EW a few days ago, during one of the most watched press conferences in the history of Afghanistan, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the war was over. Other Taliban leaders such as Anas Haqqani echo the same thing on their Twitter account. Indeed, the war which began about 20 years ago with a US […]
Continue ReadingThe Taliban Pick Fight Over Border With Pakistan
The spotlight this week: Why Pakistan and Taliban collided from the border fence, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani broke his silence, and the Omicron variant surged in the region. Last August, the leading Pakistan celebrated after the Taliban seized power in Kabul, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, the leaders of Islamic political parties, media personality, […]
Continue ReadingGandhara Briefing: Afghan Diplomats, Refugees In Indonesia, Taliban Commandos
Welcome to the Gandhara weekly newsletter. This briefing takes you the best of our reporting from Afghanistan and Pakistan. If you are new to the bulletin or not subscribed, you can do it here. I wrote about Afghan diplomats appointed by the Afghan government which fell against the Taliban efforts to take over their diplomatic […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s Coming to Netflix This Week: February 1st to 7th, 2021
Coming to Netflix: Saturday, February 6th The crime mystery series is among the greatest on the air right now with new seasons debuting first on USANetwork before later coming to Netflix. Season three continues the series excellence and will drop on full for the weekend. Coming to Netflix: Wednesday, February 3rd This down-to-earth series is based on […]
Continue ReadingWatch Movies Online Free with Best Sites Like LetMeWatchThis
Now everyone wants to enjoy their life, so most of them go to movies or songs. But as it is not possible to watch any particular movie at the exact moment, they have to switch to OTT platforms that charge a lot. And people do not want to pay money for any single movie that […]
Continue ReadingUS Democrats eye new strategy after failure of voting bill
WASHINGTON: Democrats took the pieces Thursday after the collapse of their main election rights law, with some of them moving their focus on a narrower bipartisan effort to improve the Law Donald Trump exploited in its efforts to cancel the election. Despite their offer to rewrite the US Election Law dramatically failed during the battle […]
Continue ReadingWe are seeing more Taliban news than expected. Here are 7 we could not digest
The taking over of Afghanistan by the Taliban shook the world into a feeling that was forgotten long agone. No bone had seen this coming and it wasn’t commodity the world was ready for, especially after spending 20 times in getting Afghanistan back into elaboration and progress. But since the terrorising events of the Taliban […]
Continue ReadingSnow-trapped tourists rescued in Pakistan
Authorities said they saved all tourists stranded at Murree’s North Hill Station after heavy snow trapped thousands in their vehicle and killed at least 21 people. The military and team from the regional government continued to work on Sundays to clean the streets of the snow of more than 1.2 meters (4 feet) which fell […]
Continue ReadingSenior Pakistani Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan: Official
A senior leader of Pakistani Tehreek-e-Taliban (Pakistan Taliban or TTP) has been killed in the East Afghanistan, said Pakistani security officials, as a process of peace talks between armed groups and the government remained stalled. Khalid Balti, also known by Nom de Guerre Muhammad Khorasani when he served as a group spokesman, was killed in […]
Continue ReadingAfghanistan: Taliban leaders appeal for help as migrant crisis looms
Senior Taliban officials appealed on Saturday to help internationally fight the increasingly deep economic crisis that has triggered fears of other refugees from Afghanistan. Comments, at a special meeting to mark the United Nations International Migrant Day, underlined the urge of the new Islamic Taliban government to engage with the world community, four months after […]
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