Afghanistan, the Tajik border guard service said. Taliban captured dozens of other Afghan security personnel. The crossings underscore a rapidly deteriorating …

05-07-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan government forces are planning counterattacks in the country’s Northern provinces after losing ground to the Taliban; sources claimed. National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib told media in an interview on Monday that government forces had not expected the Taliban …