@sarahadams But the referee has no terrorist links. Its an attempt to tarnish his name and reputation which will not work. Yes in Afghanistan, terrorists control every part of the society.
🇵🇰Pivot to Pakistan: Gulf states look beyond US military
Pakistan finds itself increasingly in demand as a security partner across the Persian Gulf.
It has deployed troops to Saudi Arabia, held discussions with Qatar about the latter joining the Pakistani-Saudi defense pact, and received a request from Bahrain to help train the kingdom’s pilots. There also growing high-level military contacts between Pakistan and Oman, Kuwait, and Lebanon.
This shift comes as Gulf states grow disillusioned with U.S. security guarantees after American bases on their territory were hit by Iranian missiles and drones.
"It is expansion of their defense area... not a replacement. It's basically diversification which the Gulf states are looking for,” Dr. Shaista Tabassum of the University of Karachi told Sputnik.
Why Pakistan? Tabassum gave four reasons:
🔶Nuclear deterrence – Only Muslim state with nuclear technology & missile capability to deliver warheads if required
🔶Cost advantage – Defense agreements with Pakistan are cheaper than those with the US
🔶Proven capability – Pakistan's military has recent combat experience, unlike many regional militaries
🔶The Israel factor – Pakistan's consistent anti-Israel posture guarantees no "secret relationship" with Tel Aviv, giving Gulf states political security
Die #EU darf die #Taliban nicht zu Gesprächen nach Brüssel einladen.
Damit würden wir ein Regime, das Frauen systematisch unterdrückt, auf internationaler Bühne legitimieren. Und unsere Glaubwürdigkeit verspielen.
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@AJArabic It is necessary to destroy terrorists camps and terrorist support structures across the border in Afghanistan otherwise there will be no security and peace in Pakistan and the world.
@MJalalAf The Afghan Taliban shouldn’t have moved TTP and ISKP terrorists through those villages. You are using Afghans as collateral as you are too weak to fight a real war!
Murtaza Solangi, spokesperson for Pakistan’s President, has accused the Afghan Taliban of supporting terrorism and cooperating with India against Pakistan.
In a post on X, Solangi said the “illegitimate government of Afghanistan” wrongly believes it can continue exporting terrorism to Pakistan while Islamabad is engaged in efforts to address a major crisis in West Asia.
He warned that such actions “will not go without consequences” and concluded his message with a direct warning to the Taliban: “Think again.”
The remarks come amid ongoing tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban over security issues and cross-border militant activity.
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The de facto authorities’ arrests of women in Herat continue to have impacts - protesters have been shot, and there appears to be no information on what has happened to the women who were taken away.
The time for speaking out about what is happening to Afghan women is now.
Since filming this, I’ve seen that BBC reports two were killed in protests.