KABUL. Certain sections of media reported that Gen. Nicholson expressed America’s readiness for face-to-face talks with the Afghan Taliban during a visit with Afghan provincial and government representatives in Kandahar on July 16. “The United States is not a substitute…
KABUL into coming to the negotiating table. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels the alliance had been able to hand over responsibility for security to the Afghans forces. “And that’s a huge difference between what we did…
NATO to engage credibly in the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process -- the only pathway to a sustainable resolution. The call from leaders of the western military alliance comes as the Taliban killed dozens of security forces in…
KABUL and termed the role of regional actors important in support to peace and stabilisation in Afghanistan, a media release from alliance said on Thursday. NATO pledged to continue assistance by extending financial sustainment of the Afghan forces through 2024…
KABUL Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday said the alliance fully supported President Ashraf Ghani’s peace and reform strategy. The secretary general was addressing a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, ahead of a heads of state and government summit of…
NATO has indicated its Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan will continue as long as conditions on the ground warrant it Based on an invitation from the Afghan government, the Western military alliance has a conditions-based approach, with no…
KABUL secretary-general says. Speaking at an event in London on Thursday, Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the Eid ceasefires announced by the administration of President Ghani and the Taliban. It was the first truce in the country in nearly two decades. “Again,…
KABUL to the “edge of opportunity.” Lt. Gen. Richard J. Cripwell, deputy commander for the Resolute Support Mission, hailed President Ashraf Ghani’s call for a ceasefire over the Eid holiday as courageous. The Taliban this past weekend. Ghani extended the…
KABUL Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann has met Ambassador of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) Huseyin Avni Botsali and discussed Afghan peace process and economic development. The NATO civilian envoy on this social media account wrote about…
KABUL. Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said on Saturday the Central Asian nation would triple the number of its personnel in the framework of the training mission. At a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with countries contributing troops to Resolute…
KABUL's response to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's ceasefire proposal. On 7th June, President Ashraf Ghani detailed the government’s ceasefire, which he indicated will start on the 27th of Ramadan (12 June) and will run through the end of Ramadan to…
KABUL. Addressing a press conference after the meeting, the alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says he is confident the NATO counties would extend funding to the Afghan Security Forces to 2024 at next month’s Summit. He said insurgents continued to use…
KABUL to join the offer, which he called “a positive step forward on the path to peace.” Addressing reporters ahead of a two-day defense ministerial meeting of the western military alliance in Brussels, where NATO is headquartered, Stoltenberg said the…
Welcoming President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban forces would abide by this ceasefire with the Taliban, but not with the ISIS. “In support of the Afghan government’s initiative, NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and…
KABUL from reaching strategic goals. Stoltenberg told a press conference in Brussels ahead of defence ministers’ meeting that: “Taliban should understand that they can gain more through a political settlement with the Afghan government than fighting against them in the…
KABUL and evaluate progress in Resolute Support mission, an alliance official said on Wednesday. The ministers would take stock of the progress made on force generation and exchange views on continued financial support from NATO allies and partners to the…
KABUL allies and partners have reiterated their promise of continued support for the financial sustainment of the Afghan security forces. The renewal of the pledge came at the yearly plenary meeting of the Afghan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund Board…
KABUL, international media outlets reported on Wednesday. The head of the Joint Special Operations Command has been picked to lead the war, according to Reuters. The three-star general, Scott Miller, would replace Gen. John Nicholson. Gen. Miller will be the…
WASHINGTON (Pajhwok) The US-led NATO are driven to a political settlement, the defense secretary said on Tuesday. Jim Mattis, speaking to reporters, claimed President Donald Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan was working as the Taliban had not been able to…
KABUL, the US military said on Tuesday. Several Afghan security personnel were also killed or wounded in Monday’s operation, a statement from the US Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) said. “My thoughts and those of US Forces-Afghanistan are with the families and friends…
Nearly a dozen civilians were killed and eight NATO troops wounded in a suicide attack on foreign forces’ convoy in southern Kandahar province on Monday. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the explosion took…
KABUL Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann has said the alliance would remain in Afghanistan on invitation of the Afghan government until lasting security is achieved. Talking at the round table with Afghan journalists in Brussels , Ambassador Zimmermann, added NATO had been…
KABUL says. In an exclusive session with Afghan journalists, Gen. John Nicholson called the illicit drug commerce the main revenue source for the insurgent movement. Speaking on the sidelines of NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, he accused the Taliban…
BRUSSELS (Pajhwok) NATO, embracing what top officials say is an “unprecedented” opportunity to end the fighting in the insurgency-wracked country. In a statement Friday, NATO foreign ministers said the 29 allies “are united in their support for this proposal,” and…
