Published by Al-Araby Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said Wednesday that the threat posed by the Islamic State group in the country was “more or less under control” despite recent bloody attacks that have killed dozens. Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference that IS was “not a great threat”, adding that around 600 members or sympathisers […]
Pakistan court questions PM over peace talks with militants
Published by Al-Araby Pakistan’s top court in a surprise move on Wednesday questioned the prime minister over his peace talks with a prominent militant group behind a 2014 assault on an army-run school that killed nearly 150 people, mostly children. Prime MinisterImran Khan was grilled by judges after the Supreme Court summoned him on short […]
Syria records world’s worst landmine casualty figures
Published by Al-Araby Syria overtook Afghanistan last year as the country with the highest number of recorded casualties from landmines and explosive remnants of war, a monitoring group said Wednesday. The Landmine Monitor said Syria had registered the most victims for the first time since its annual reports began in 1999, with 2,729 people either […]
New US special envoy for Afghanistan to meet Taliban
Published by Al-Araby The new US special envoy for Afghanistan will visit Pakistan this week for a meeting with the Taliban foreign minister and senior diplomats from China and Russia, a Pakistani official and the US State Department said. It will be Thomas West’s first trip to the region since taking over from Zalmay Khalilzad, […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign minister visits Pakistan
Published by Reuters ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed foreign affairs chief begins a visit to Pakistan on Wednesday to discuss trade and other ties as the Taliban seek global recognition and the unfreezing of assets to prevent an economic crisis. Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will lead a delegation to Islamabad to discuss “Pakistan-Afghanistan […]