KABUL leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar have discussed the peace process. Khalilzad met Hekmatyar at his office late on Saturday. They discussed ways of ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan, a statement from HIA said. Wolesi Jirga elections and other issues also…
KABUL, Zalmay Khalilzad, in Qatar on Friday. Earlier, some US media reports said Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders in the insurgency’s political bureau in Doha. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban spokesman, in a statement said their political office leaders and other…
KABUL Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday briefed President Ashraf Ghani on the outcome of his swing through the region, the Presidential Palace said. During his trip to the region, Khalilzad met top officials in Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates…
KABUL representatives in Qatar, a leading American newspaper reported on Saturday. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted a source familiar with the meeting in Doha as saying the talks were part of the Trump administration’s renewed diplomatic push for a…
KABUL, Zalmai Khalilzad, met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz on Wednesday and discussed with him bilateral relations as well as the Afghan reconciliation. The Crown Prince, who is also Vice President of the Council of…
US Special Representative on Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Pakistan talks The former ambassador, who arrived in Islamabad from Kabul on Tuesday, also held delegation-level talks with Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua and her team at the Foreign Office.…
KABUL Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday arrived in Islamabad after meeting Afghan leaders in Kabul. Khalilzad would meet Pakistani officials in order to bring Taliban to the negotiating table, US embassy in Islamabad said in a statement. The envoy would…
The Trump administration has renewed its stout support for the Afghan government’s reconciliation process, says President Ashraf Ghani’s office. US Special Advisor on Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad held out the assurance during a meeting with Ghani at the Presidential…
Pakistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday peace in Afghanistan was central to Pakistan’s long-term stability and progress. He made the remarks in a meeting with US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on the sidelines…
KABUL says, hinting at a shift in policy toward the militant group. Previously, the US told the Taliban to accept the Afghan constitution, renounce violence and break ties with foreign terrorist groups if they wanted to engage in discussions on…
KABUL, says the US secretary of state. In a memo to staff, Mike Pompeo said he was confident in Khalilzad’s ability to achieve the goal. Khalilzad has been appointed as US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation. On Friday, according…
KABUL negotiations. NBC News reported the release of Taliban prisoners and the status of US bases in Afghanistan were among the key issues the insurgents plan to discuss with the US at the meeting. According to US news organisations, the…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has appointed Zalmay Khalilzad, former US ambassador to Afghanistan. “Khalilzad’s going to join the State Department team to assist us on the reconciliation effort, so he will come on and be the State…
KABUL. In an article. Khalilzad wrote Pakistan had consistently played a double game, providing just enough sporadic assistance in capturing members of Al Qaeda. At the same time, he alleged, Pakistan had been harboring, training, and assisting violent extremist groups…
Pakistani Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Wednesday had heated exchanges with ex-American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad over the allegations of terrorist safe havens in his country. A Washington audience burst into laughter when Chaudhry claimed Taliban, as Khalilzad challenged…
