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Reports on US forces return to Kandahar province are false
KABUL (Pajhwok): US has refuted reports that its military personnel have returned to southern Kandahar province after security situation worsened but renewed commitment to continue air support to Afghan forces. Claim: US forces returned to Kandahar province Verdict: incorrect that US forces have returned to Kandahar province US forces have…
Read More »Reports on US forces return to Kandahar province are false
KABUL (Pajhwok): US has refuted reports that its military personnel have returned to southern Kandahar province after security situation worsened but renewed commitment to continue air support to Afghan forces. Claim: US forces returned to Kandahar province Verdict: incorrect that US forces have returned to Kandahar province US forces have…
Read More »Reports on government, Taliban Eid ceasefire baseless
KABUL (Pajhwok): Reports about government and the Taliban agreement on five day ceasefire during Eid-ul-Adha are baseless, Pajhwok Afghan News learned reliably. Claim: Some media outlets Khamma Press, Mandgar Newspaper, Gulba Etlaat Group have published reports that government and the Taliban negotiating teams during talks in Qatar have agreed on…
Read More »Johnson & Johnson vaccine applicable: MoPH
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has rejected as baseless reports about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine causing neurological disorders after its application. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said the World Health Organization (WHO) had approved the American vaccine. It added the vaccine was duly licenced.…
Read More »Closure of Indian consulate general in Kandahar incorrect
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Some media outlets on Sunday reported that the Indian Consulate General in Kandahar City has been closed while the Ministry of Interior (MoI) rejected it and only Indian diplomats have been evacuated and local staff is working in the facility. Claim: Multiple Indian media outlets reported…
Read More »Untrue that Mohib asks Ismael Khan not to resist Taliban
KABUL (Pajhwok): Social media posts that claim that National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib has asked former jihadi commander Mohammad Ismael Khan to stop resisting the Taliban aggression are incorrect. Claim: Herat province districts are under Taliban control and the group has entered fighting in some parts of Herat City,…
Read More »Fake heated tweets attributed to Khalilzad, Nabill
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some social media activist published fake screen shots of former National Directorate of Security (NDS) Head Rahmatullah Nabil’s and US Chief Negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad in which both criticised each other. Claim: Ex-NDS Head Nabil and US Chief Negotiator Khalilzad blast one another on twitter regarding US, Taliban peace…
Read More »US embassy rejects emergency evacuation plan
KABUL (Pajhwok): Reports that say US officials have stepped up work on a possible evacuation of the country’s embassy in Kabul due to fears of a deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan are incorrect. Claim: Wall Street Journal on Saturday reported US officials had intensified planning for an emergency evacuation of…
Read More »Establishment of martial law rule incorrect claim
KABUL (Pajhwok): Rumors regarding the establishment of martial law in the country are baseless as the Presidential Palace has rejected and termed it as propaganda while the claim supported by no credible sources. Claim: Ghani announced martial law under the leadership of Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi. The US State Department…
Read More »Erdogan ordered military equipment for Marshal Dostum false claim
KABUL (Pajhwok): Social media rumors that claim Turkish President RecepTayyibErdogan has provided military equipment to Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum who will soon return to the country with the equipment are incorrect. Some sources say Marshal Dostum went to Turkey one week ago due his deteriorated health condition but his close…
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