Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Tajik parliament considers unlimited terms for president
Tajikistan’s parliament is considering a proposal to allow President Imomali Rakhmon to run for an unlimited number of terms, cementing his grip on power as others have done in the Central Asian region. The government has submitted to parliament, controlled
Seven dead in four-hour siege near Pakistan’s Afghan consulate
Seven Afghan forces were killed Wednesday when militants launched an hours-long gun and bomb siege near Pakistan’s consulate in Jalalabad city, just days after four-country talks in Islamabad aimed at reviving Taliban peace negotiations. No group has so far claimed
Pakistan to host four-nation meeting on ending Afghan war
Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States will hold talks in Islamabad on Monday aimed at reviving the Afghan peace process. Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni said Saturday that the representatives will discuss a “roadmap for peace talks.”
Some Taliban factions consider joining peace process, others opposed
Some factions within the Afghan Taliban are considering taking part in a peace process that officials from Afghanistan and Pakistan aim to revive next week, several senior members said, in a softening of the militants’ recent stance against talks. Next
Indian consulate under attack in Afghan city
Gunfights raged on Monday as Afghan forces battled to flush out militants holed up near the Indian consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, hours after they attempted to storm the diplomatic mission. No group has so far claimed responsibility
Indian consulate under attack in Afghan city: official
Explosions and gunfire rang out late Sunday as militants tried to storm the Indian diplomatic mission in a northern Afghan city, officials said, in the latest assault on an Indian installation. The attack on the consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif comes after
Afghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in Helmand
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts to drive back the insurgents who have seized large parts of the volatile southern province. Militants have launched
U.S. general: More troops may be needed in Afghanistan
The top U.S. and NATO military commander in Afghanistan may seek additional American troops to help local forces as they struggle to contain the Taliban insurgency, USA Today reported on Tuesday. General John Campbell’s interview with the newspaper comes as
Taliban deny contacts with Russia over Daesh militants
The Taliban denied reports that representatives had met Russian officials to discuss the common threat from Daesh in Afghanistan as a British newspaper reported that President Vladimir Putin had met the Taliban leader. Last week, a senior Russian official was
Suicide car bomb strikes near Kabul airport
A suicide car bomb struck near Kabul airport Monday in an apparent attack on a foreign forces convoy, killing at least one civilian and wounding four others, Afghan officials said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which comes
Pakistani army chief leaves for Kabul to discuss peace talks
Pakistan’s powerful army chief left for Kabul Sunday amid efforts to revive peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Military spokesman Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa said Sunday that army chief Gen. Raheel Sharif travelled to Afghanistan with
Surprise stopover or a sudden shift?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time an Indian premier has visited the rival nation in over a decade. State TV footage showed an Indian
Pakistan army chief to visit Kabul in expected push to peace dialogue
Pakistan’s army chief General Raheel Sharif will visit Kabul on Sunday to hold talks with top Afghan civil and military leaders, the military said on Friday. Afghanistan sees Pakistan’s support as vital to resuming a stalled peace dialogue with the
Late-night earthquake rattles Pakistani capital, Afghanistan
A strong earthquake shook parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan, rattling buildings and forcing sleeping residents out of their homes. More than 30 people were injured as houses or walls collapsed in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, said emergency rescue
Afghanistan: Going down
By : Gwynne Dyer If the Taliban were not so busy fighting the rival Daesh terrorists who began operating in Afghanistan early this year, they might now be within reach of overthrowing the Afghan government that the Western powers left
Afghan forces battle Taliban in Helmand
Afghan forces on Wednesday battled Taliban fighters who overran the district of Sangin in the southern province of Helmand this week after reinforcements and NATO military advisers were rushed in to try to stop another district falling into insurgent hands.
Russia’s interests coincide with Taliban’s in fight against ISIS
Russia is exchanging information with the Taliban and sees shared interest with the insurgents when it comes to counteracting the spread of ISIS, a senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday. “Taliban interests objectively coincide with ours,” Zamir Kabulov, head of the
Six NATO troops killed in Afghanistan blast
NATO says that six of its soldiers have been killed in a suicide attack near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Brig. Gen William Shoffner, head of public affairs at NATO’s Resolute Support base in the Afghan capital Kabul, said on Monday
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