Ipse by Tag - Afghanistan

Colin Clarke

Inserted 1 month ago

“ISIS-K has been fixated on Russia for the past two years. ISIS-K accuses the Kremlin of having Muslim blood in its hands, referencing Moscow's interventions in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria.”

Nytimes

Senior research fellow at the US-based Soufan Centre

23 Mar 2024 4 2

Joe Biden

Inserted 1 year ago

“Justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader [Ayman al-Zawahiri] is no more.”

Aljazeera

President of the United States

01 Aug 2022 2 3

Alexander Cooley

Inserted 2 years ago

“China is quietly asserting itself as the leading external power in the region. In doing so, it will position itself as both critic of United States regional policy and as an alternative leader of a humanitarian coalition comprised of Afghanistan's neighbours.”

Aljazeera

Columbia University political scientist, expert on Central Asia

30 Mar 2022 3 1

Samuel Ramani

Inserted 2 years ago

“Upgrading economic cooperation will be a key priority of the trip. Russia will also use the trip to facilitate a return to the Iran nuclear deal. Cooperation on regional security issues will also feature, as Moscow highlights its Gulf security plan and planned trilateral drills with China and Iran. On Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen, Russia and Iran are likely to hold consultations, and we should watch in particular for their responses to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the Houthi strike on the UAE.”

Aljazeera

Associate fellow at the Royal United Service Institute (RUSI)

19 Jan 2022 10 2

Wally Adeyemo

Inserted 2 years ago

“The United States is the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. We are committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan, which is why Treasury is taking these additional steps to facilitate assistance.”

Nytimes

United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

22 Dec 2021 3 3

Stephen Miles

Inserted 2 years ago

“For the last 20 years, we heard that the terrorist threat justified an ever-expanding budget for the Pentagon. As the war in Afghanistan has ended and attention has shifted towards China, we're now hearing that that threat justifies it.”

Aljazeera

Executive Director of Win Without War

16 Dec 2021 7 3

Jen Psaki

Inserted 2 years ago

“There are a number of reasons why these reserves remain inaccessible. First and foremost, the status of the funds is the subject of ongoing litigation, brought by certain victims of 9/11 and other terrorist attacks to hold judgments against the Taliban. These legal proceedings cannot be disregarded and have led to the temporary suspension of any movement of the funds through at least the end of the year and quite possibly longer. Second, the United States continues to face difficult fundamental questions about how it might be able to make reserve funds available to directly benefit the people of Afghanistan while ensuring that the funds do not benefit the Taliban. And, obviously, our objective as one of the world's biggest providers of humanitarian assistance is to get that assistance directly to the people. It is difficult to determine how that would not go through - would not benefit the Taliban as it relates to these funds. Third, the Taliban remain sanctioned by the United States as a specially designated global terrorist group, and a number of its officials are subject to the UN - UNSCR's 1988 sanctions regime. This raises immediate red flags for many states' central banks and the financial community more generally when considering any transactions.”

Whitehouse

White House spokeswoman

13 Dec 2021 7 3

Emmanuel Macron

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are thinking of an organisation between several European countries … a common location for several Europeans, which would allow our ambassadors to be present. This is a different demarche than a political recognition or political dialogue with the Taliban … we will have a representation as soon as we can open.”

Aljazeera

President of France

04 Dec 2021 5 3

Mateusz Morawiecki

Inserted 2 years ago

“Today, on Poland's Eastern border, we are dealing with a new type of war, a war in which migrants are weapons, in which disinformation is a weapon, a hybrid war. [I received] information that the difficult situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the country in August may by used as the next stage of the migration crisis. I think that the things that unfold before our eyes, these dramatic events, may only be a prelude to something much worse.”

Reuters

Prime Minister of Poland

21 Nov 2021 7 3

Farhad Alaaldin

Inserted 2 years ago

“Now that you're on the clock to withdraw your combat troops from Iraq, and with the withdrawal of Afghanistan, there are a lot of worries here. Your partners on the scene are worried, and some of them are starting to run for cover.”

Nytimes

Chairman of Iraq Advisory Council (IAC)

20 Nov 2021 3 3

Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are ready to cooperate on Afghanistan. But in addition to our regional cooperation, we'd like to improve our international ties with Iran, and today's meetings will accelerate development of relations.”

Aljazeera

Turkish Foreign Minister

15 Nov 2021 2 2

Raffaello Pantucci

Inserted 2 years ago

“This decision to build and jointly staff a facility is one of only a few known examples for China around the world. The fact that we keep seeing this activity in Tajikistan shows the level of Chinese concern towards Afghanistan and the region. This highlights how Central Asia is going to be a major focus of Chinese attention. Going forward, Beijing may struggle to avoid getting itself entangled in regional security problems.”

Rferl

Senior associate fellow at London's Royal United Services Institute

27 Oct 2021 3 3

Mohammad Hossein Emadi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Iran has come to understand that the enemy's enemy is not your friend, and the Taliban are a more complex problem than Americans. The consensus is to deal with the Taliban very carefully and pragmatically.”

