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US concerned about Pak nuclear weapons after Taliban takeover
"We estimated an accelerated withdrawal would increase risks of regional instability, the security of Pakistan and its nuclear arsenals," Chairman of the Joint Chief General Mark Milley told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. "We need to fully examine the role of Pakistan sanctuary," the general said, while emphasising the need to probe how the Taliban withstood US military pressure for 20 years, the report said.
Top US general calls Afghan war 'strategic failure'
Milley, alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and US Central Command head Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, testified for the first time before Congress since the United States ended its longest war in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reported.
'Afghanistan at risk of resurgence of polio, Covid'
Despite the achievements the country had over the past 20 years, the health of children and women has remained "precarious", Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, founding director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and the Institute for Global Health and Development at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan wrote in the journal.
Terror sleeper cells wake up in Central Asia after Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan
Ata Mohammad Noor, leader of Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan and the former governor of Balkh Province, had recently compiled and made public a list of 39 jihadist organisations operating in the region - from the Islamic State and Jamaat Ansarullah to the East Turkestan Islamic Movement and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Afghan banking system close to collapse
"There's huge withdrawals happening at the moment", he said, speaking from Dubai, where he is temporarily based because of the chaos in Kabul. "Only withdrawals are happening, most of the banks are not functioning, and not providing full services," he added, the report said. Afghanistan's economy was already on shaky ground even before the Taliban took control in August.
Afghans urge Taliban to take action against humanitarian disaster
"The Taliban declared the war is over. More than 40 days after the Taliban takeover of Kabul, there still has been no positive change in the living conditions of the people. We enjoy good security, but we are concerned as living condition worsens in b
Afghan representative calls off speech in UNGA
Ishaqzai was scheduled address the 76th session of General Assembly on Monday but he later called it off, Khaama News reported.
Afghanistan representative of elected government drops out of UNGA
Myanmar, which continues to be represented by Kyaw Moe Tun, the nominee of the democratically elected government, was also dropped from the published list of speakers for Monday.
War crimes of Taliban to be investigated by ICC
The move by Karim Khan shows a determination to use international law to investigate not only past but also contemporary crimes against humanity. The Hague-based ICC has notified the Taliban via Afghanistan's embassy in the Netherlands that it intends to resume an investigation, the report said.
Italy says impossible to recognize Taliban govt
Miao said that at least 17 acting ministers of the Taliban are so-called "terrorists" and it is literally impossible for them to recognize their government, Khaama News reported. It has been nearly 45 days since the Taliban takeover but has not been recognized by any nation of the world yet.
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