A high-ranking Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar for negotiations with US officials on the release of about $9 billion of Afghan reserves. Headed by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the delegation left Kabul on Wednesday for Doha.…
Talks between Taliban and US officials are set to resume today (Saturday) in Qatar, with both sides having placed different issues on the agenda. A high-level Taliban delegation, led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in…
Mediated by Qatar, peace talks between Afghan government and Taliban began in Doha on Saturday. A delegation led by the government’s top peace negotiator and comprised of senior Afghan politicians on Friday left for Doha to hold talks…
The government negotiating team has demanded third party mediation in peace talks with Taliban in Doha, a credible source said on Monday. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban and government contact…
The US-Taliban agreement is not the bottom line for the entire gamut of intra-Afghan talks, the Afghan National Security Council (NSC) said on Tuesday. In a video message, NSC Spokesperson RahmatullahAndar said before discussing a mechanism for a…
The government-backed delegation on Sunday hoped talks with the Taliban would resume soon, but if further delayed, they would wait for the government and the High Reconciliation Council to decide. Intra-Afghan peace talks began about three months ago…
Deputy and Acting Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab received Indian Ambassador to Kabul Rudrendra Tandon and had a wide-ranging discussion on the Afghan peace process and economic cooperation, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on…
Reuter’s news agency has reported that the intra-Afghan talks that resumed in Doha a few days ago “are effectively on hold”, and some sources claim the talks have been stopped, but both the negotiating sides refuted the claims.…
After a three-week break, the Afghan government and Taliban have restarted peace negotiations in Doha, the capital of Qatar. In the second round of the intra-Afghan dialogue, which resumed on Wednesday evening and, the negotiators would work on…
President Ashraf Ghani and High Council for National Reconciliation Council (HCNR) Chairman D. Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday exchanged views on the second round of peace negotiations. Ghani and Abdullah also discussed the second meeting of the Leadership Committee…
Qatar is proud of its role in the context of international efforts aimed at helping the brothers in Afghanistan to reach the desired peace, said the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin…
The government and Taliban negotiating teams have shared initial topics concerning their Sunday’s meeting to formulate a joint agenda for peace talks, a well-placed source said. According to the source, Saturday’s meeting between contract groups from both sides…
After months of bickering over rules and procedures, Afghan government and Taliban negotiators met in Doha on Saturday. Working groups from both sides exchanged views issues around the agenda of formal peace parleys, which began on September…
A member of the government negotiating team in Qatar has said that talks on the agenda of peace talks may begin on Saturday. Wishing not to be named, the team member said this will be the first meeting…
The Afghan government, NATO, UN, EU, Qatar and Pakistan have welcomed a preliminary agreement reached between Kabul and Taliban negotiators in Doha. The Presidential Palace said President Ghani hailed the finalisation of rules and procedures for the peace…
US special envoy for reconciliation in Afghanistan on Wednesday welcomed a preliminary deal reached between the Afghan government and Taliban negotiators in Doha to press on with peace talks “I welcome the news from #Doha that the two…
Presidential Spokesperson SediqSediqi said on Wednesday that there has been no breakthrough in Doha talks because the Taliban insist on issues which are against the interest of Afghans and out of the government’s authority. This comes following recent…
Afghan government and Taliban negotiators have made progress on several issues stalling their peace talks in Doha. After wrestling with differences for more than two months, the negotiating teams are believed to have agreed on the US-Taliban peace…
KABUL (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hikmatyar has expressed his best wishes for a successful outcome of the Afghan peace process, a statement said Tuesday. Khan welcomed the HIA leader who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan and underscored historic bonds…
The government peace negotiating team chief will address members of the upper house via a video conference on Tuesday to assuage their concerns about the ongoing parleys. About a month ago, the intra-Afghan talks were inaugurated in Doha,…
KABUL negotiators have held their first meeting in Doha. The two sides conferred on the agenda, principles, scheduling and other issues related to the first direct negotiations. After years of efforts, the negotiating teams met behind closed doors on Saturday…
