Esmatullah Kohsar
Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Reporting for @WSJ, former @Pressistan, Media Manager DAB/MoIC, Media Monitoring and columnist. Get your updates on AFG & the region here.
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Mar 18, 2024 |
wsj.com | Saeed Shah |Esmatullah Kohsar
Just weeks after it carried out airstrikes inside Iran, Pakistan conducted airstrikes in Afghanistan early Monday aimed at militants that it says have been targeting its security forces in a worsening wave of attacks. Tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban regime have increased since Afghanistan fell to the militant group in 2021. Islamabad says the Pakistani militants, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, are based over the border in Afghanistan.
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Mar 18, 2024 |
wsj.com | Saeed Shah |Esmatullah Kohsar
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan carried out airstrikes Monday inside neighboring Afghanistan, the Taliban administration in Kabul said, following a weekend of attacks inside Pakistan which the authorities blame on militants based across the border. A Pakistani security official said that Pakistan’s air force hit seven hide-outs of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in at least three provinces in Afghanistan. Over a dozen airstrikes were carried out, according to the Pakistani official.
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Oct 8, 2023 |
wsj.com | Esmatullah Kohsar |Shan Li
Residents clear debris after a deadly earthquake in the Zinda Jan district of Afghanistan’s Herat province. Rescue workers are searching for survivors in western Afghanistan after powerful earthquakes killed at least 2,053 people and injured thousands more, in one of the deadliest seismic disasters to hit the country in recent decades.
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Apr 7, 2023 |
futures.tradingcharts.com | Saeed Shah |Esmatullah Kohsar
Chinese Firm Signs $540 Million Oil-And-Gas Deal In Afghanistan Apr 07, 2023 (MENAFN via COMTEX) --(MENAFN - NewsIn.Asia) By Saeed Shah in Islamabad, Pakistan, and Esmatullah Kohsar in KabulKabul, January 5 (Wall Street Journal): A Chinese company signed a $540 million deal with Afghanistan to develop an oil-and-gas field, as Beijing moves to secure access to the country's vast mineral wealth after the exit of American troops.
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Apr 6, 2023 |
futures.tradingcharts.com | Saeed Shah |Esmatullah Kohsar
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Zalmai Khalilzad said US delegation succeeded in obtaining release of a US citizen, George Glezmann. He added “The Taliban government agreed to free him as a goodwill gesture to @POTUS and the American people.“
Adam Boiler emphasized the continuation of talks between the two sides and called it important to strengthen relations through talks. He said that the two countries have historical relations that have had problems at some stages, and now it is important to look to the future.
Muttaqi described their arrival in Kabul as a good development in bilateral relations. Boiler, described the progress in the prisoner issue between AFG and US as a good step towards building trust.He praised the measures taken against narcotics & strengthening security in AFG.
Muttaqi described their arrival in Kabul as a good development in bilateral relations. Boiler, described the progress in the prisoner issue between AFG and US as a good step towards building trust.He praised the measures taken against narcotics & strengthening security in AFG.
US Rep for Hostage Response @aboehler & former envoy @realZalmayMK arrived Kabul. @MoFA_Afg said foreign minister Muttaqi, met with the delegation and discussed bilateral relations between AFG & US, release of detainees, & provision of consular services to Afghans in the US.
