Nine people were killed and 14 others wounded in a suicide bombing near the Afghan Defence Ministry building in Kabul on Saturday, officials said. The blast occurred during the visit to Kabul by the US defence minister’s first visit. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The defence ministry spokesman, General Zahir Azimi […]
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Afghan Taliban say that American soldiers in the Guantanamo prison have disgraced the Qur’an in the presence of prisoners and the prisoners started to protest. A Taliban spokesman has condemned it on behalf of the Islamic Emirate in a statement, which was sent to the media. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mojahed said that the […]
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Pakistan on Saturday for bilateral talks, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Moazzam Ahmed Khan, said the Palestinian leader, who will be paying visit on the invitation of President Asif Ali Zardari, will hold talks with the Pakistani leadership on matters of mutual interest. The […]
Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani has told a parliamentary committee that about 3000 people have been killed in the U.S. drone attacks after the operation was started in 2004. He told the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee in Islamabad that 80 percent of those killed in drone strikes were armed militants “We cannot bear the […]
Taliban top negotiator, Shabuddin Dilawar, nominated to represent the movement in an international conference on Afghanistan future in France later this month faces UN travel curbs and is likely to miss the event. However Taliban officials say that they are in touch with the concerned quarters to grant Dilawar temporary waiver to facilitate him to […]
Senior members of the Afghan Taliban and their rivals will sit face-to-face with foes in France later this month at an international conference to discuss peace future of war-shattered Afghanistan. The Taliban said Monday they will send a two-member delegation to the conference sheduled to be held in Paris on December 20-22. Foundation for Strategic […]
In quite an odd move, the Foreign Office expressed its lack of knowledge that Pakistan has been used as safe hideaway by Al-Qaeda and its ally outfits. In reply to the allegations leveled by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said she believed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri is somewhere in Pakistan, the Foreign Office […]
“America maintains a shaky and erratic position”; Afghan Taliban suspend talks with the US Kabul: Afghan Taliban, alleging the US for maintaining a “Shaky, erratic and vague” position, have suspended the talks process initiated in Qatar. The initial contacts between the US and the Afghan Taliban were believed to be fruitful as they culminated in […]
Mar 15 2012 | Posted in
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President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan arrived in Pakistan on Thursday after saying he wanted to explore how Islamabad could help foster peace negotiations with his adversary, the Afghan Taliban. Mr. Karzai’s arrival came after he said Wednesday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his representatives had begun talks with the Taliban and […]
Taliban enjoy Pakistan as a safe place, CIA Chief Director General CIA David Petraeus told congressional committee that Afghan Taliban enjoy Pakistan as a safe place, but stressed that Afghan forces should not enter Pakistan to destroy their shelters as they are already facing a lot of threats within their boundaries. “With respect should the […]
Are we still lying at the mercy on Taliban? A large number of people want to praise the role of Pakistani law enforcement agencies for upholding peace during the Ashura. Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, however, unexpectedly offered thanks to the Taliban for their cooperation during the holy occasion of 10th Muharram. A commoner believes […]
Dec 8 2011 | Posted in
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