Afghanistan: US equipment worth $7 billion is still in the hands of the Taliban

According to a report by the US Department of Defense, which was ordered by Congress and published first in CNN, about $ 7 billion in military equipment was acquired by the Taliban after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo by @henrydavin (Twenty photos) In particular, US military equipment sent to Afghanistan failed to properly assess the…

April 29, 20220Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI

NEWS World News

Taliban issued warning to Pakistan after rocket attack

Afghanistan threatened Pakistan with war following a rocket attack by Islamabad forces. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan condemns in the strongest possible terms the bombardment and attack that has taken place from the Pakistan side on the soil of Afghanistan,” said a Taliban government's spokesman. “This is a cruelty and it is paving the way…

April 18, 20220Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI

NEWS

A misunderstanding almost led to a war between Iran & Afghanistan

Violent clashes erupted on Wednesday afternoon between Iranian border guards and Taliban members near Nimruz province, according to Iran's news website Tansimnews. The misunderstanding that almost resulted in a full-scale war in the region occurred when Iranian farmers crossed the walls that Iran had constructed on the border between Iran and Afghanistan to deter illegal…

December 2, 20210Comments

ByNewsTeam

NEWS World News

What was Turkey doing while Greece & the US were signing the MDCA?

What was Turkey doing while Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias & Antony Blinken signed the extension of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) between Greece and the United States? The same day, Turkey invited a Taliban delegation to Ankara with the Taliban Foreign Minister paying an official visit. They did not stop at a simple…

October 16, 20210Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI

NEWS

CHAOS IN PANJSHIR: Ongoing battles between the NRF and the Taliban

"In war, truth is the first victim." Aeschylus' quote, we would say, fits like a glove in the majority of warfare and fits also to the situation that has been developing over since yesterday in Afghanistan, with the battles of the Northern Alliance and the Taliban having reached their peak and each side presenting developments…

September 4, 20210Comments

ByNewsTeam

NEWS World News

US forces begin now the final stage of evacuation operation at Kabul airport

On Sunday, a security official revealed that the US forces are beginning the final stage of the evacuation process at Kabul Airport. The security official said, during press statements, that "more than 1,000 people are still at Kabul airport, waiting for their evacuation." He added: "The crowds outside Kabul airport dwindled after the last warning…

August 29, 20210Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI

NEWS

Taliban sending fighters to seize the resisting province of Panjshir

The Taliban announced on Sunday, they are sending hundreds of their fighters to seize the northern Afghan province of Panjshir, where resisting groups against the new Taliban regime have been formed. "Hundreds of Islamic Emirate fighters are heading towards the Panjshir province to establish control over it since the local authorities refused to transfer control…

August 22, 20210Comments

ByNewsTeam

NEWS MILITARY World News

Taliban seize US weapons and military drones

Video footage shows the Taliban, advancing, inspecting long lines of vehicles and opening boxes filled with new firearms, communications equipment and even military drones. A month ago, the Afghan Ministry of Defense published pictures on social media of seven new helicopters that arrived in Kabul from the United States. Several days later, US Defense Secretary…

August 20, 20210Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI

NEWS World News

Al-Sisi and Al-Kazemi hold phone talks for Afghanistan

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi held telephone talks that dealt with relations between the two countries and regional issues. According to a statement issued by the Egyptian presidency, Al-Sisi received a phone call from Al-Kazemi, which dealt with discussions on the developments of a number of regional issues of common…

August 19, 20210Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI

NEWS World News

Taliban speedy offensive raise fear for the fall of Kabul

The capitals of the Afghan provinces continue to fall into the hands of the Taliban. As Taliban forces managed to take control of the capital of Paktika state. The Taliban imposed its grip on the city of Sharana, the capital of Paktika in eastern Afghanistan, becoming the 21st capital to fall into its hands. According…

August 14, 20210Comments

ByGEOPOLITIKI