Afghanistan

Kunduz – A violent armed clash erupted between Taliban fighters and unidentified gunmen in Aliabad district of Kunduz province.

Following Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Taliban’s Foreign Minister, has now joined the ranks of critics of Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, strongly criticizing his policies, which he claims are harming the country.

As U.S. pressure on the Taliban continues to intensify, high-level meetings between Taliban officials and Qatari officials have also increased. The Taliban recently announced that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, in Doha on Wednesday, February 13.

Kabul – Mohammad Kamal Afghan, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, has confirmed an explosion at the ministry. He stated that the blast resulted from a suicide attack at the ministry’s entrance. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, the explosion occurred at the entrance gate of the ministry’s building in Kabul before noon on Thursday, February 13.

Kunduz – Tarz Press: The ISIS group has claimed responsibility for yesterday’s suicide bombing in Kunduz province, which took place outside the Kabul Bank branch and targeted Taliban forces.

Kunduz – News sources have reported varying casualty figures from a deadly explosion that occurred this morning, Tuesday, February 11, in front of the Kabul Bank office in central Kunduz city. Reports indicate that the death toll ranges from 21 to 25, with at least 30 others injured.

Pat Harrigan, a Republican member of the U.S. Congress, stated that America’s return to Afghanistan is inevitable. Criticizing the sudden and failed withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, he described the country as a serious threat to U.S. national security.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesperson, has dismissed reports about the possibility of Pakistani military operations against ISIS on Afghan soil, labeling them as false propaganda.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defense has demanded that the United States return seven Black Hawk helicopters recently transferred from Uzbekistan to America.

Pete Hegseth, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, has announced that the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will be reviewed to determine what mistakes were made and why no one has been held accountable thus far.