An official in the Presidential Palace on Thursday said that a planned trip of Afghan politicians to Pakistan has been delayed for an indefinite period of time. The official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News…
A number of Afghan politicians and a Taliban delegation met in Iran on Wednesday on recent developments in the country, the movement’s spokesman said.. Dr. Mohammad Naeem tweeted that a Taliban delegation, led by the group;s senior negotiator…
Second Vice-President Sarwar Danish says the Taliban do not represent any ethnic group as they have fought against all ethnic communities over the past 27 years.
Some Afghan and American sources say the US will hand over the responsibility of counterterrorism war to the Afghan government. Counterterrorism war has been headed by the US in Afghanistan, but after US-Taliban deal in 2020, all foreign…
Afghan students, who study in Pakistani universities and have returned home on vacation, say they would miss exams if the neighboring country does not open its border. Hundreds of Afghans studying in Pakistan on scholarship programs have returned…
All Afghans are yearning peace, but ordinary people, politicians, Taliban and the government have different definitions for it. However, some commonalities in these definitions are “orderliness, security, prosperity and an end to the war in the country”. For…
A Helmand University professor pursuing higher education in India has died from Covid-19 infection, the Ministry of Higher Education said on Tuesday. MoHE in a statement said ShirAhmadSahand, professor at Helmand University who was pursuing master’s degree in…
Casualties on a single day last week outnumbered the total casualties of the previous week as foreign forces began leaving Afghanistan. Last week major happenings US, China, Russia, Pakistan meet Afghan negotiating team Beginning of troops withdrawal from…
Russia's special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, on Thursday called on the United States to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May 1 under the Doha accord.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday said four Afghan citizens had died on the Iran-Turkey border after being caught in cold and stormy weather. Meanwhile, images are circulating in social media showing a number of Afghan citizens…
The Moscow conference on Afghan peace process is expected to be attended by 16 Afghan officials, representatives of a number of political parties and a 10-member Taliban delegation, but Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan is not invited to the summit. Two…
Pakistan’s army chief and spymaster have participated in regional consultations on the snail-paced Afghan peace process. Gen. Qamar Bajwa and Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence Lt Gen Faiz Hameed attended the session in Bahrain, the army’s media wing…
The Afghan government-backed peace negotiating team discussed intra-Afghan talks, ceasefire and reduction in violence with NATO ambassadors, a statement said on Tuesday.
The Indian Customs Department arrested two Afghan citizens and seized drugs worth $1.5 million from them at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport.
President Ashraf Ghani has thanked Kyrgyzstan for its cooperation in implementation of large regional projects and requested Bishkek cooperation for CASA-1000 and regional railroad projects.
The Afghan government and the Taliban’s negotiating teams held no meeting on the agenda of peace talks in Qatar since last two weeks, a credible source said Sunday. After a three-week recess, the Afghan negotiating team arrived in…
Pakistani foreign minister has said that the new US administration should play an active role in the ongoing Afghan peace process and the opportunity made available for ending the Afghan crisis should not be missed. Pakistani foreign minister,…
Some Chinese companies are selling Afghanistan’s pine nuts under the name of Brazil which is mistakenly derived from “West Pakistan” “Xī Bājīsītǎn, in short Bāxī, the name of Brazil in Chinese language. According to reports, Afghanistan pine nuts…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Saturday announced launching a campaign to build regional and international consensus for the success of the Afghan peace process. Gran Hiwad, a spokesman of MoFA, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Foreign…
A number of participants of a conference in Kabul on Thursday said achieving national consensus for peace would help encourage building regional consensus. Habib Rahman Hekmatyar, director of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) office, told the conference about peace…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Thursday said the Khateeb (preacher) of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and head of Islamic Scholars Council of Palestine has termed the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan as illegitimate.
Afghan refugees living in Pakistan say life in migration is full of troubles and hope if the ongoing peace talks succeed, they will be able to repatriate to their homeland and start a peaceful and better life. Four…
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has urged the global fraternity to remain committed to Afghanistan at this critical juncture. At the conclusion of a five-day visit to Afghanistan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo…
Acting Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar and his Kazakh counterpart Mukhtar Tleuberdi have discussed bilateral relations and cooperation. The MoFA said Atmar, in a telephone call, exchanged views with the Mukhtar Tleuberdi on issues of common and regional interest.…
