Afghanistan’s Taliban govt marks two years since return to power
Afghanistan's Taliban government marked on Tuesday the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with celebrations and a public holiday, issuing a defiant statement commemorating their surge back to power.
Taliban: Lessons the big countries cannot learn
By Owei Lakemfa AFGHANISTAN is in chaos. There are videos of Afghans clinging to aircraft taking off and dropping to earth. The dominant media blames the Taliban takeover for the chaos. Not the true story. The chaos has more to do with the Western forces of occupation suddenly fleeing and abandoning the country after a […]
3 soldiers, 60 militants killed after Afghan troops repel Taliban attack
The Afghan security forces repelled an attack by Taliban on Shiberghan city, capital of Afghanistan’s Northern Jawzjan province on Friday, killing and injuring dozens of militants, local police said. Sporadic fighting started early Friday when dozens of Taliban militants armed with guns and heavy weapons entered from two directions in the South and East of […]
FEC mum on Pantami’s alleged previous link to Al-Qaeda, Taliban
THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday said the alleged link of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami with Al-Qaeda and Taliban some years back was not discussed at the meeting.
Taliban: Delaying troop withdrawal from Afghanistan not acceptable
The Taliban militant group has reiterated its call for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan by May 1, the date stipulated in a deal it struck with the United States last year. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan seeks the withdrawal of all foreign forces from our homeland on the date specified in the […]
Afghan girl who killed Taliban gunmen ‘ready to fight again’
An Afghan girl who shot dead two Taliban fighters after they gunned down her parents said she was ready to confront any other insurgents who might try to attack her. Qamar Gul, 15, killed the militants when they stormed her home last week in a remote village in the central province of Ghor. “I no […]
