Afghanistan Live Updates: Pakistan’s role in ‘port’ to Taliban under US scanner in ‘coming weeks’, US to look at ties with Islamabad

“These malicious allegations were part of a desperate attempt to defame Pakistan and mislead the international community,” the statement said. The spokesperson reiterated Pakistan’s abiding commitment to a peaceful, stable, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents took control of Afghanistan in mid-August and removed the previous elected leadership backed by the West.

The acquisition comes nearly 20 years after he led a US military offensive to topple the Taliban. Panjshir, a rugged mountain valley, is home to 150,000 to 200,000 people. It was a center of resistance when Afghanistan was under Soviet occupation in the 1980s and during the previous period of Taliban rule, between 1996 and 2001.

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