Tag: Afghanistan

Declassified Report Details Afghan Air Force Reliance on Contractors (Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One)

A newly declassified report that warned the Afghan Air Force would collapse without U.S. support underscores the military’s reliance on contractors to operate and maintain sophisticated...

Before US pullout, watchdog warned of Afghan air force collapse (Kathy Gannon, The Associated Press, Defense News)

Months before President Joe Biden announced the U.S.’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan last year, Washington’s watchdog warned that the Afghan air force would collapse without critical...

Pakistani Taliban to Benefit from Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Fencing Dispute (Syed Fazl-e-Haider, The Jamestown Foundation)

On December 18, 2021, Afghan Taliban soldiers disrupted the erection of a security fence by the Pakistani military along the two countries’ mutual border...

Taliban says all Afghan girls will be back in school by March (Al Jazeera)

Girls’ schools across Afghanistan will hopefully reopen by late March, a senior Taliban leader has told the Associated Press, offering the first timeline for...

Cabinet papers chronicle start of Australia’s long Afghanistan war (Graeme Dobell, The Strategist)

Canberra’s annual unveiling of 20-year-old cabinet records is always proof of the Wedgwood truth—call it the Dame Veronica verity. This year’s release by the National Archives...

A Look at Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis (Lindsay Maizland, Sabine Baumgartner, Council on Foreign Relations)

Millions of Afghans are struggling to survive after crucial foreign aid was halted due to the Taliban’s takeover. Images from Afghanistan show a catastrophe...

Taliban Threats To Uzbekistan, Tajikistan Underline Tension Between Militant Group And Central Asian Neighbors (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

The first two weeks of this year have brought a reminder that Central Asia’s relationship with the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are far from...

UN chief warns millions of Afghans are on ‘verge of death’ (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations chief has warned that millions of Afghans are on the “verge of death”, urging the international community to fund the UN’s...

To help ensure food and economic security in Afghanistan, invest in the skills of young women and girls (Nangyalai Attal, Brookings)

With the prevailing food security crisis in Afghanistan, the international community must invest in the significant potential of Afghan girls to increase their participation...

US to give additional $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

The United States will donate an extra $308m in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the White House has announced, bringing the total of US aid...

Taliban releases prominent Afghan professor from custody: Family (Al Jazeera)

The Taliban have released a prominent university professor and outspoken critic of successive Afghan governments who was arrested during the weekend, a family member said. Hasina...

Senior Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan: Official (Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)

A senior leader of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban or TTP) has been killed in eastern Afghanistan, Pakistani security officials say, as a peace...

Why have Kabul leaders chosen Tehran for 3rd diplomatic trip? (IRNA)

In addition to cultural commonalities and geographical proximity, Afghanistan and Iran are facing US-led sanctions and freeze of their assets, which pave the ground...

Mortar shell explosion kills 9 children in eastern Afghanistan (Al Jazeera)

An explosion in eastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan has killed at least nine children and wounded four others, according to local officials. The blast on...

Iran says won’t officially recognise Taliban after Tehran talks (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran is still some time away from officially recognising the Taliban as the government of neighbouring Afghanistan, its foreign ministry says, after a meeting...

Acting Afghan FM, Amirabdollahian discuss bilateral ties (IRNA)

Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi and his accompanying delegation on Sunday evening met and conferred with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Acting...