Peace process

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN): Five policemen have defected to the insurgents in southern Zabul province, an official said on Monday. The policemen joined the Taliban ranks

KABUL. “We have from time to time reminded all stakeholders about the red lines that was drawn by the world Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told

WASHINGTON (PAN, where both countries wanted democratic institutions to be strong, stable and inclusive, New Delhi’s top diplomat in Washington said on Monday. “When you

ALMATY (PAN‘s problems cannot be purely military but has to be rooted in a political approach that enjoys a democratic sanction. Addressing the Ministerial Meeting

KABUL,” Defence Ministry spokesman Gen. Zahir Azimi on Thursday rejected as wrong US top commander Gen. Joseph Dunford’s recent remarks that Pakistan was not taking

KABUL official on Wednesday claimed he had information that some high and low profile Taliban leaders would join soon the government-initiated peace process — both

KABUL of providing logistic support and weapons to the guerrillas. A total of 35 rebels joined the reconciliation programme and surrendered their weapons to the

KABUL): the Afghan government has floated a proposal for an international conference of religious scholars to be held either in Riyadh or Cairo, a Pakistani

KABUL are working to protect their interests in the so-called negotiated settlement to the conflict.” The views were aired by participants of this week’s radio

KABUL would be held in Kabul in March, an official said on Tuesday. High Peace Council Qayamuddin Kashaf, had returned from a two-day visit to

KABUL in Kabul next month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. A ministry statement said the agreement came at the just-concluded London talks

KABUL leaders were interested in the political process of peace negotiations with the government. Key Taliban leaders based in Pakistan wanted the political process to