We have right to raise voice for Muslims anywhere including Kashmir: Taliban
World | Sep 03, 2021, 01:11 PM ISTTaliban captured Afghanistan again after 20 years as the US troops made a hasty exit from the country.
Taliban captured Afghanistan again after 20 years as the US troops made a hasty exit from the country.
Taliban's victory parade featured suicide bombers, car bombs, suicide vests, anti-aircraft guns and rockets.
In the new set-up, 60-yr-old Mullah Akhundzada will be the Supreme Leader of the Taliban government, which will follow the pattern of the Iranian leadership.
During the weekly press briefing, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are not aware of any invitation and also not aware of any detail or nature of what kind of government could be formed in Afghanistan."
According to Global Times, analysts have warned that the "unrests in Afghanistan could provide a hotbed for terrorists targeting China's Xinjiang and its interests overseas including the CPEC projects, "where enhanced communication and coordination between China and Pakistan is required to tackle potential threats."
Earlier reports on Wednesday had said that fighting is ongoing between Taliban fighters and the forces of a resistance front lead by Ahmad Massoud in Panjshir province.
The Taliban has already appointed governors, police chiefs and police commanders for provinces and districts. The name of the new governance system, the national flag and the national anthem are yet to be finalised.
Chaman border crossing - the second-largest commercial border point with Afghanistan after the Torkham commercial town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - has been closed due to security threats.
The Pakistan leadership will also be using the recent bomb attack on the Hamid Karzai international airport, which was claimed by IS-KP, as an opportunity to project that along with the Taliban, it was an indispensable partner for the US to tackle the emerging IS-KP threat.
“It was just definitely very tense, and we were definitely all on edge watching everything going on to make sure that we were ready,” said Air Force Capt. Kirby Wedan, pilot of MOOSE81, who led the final formation of five aircraft out.
Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah recently condemned “sections of Indian Muslims celebrating the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan”, and rather called it dangerous.
Pakistan of potential anarchy and a resurgent threat of terrorism and said there was a failure to listen to Islamabad's concerns about ending the war in Afghanistan.
The Taliban have already appointed governors, police chiefs and police commanders for different provinces and districts.
Defense Secy Lloyd Austin said the US was working with Taliban on a "very narrow set of issues", and it was just to get as many people out as they possibly could.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a high-level meeting on the evolving situation in Afghanistan. The meet was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval.
The Taliban ousted the government in Afghanistan and took over the control of the country after capturing Kabul last month. Afghanistan is one of the top three destinations for Indian sugar exports. About 6,00,000-7,00,000 tonne of the sweetener is exported annually.
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday trained guns at the Centre for holding talks with the Taliban. He said that the government should "make up its mind" on whether it considers the Taliban a terror organization or not.
According to him, the launch pads in Pakistan have been humming with activities near the border indicating an increase in planning for infiltration. These launch pads were abandoned after a ceasefire was announced in February this year.
Roya Samim, a female cricketer from Afghanistan, said they emailed ICC for help but got no response from the world cricket governing body.
The US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan late Monday, ending America’s longest war, that cost the lives of more than 180 Afghans and 13 US service members, some barely older than the war.
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