Monday, August 16th, 2021
Who is Mullah Habitullah?
DNA ISLAMABAD: Mawlawi Hibatullah is a hardline religious scholar and the leader of the Taliban. As of August 16, 2021, Akhundzada is said to be the de facto Military Leader/President of Afghanistan, due to the “official” president, Ashraf Ghani’s departure from Afghanistan’s presidential palace. Akhundzada reportedly issued the majority of the Taliban’s fatwas, and was the head of the Taliban’s Islamic courts. Unlike many Taliban leaders, Akhundzada is believed to have remained in the country during the War in Afghanistan. He became the leader of the militant group in MayRead More
5 killed at Kabul airport shooting
Chaos in Kabul as people want to flee country; US forces help resume operations at the Airport DNA/News Desk KABUL: At least five people were killed in Kabul airport as hundreds of people tried to forcibly enter planes leaving the Afghan capital, witnesses said. One witness said he had seen the bodies of five people being taken to a vehicle. Another witness said it was not clear whether the victims were killed by gunshots or in a stampede. U.S. troops, who are in charge of the airport, earlier fired inRead More
Merkel says Afghanistan mission ‘not as successful’ as hoped
Berlin, The US-led NATO operation in Afghanistan achieved less than planned, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday, adding that she shared the pain of families of soldiers killed in the mission “as it seems right now like it was all in vain”. The mission managed to stop Al-Qaeda repeating its September 11, 2001 attack on the United States, but “everything else that has followed has not been as successful and has not been achieved in the way that we had planned,” Merkel told journalists.
EU FMs to hold Afghan crisis talks
EU officials have been pleading with the bloc’s 27 capitals to give visas to Afghan workers at the bloc’s mission in Kabul and their families Brussels: EU foreign ministers will hold emergency talks via videolink Tuesday on the situation in Afghanistan as European nations scramble to evacuate personnel from the country, officials said. Member states and the EU executive in Brussels are frantically trying to pull their foreign and Afghan staff out of Kabul amid fears of reprisals after the Taliban’s takeover. “Following latest developments in Afghanistan, and afterRead More
India again blocks Pak entry in UNSC meeting
DNA UNITED NATIONS, A top Pakistani diplomat Monday denounced India, which as President of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), again blocked Pakistan from participating in the 15-member Council’s meeting on Afghanistan, saying Pakistan has a vital stake in peace and stability of the war-torn country where the Taliban have now taken control of the government. “It is most regrettable that Pakistan’s request to participate in the Security Council meeting was once again blocked by the Indian Presidency,” Ambassador Munir Akram told reporters after the conclusion of the council meeting,Read More
China hints at friendly relations with Afghan Govt
The spokesperson called on the Taliban to ensure the safety of Afghans and foreign citizens Monitoring Desk BEIJING: China is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan, a government spokeswoman said on Monday, after the Taliban seized control of the country. Beijing has sought to maintain unofficial ties with the Taliban throughout the US’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, which spurred an advance by the hardliners across the country that saw them capture the capital Kabul on Sunday. On Monday, China said it “welcomed” the chance to deepen ties withRead More