Hundreds people in central Uruzgan province held a gathering in support of the government and called for peace on Saturday. The gathering in government support comes amid intensified conflict related violence in the provincial capital, with up to…
Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkey Amin Mohammad Ramin has expressed the hope that the Istanbul conference would help speed up the Afghan peace process and pave the ground for a ceasefire. The Afghan ambassador made the remarks in an…
The government claim evolving a regional consensus has proved wrong in the backdrop of contradictory assertions from some government officials, experts and the Taliban recent trips to the regional countries. While President Ghani, Foreign Minister Atmar talked claiming…
The assertions that the Taliban brought to a halt the second round of intra-Afghan talks in Doha by demanding the release of their more prisoners and removal of their leaders from a UN blacklist are said to be…
Turkmenistan has reaffirmed its strong commitment to promoting Afghanistan’s socio-economic development Trend news agency, citing a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ashgabat, said Turkmenistan's commitment was reflected in the infrastructure projects it had initiated. Turkmenistan…
Kabul’s negotiating team claims having agreed in principle with the Taliban delegation on rules and procedures for the Doha peace talks. However, this does not mean a framework for the peace negotiations has been finalised, the government team…
Attacks against Afghan security forces and civilians surged by 50 percent in the third quarter of the current year, says a US federal watchdog. The Pentagon’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan (SIGAR) said in its quarterly report…
KABUL, the United States and Turkmenistan have urged regional countries to support the Afghan peace negotiations in Doha. At a meeting, representatives of the three nations asked regional all states to ensure that the intra-Afghan dialogue strengthened a united, sovereign,…
Welcoming direct intra-Afghan negotiations, the European Union has said now all preconditions are fulfilled and nothing should prevent a ceasefire from being accepted and implemented by both parties. In a statement, EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell has said…
A top US diplomat has commended Pakistan. Islamabad played an important role in facilitating the peace process between the Taliban and Washington, acknowledged the outgoing US ambassador to Pakistan. Paul W. Jones praised the US ally during a…
KABUL, says the State Department. Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Wednesday to discuss with President Ashraf Ghani ways of resuming the peace talks that collapsed in October.. Khalilzad arrived in Kabul after President Donald Trump’s surprise Thanksgiving visit to Bagram…
KABUL representatives, a media report said on Friday. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid Al-Thani, in a phone call, discussed with President Donald Trump “strategic cooperation: between the two countries. Qatari news agency ONA reported latest regional and international developments were also…
KABUL would participate, a credible source said Sunday. A well-placed government official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News that work the plan was underway but details in this regard were yet to be specified. Another source also…
Senior Afghan politicians are in Pakistan to attend a conference on promoting peace and reconciliation in their war-torn country. Ex-president Hamid Karzai and former interior minister Hanif Atmar, who were among the invitees, have expressed their inability to participate in the…
The peace process in Afghanistan’s deputy interior minister. “It is time for the world and the US. Addressing the 17th Young Leaders Summit at the Convention Centre in Islamabad on Sunday, he claimed Pakistan had done enough in…
The Pakistan. "We greatly value the relevance and importance of Russia in the region, especially its role in Afghan reconciliation,” the chief military spokesman said. In an interview released on Sunday, Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor believed Russia wanted…
India is putting regional stability, including the peace process in Afghanistan has told the United States. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi conveyed the warning in a telephonic conversation to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, the…
The Trump administration is seeking a peace agreement, not a deal on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said Friday. A future presence of American troops in the war-torn country would be conditions-based, said the…
Pakistan’s top military commanders have expressed their satisfaction with progress in regional peace initiatives, especially the Afghan reconciliation process. A Corps Commanders’ Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Monday reviewed the geo-strategic environment and security situation.…
KABUL. Speaking at a meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan, Iran’s representative renewed Tehran’s support for the Afghan peace process. The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) quoted Rassoul Eslami as commending the role played by the Ghani administration…
Russia and Pakistan through close coordination. The vow came at meetings between Russia’s Special Representative Ambassador Zamir Kabulov, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua. After the talks, the Foreign Office said the two sides…