Nytimes

Former Iranian diplomat who advised Afghanistan’s government and worked in the country for the United Nations

26 Oct 2021 3 2

Sergei Shoigu

Inserted 2 years ago

“NATO is gradually gathering forces near our borders amid calls for military deterrence of Russia. The German defence minister (Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer) must know really well how a similar thing ended up for Germany and Europe. Security in Europe must be mutual and must not infringe on Russia's interests. But it is NATO that is not ready for an equal dialogue on this issue. Moreover, the implementation of NATO's 'deterrence' plan in Afghanistan has ended up in a disaster, which the whole world is now dealing with.”

Reuters

Russian Defence Minister

23 Oct 2021 3 3

Aleksandr Lapin

Inserted 2 years ago

“The massive drills with the CSTO Collective Operational Response Forces that came to an end in Tajikistan were a major response to the sharp deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan. The drills that were held are called upon to secure the CSTO [Collective Security Treaty Organization] states against any terrorist threat. CSTO's joint forces are prepared to uncover mounting threats in advance and thwart the outlawed armed gangs' intentions. The experience acquired in the drills will serve as a reliable guarantee of fulfilling tasks in a real combat environment.”

Rferl

Russian Central Military District commander

23 Oct 2021 6 3

Kamal Kharazi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our strategy in Afghanistan completely depends on the Taliban's behavior. The Islamic Republic of Iran does not want to meddle in Afghanistan's affairs but naturally we have legitimate interests that must be guaranteed.”

Nytimes

Head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations

22 Oct 2021 (approx) 3 2

Arkady Dubnov

Inserted 2 years ago

“Russia is important to the Taliban as a lobbyist for their political ambitions. We are permanent members of the UN Security Council. And the new government of Afghanistan wants to get a seat at the UN. Moscow can lobby for the removal of the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations at the UN Security Council, which, in principle, should lead to diplomatic recognition of the new Kabul government.”

Aa

Russian expert on Central and South Asia

22 Oct 2021 4 5

Vladimir Putin

Inserted 2 years ago

“These decisions were made at the level of the United Nations. Our expectation is that these people, the Taliban, that now clearly control Afghanistan, will see that the situation develops in a positive way. If that happens, we would decide to take them off the list of terrorist organizations.”

Themoscowtimes

Russian president

21 Oct 2021 4 3

Sergey Lavrov

Inserted 2 years ago

“A new administration is in power now. We note their efforts to stabilise the military and political situation and set up work of the state apparatus. Official recognition of the Taliban is not under discussion for now. Like most of other influential countries in the region, we are in contact with them. We are prodding them to fulfil the promises they made when they came to power.”

Aljazeera

Russian Foreign Minister

20 Oct 2021 2 3

Saeed Khatibzadeh

Inserted 2 years ago

“What is clear is that Taliban has a direct responsibility in maintaining peace and stability, and to preserve the health of all Afghan groups including the Hazaras and Shias.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Iran

18 Oct 2021 5 3

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“ISIS-K has been fixated on Russia for the past two years. ISIS-K accuses the Kremlin of having Muslim blood in its hands, referencing Moscow's interventions in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria.”

“Justice has been delivered and this terrorist leader [Ayman al-Zawahiri] is no more.”

“China is quietly asserting itself as the leading external power in the region. In doing so, it will position itself as both critic of United States regional policy and as an alternative leader of a humanitarian coalition comprised of Afghanistan's neighbours.”

“The United States is the largest single provider of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. We are committed to supporting the people of Afghanistan, which is why Treasury is taking these additional steps to facilitate assistance.”

“For the last 20 years, we heard that the terrorist threat justified an ever-expanding budget for the Pentagon. As the war in Afghanistan has ended and attention has shifted towards China, we're now hearing that that threat justifies it.”

“Now that you're on the clock to withdraw your combat troops from Iraq, and with the withdrawal of Afghanistan, there are a lot of worries here. Your partners on the scene are worried, and some of them are starting to run for cover.”

“We are ready to cooperate on Afghanistan. But in addition to our regional cooperation, we'd like to improve our international ties with Iran, and today's meetings will accelerate development of relations.”

“Iran has come to understand that the enemy's enemy is not your friend, and the Taliban are a more complex problem than Americans. The consensus is to deal with the Taliban very carefully and pragmatically.”

“Our strategy in Afghanistan completely depends on the Taliban's behavior. The Islamic Republic of Iran does not want to meddle in Afghanistan's affairs but naturally we have legitimate interests that must be guaranteed.”

“These decisions were made at the level of the United Nations. Our expectation is that these people, the Taliban, that now clearly control Afghanistan, will see that the situation develops in a positive way. If that happens, we would decide to take them off the list of terrorist organizations.”

“What is clear is that Taliban has a direct responsibility in maintaining peace and stability, and to preserve the health of all Afghan groups including the Hazaras and Shias.”

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