A U.S. peace envoy urged Taliban forces on Tuesday to stop the armed violence and “negotiate a political settlement,” warning insurgents they won’t be recognized internationally after coming to power through force. The warning comes as the militant group took a seventh provincial capital in northern Afghanistan in under a week amid claims that government forces simply…
US Warns Taliban to End Violence, Will Isolate Group If They Take Power Through Force
Taliban Takes 7th Afghan Provincial Capital in 5 Days: ‘Captured the Governor’s Office’
The Taliban seized a seventh provincial capital in Afghanistan in under a week as the terrorist group continues to make advances as U.S. forces continue to withdraw from the beleaguered country. “This afternoon the Taliban entered the city of Farah after briefly fighting with the security forces. They have captured the governor’s office and police…
Taliban Takes Key Northern Afghan Cities as Battles Rage On
KABUL, Afghanistan—Taliban terrorist seized most of the capital of northern Afghanistan’s key Kunduz province on Sunday, and took another neighboring provincial capital after a monthlong siege. The advances were the latest in a series of blows to government forces as U.S. troops complete their pullout after nearly two decades in the country. The terrorists planted…
US Suffered in Afghanistan for Its Policies Toward Pakistan: Author of ‘Durand’s Curse’
NEW DELHI—The United States fought for 20 years in Afghanistan after 9/11 but by not attacking the roots of terrorism that operated from Pakistani soil, had to pay heavily for its policies, said Rajiv Dogra, a former Indian diplomat and the author of “Durand’s Curse,” a best-selling and critically acclaimed book about the division of…
US Embassy in Kabul Urges Americans to Leave Afghanistan Immediately
The U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, urged all Americans to leave the country amid an increase in fighting, saying those Americans should not “rely on U.S. government flights.” “The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options. Given the security conditions and reduced staffing, the Embassy’s ability to assist…
UK Nationals Advised to Leave Afghanistan Immediately
The UK government is advising all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country because of the “worsening security situation.” The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office’s website was updated on Friday, advising against all travel to Afghanistan. The change in advice comes in the face of growing turmoil in Afghanistan, as Taliban forces sweep across…
Taliban Assassinate Top Afghan Government Spokesman, Take Control of Provincial Capital
Taliban terrorists ambushed the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday and assassinated the director of a state media center while also taking control of a provincial capital in the province of Nimroz. The murder of Dawa Khan Menapal, who handled the Afghanistan government’s interactions with local as well as foreign media, came as local officials…
Blinken Finds Common Ground With India on Afghanistan
NEW DELHI—Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken visited India for the first time on July 27 and 28 and discussed with the Indian administration many global issues of common interest, including the situation unfolding in Afghanistan. Geo-political analysts told The Epoch Times that the statements from both sides reflect the common thinking India and the…
Why Afghan Women Have Been Abandoned: The Power of Belief
Commentary A sentence in an editorial about Afghanistan in the French newspaper, Le Monde, made me sit up. Titled “The Cruel Abandonment of Afghan Women,” it said: “Their progress [that of the Taliban] since the United States completed its military withdrawal on July 3rd bewilders the experts.” Really? Is anyone truly surprised—bewildered, indeed—by the progress…
US Naively Supports China in Afghanistan
Commentary U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that China’s involvement in Afghanistan could be a good thing. His July 29 utterances fly in the face of all available evidence and are supremely naive, or worse. Instead of using his position to represent American values and provide real information to the global public, Blinken persists…
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