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'Taliban's denial of cooperating with US to control Al Qaeda is war announcement'
Speaking to Fox News, the Senator from South Carolina said: "Afghanistan is like a freefall. Al Qaeda is flourishing there, IS (Islamic State) is getting stronger," Khaama Press reported. He also accused the Taliban of policing Al Qaeda. Graham called Afghanistan the biggest national security threat in the near term and its humanitarian situation as te largest disaster on the planet which is getting worse.
Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras from their land to reward their fighters
Many of these evictions have targeted Hazara Shia communities, as well as people associated with the former government, as a form of collective punishment. In early October 2021, the Taliban and associated militias forcibly evicted hundreds of Hazara families from the southern Helmand province and the northern Balkh province.
Taliban government assures Pakistan of not supporting TTP, BLA
The statement came during the visit of Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Director General (DG) Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) Lt. General Faiz Hameed and other members of various ministries to Kabul. "The interim Afghan government had given a firm assurance that it would not allow their soil to be used against Pakistan by the banned TTP and BLA," he said.
Taliban won't have access to Afghan Central Bank reserves: US
US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, in response to the Taliban demand to lift a block on more than $9 billion of Afghan Central Bank reserves, held outside the country, stated that he saw "no situation where the Taliban, who regained power in Afghanistan in August, would be allowed access to the Central Bank reserves".
Taliban attract humanitarian support from regional powers
Voices of concern and criticism were also raised against the United States, which opted not to attend the talks citing 'technical reasons'. The US was criticised for invading Afghanistan after September 11, 2001 and after 20 years, opted to an chaotic withdrawal, which created easy inroads for the Taliban to take control of the country.
Taliban behead a member of Afghan women's volleyball team
In an interview with the Persian Independent, Suraya Afzali (a pseudonym), one of the coaches of the Afghan women's national volleyball team, confirmed that the athlete had been killed, but said that no one other than Mahjabin's family knew the exact time and manner of the incident. Mahjabin played for the Kabul Municipality Volleyball Club before the collapse of the previous Afghan government
Zalmay Khalilzad steps down as US special envoy to Afghanistan
Taking to Twitter on Monday night, Blinken said: "Thank you to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad for decades of tireless service to the United States. Pleased to welcome Thomas West to the role of Special Representative for Afghanistan." OLO News shared Khalilzad's resignation letter to Blinken, in which the former diplomat wrote: "Today, our forces are out, the war is finally over for the United States and the very high financial costs of this engagement can now be directed to other vital needs. However, the political arrangement between the Afghan government and the Taliban did not go forward as envisaged.
Taliban's Deputy Foreign Minister Stanikzai flees to Dubai, as cracks appear in extremist fortress
Stanikzai, who could have been the foreign minister, is afraid that he could be assassinated by the Pakistani spy agency Inter-State Intelligence (ISI) if he returned, IANS said quoting its sources. Taliban leadership of the Haqqani faction and the Pakistani ISI are concerned about Stanikzai's "suspicious" relations with India.
IS says it will target Shia Muslims everywhere, especially in Afghanistan
Al-Naba weekly while publishing the warning said that Shia Muslims will be targeted in their homes and centres. It further threatened the Shia Muslims living in Afghanistan especially and added that they will cooperate and support Iran and other countries against the IS-K.
Taliban rejects Putin's claim of IS presence in Afghanistan
Addressing a virtual summit of the Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) on Friday, Putin said that Russian data has revealed that 2,000 IS fighters are in the north of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported. The Russian leader added that the IS "terrorists seek to enter the territory of the Commonwealth under the guise of refugees".
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