Taliban - The Times Of Central Asia

Viewing results 1 - 6 of 259

Tajikistan Central Asia Terrorism Security Islamic State Afghanistan Military Taliban

The Afghan terror warning sign on Central Asia’s doorstep

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Taliban and the dreaded terror organisations Daesh and Al-Qaeda have launched a third offensive against the country’s border area with Tajikistan, following two earlier attempts to take control of the strategic area on Tajikistan’s southwestern border. The geopolitical impact of the place is enormous, and the danger of it falling into enemy hands becomes more and more acute by the day – leaving distant players in the broader conflict wringing their hands – and doing pretty little. Continue reading

Taliban Central Asia Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban says it poses no threat to Central Asian countries

KABUL (TCA) — The Taliban group in Afghanistan has issued a statement for the Central Asian countries amid concerns that the ongoing violence in Afghanistan could destabilize the region, Afghanistan’s KHAAMA PRESS news agency reported on July 18. Continue reading

Central Asia Terrorism Afghanistan Taliban Pakistan

Islamabad says Afghan leaders blame Pakistan for all failures in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (TCA) — Pakistan has reacted towards Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s remarks at the NATO Warsaw summit in Poland where he raised concerns regarding the distinction between good and bad terrorists, Khaama Press reported on July 10. Continue reading

Military Taliban Afghanistan US Central Asia

Afghan president welcomes U.S. decision to slow down troops withdrawal

KABUL (TCA) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has welcomed Washington’s decision to slow down U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading

Islamic State Russia Central Asia Terrorism Security Afghanistan Military Taliban

For protection from ‘terrorists,’ Moscow offers Central Asians air defense

BISHKEK (TCA) — As Central Asian countries face a growing potential military threat from Islamic terrorism based in Afghanistan, we are republishing the following article by Aleksandr Golts, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading

Central Asia Afghanistan Taliban Pakistan

Assessing the death of Mullah Mansour and its impact on the Taliban leadership

BISHKEK (TCA) — The death of the Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province on May 21 has put the Taliban movement back on a powder keg, also affecting the fragile peace process being negotiated between the Taliban and the Afghan government. Here below are excerpts from an analysis by Dr. Syed Adnan Ali Shah Bukhari and Dr. Sadia Sulaiman, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation, that assess the death of Mullah Mansour and its impact on the Taliban leadership: Continue reading