Voices I have long nursed the suspicion that Taliban units, Isis and government militias are not fighting about religion or government at all, more about mafia power Robert Fisk @indyvoices 5 comments An Afghan militia man stands guard in the Achin district of Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. AP […]
From the sectionAsia Media captionThe BBC’s Shahzeb Jillani: “The gun battle was intense. Blasts were heard” A gun attack on a university in north-west Pakistan, has killed at least 19 people and injured 50, officials say. Nearly three hours after the attack began, an army official said firing had stopped […]
By IANS | 1 Jan, 2016, NEW DELHI: Indian Muslims have little fascination for Islamic radical groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, say scholars and Muslim leaders agreeing with Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s assertion that Indian Muslims were not attracted to their ideologies. The minister, while speaking at a conference at […]
Voices You won’t hear it, but news from Afghanistan is bad Isis men are now fighting in their thousands in the country we arrived to “liberate” 14 years ago, quite apart from tens of thousands of Taliban “pushing” in to their “heartland” around Sangin Robert Fisk @indyvoices Member of Afghan […]
ABDULATEEF AL-MULHIM Published — Thursday 17 December 2015 ARABNEWS.COM According to subsequent reports, the Soviets were complying with a treaty signed between the two nations in 1978. Regardless of the reasons behind the invasion, had there been no American interference, it would have ended with much less casualties and less […]
Interview Conducted by Susanne Koelbl in Kabul, Afghanistan Erin Trieb/ DER SPIEGEL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani stands in front of the Presidential Palace in Kabul: “If al-Qaida was version 2.0 of terror, then the Islamic State is version 5.0.” Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is calling for greater support for Afghanistan, […]
Islamic State Goes Official in South Asia Although its prospects in the region are likely limited, IS could bring further death and destruction to South Asia. By Arif Rafiq February 04, 2015 The group that describes itself as the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS or ISIL) has […]
By Rebecca KesbyBBC World Service Continue reading the main story In today’s Magazine The untold story of the Maidan massacre The plane-builder of South Sudan The bull whose semen is […]
Mirror: by Chris Hughes — Surrounded by his gunmen Mullah Fazlullah ridicules western life, branding democracy a “lie” and “forbidden” saying: “Democracy is Kuffr and Haram.“We only obey Sharia.”And in a chilling sign-off he warns that he and his men are plotting a “spectacular” terror attack, adding: “We will do […]
theguardian: by Jonathan Freedland — Pope Francis: ‘When it comes to moral authority, he’s the top man in the world. Now that Mandela’s dead, who else is there?’ Stalin had quite a knack for the soundbite. “The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a […]
It was a massacre of the innocents. Every report must admit this – because it’s true. But it is not the whole truth. The historical and all-too-real connections between the Pakistan army, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) security police and the Taliban itself – buoyed by the corruption and self-regard of […]
By Riaz Sohail BBC Urdu, Bannu Rasheed Rehman: The Taliban were good customers and didn’t haggle over prices An army offensive in Taliban-dominated tribal areas of Pakistan has caused large numbers of people to flee to safer regions. Among them is shopkeeper Rasheed Rehman, who until recently counted Taliban fighters […]
by SYED FAKHAR KAKAKHEL DAWN “Amrikay jasees day,” (It’s an American spy) they shouted in the typical Waziri dialect as they gathered to witness the execution of a US spy said to be responsible for finding targets for drone attacks. Five children, their faces covered, sticks in their hands, drag […]
KARACHI: Chairperson Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Zohra Yousuf has said the Geo Tv program ‘Aalim Online’, hosted by Amir Liaqat Hussain, was spreading religious disharmony in the country, ARY News reported Tuesday. Addressing a symposium at a local hotel in Karachi, Ms Yousuf said minorities were demeaned and murdered […]
Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid emailed the statement to reporters on Saturday The Pakistani Taliban have announced a month-long ceasefire aimed at reviving stalled peace talks with government. Pakistan’s government welcomed the announcement as a “positive development”, and said it was prepared to resume talks. The talks broke down last month, […]
by Zahid Hussain DAWN.COM Published 2014-02-05 NOW that the Taliban too have nominated their representatives for the negotiations, a state of shambles is unfolding. With both teams more or less standing on the same side of the divide, it is virtually a dialogue within outlawed militant outfits. The government has […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s much-awaited talks with the Taleban got off to a shambolic start on Tuesday after government negotiators failed to turn up at an agreed time following days of confusion over who should represent the insurgents. The preliminary peace talks began following a spate of killings, but there is skepticism […]
BY Peter Popham in THE INDEPENDENT His call has gone down very well far beyond the family stronghold The Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban are two very different things. The Afghan Taliban, who have stubbornly resisted the worst that the US and Britain could throw at them for the […]
Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspects the United States may have backed insurgent-style attacks to undermine his government but has no evidence to support his theory, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Karzai, whose relations with Washington have steadily deteriorated over the years, has compiled a list of dozens of attacks that […]
For years, the United States has been demanding that Islamabad launch a military action against the extremist Haqqani Network in its semi-governed region of North Waziristan. The US believes the area is being used by al Qaeda and Taliban operatives as a base to launch attacks on international troops in […]
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