IF TALIBAN COME INTO POWER, WILL AFGHANISTAN BE SAFE FOR WOMEN? on July 17, 2021In an exclusive interview with Daily Times, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen allays concerns about the political and social situation in Afghanistan, with a special focus on women’s rights, as the insurgent militia looks certain to lead whichever government emerges in that country. The interview will be published in Daily Times on Sunday, 18 July […]
Taliban releases Afghan ‘soldiers’ as a ‘goodwill gesture’ on May 11, 2021The Taliban said the militia has released Afghan soldiers – who were captured in different battles at different times – from provinces of Afghanistan as a ‘goodwill gesture.’ In Helmand, 21 soldiers were released from the ‘prisons’ of the Islamic Emirate; while 26 soldiers from Parwan and Kunduz; 21 soldiers from Kandahar, Orozgan and Farah; […]
Can Taliban break-free from Al-Qaeda? on December 16, 2020Earlier this year, the Doha accord signed between US and Taliban in an effort to bid farewell to the 19-year old war, bounds Taliban to disassociate from Al-Qaeda on every forum, a condition the Taliban has committed to fulfill. More precisely, the agreement demands that the Afghani soil will not be used as a breeding […]
Don’t take Coronavirus as death knell on March 26, 2020Coronavirus, which is wrongly attributed by some as ‘one of its kind’ and ‘deadly’, is not as lethal as people think it to be. All of us should be aware of the facts about this new virus to avoid panic in the coming days. First of all, it is worth mentioning the death rate from […]