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Kabul, Islamabad need to work jointly for peace: Zakhilwal

Kabul says.    Am­bas­sador to Pakistan Dr Omer Zakhilwal told reporters after a visit to the Taxila Museum on Saturday the neighbours needed to work together for peace in the region. The present mistrust between the neighbours would…

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Handicapped Afghans urge real peace-bringing

KABUL, on Sunday urged the warring sides to enter a peace deal. More than 400 individuals who had been disabled during the war held a gathering organized by the “Peace Corps of Afghan Disabled”, (PCAD), in Kabul. The attendees raised…

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Holland lends weight to Afghanistan peace efforts

The Dutch ambassador on Wednesday affirmed support from the Netherlands for Afghan peace and stability initiatives, saying the international community wanted Afghan parties to work together to end the conflict. Ambassador Geoffrey Van Leeuwen told a news conference…

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Hekmatyar urges Ghani to do more for peace

KABUL leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar on Friday asked President Ashraf Ghani to take more effective steps for peace and choose the path of an intra-Afghan dialogue to end the conflict. In his message in connection with religious festival Eidul Fitr, which…

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Direct peace talks with Taliban after Eid: RPC

KABUL in one of the country’s southern provinces after Eid-ul-Fitr. Azizullah Fazli, head of the institute, told the first meeting of the organization that the process of peace negotiations with the Taliban would start officially under a five-member delegation which…

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UK commends steadfastness of Kabul peace vision

KABUL’s strong and unwavering determination to forge its path for peace, with the firm support of the region and international partners.  “We are appalled by the terrible attacks. But today we have seen the determination and resilience of a nation…

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Door to peace talks open in Ramadan: Naeemi

The governor of eastern Laghman province on Friday said the door to peace talks with insurgents would remain open during the holy month of Ramadan. Abdul Jabbar Naeemi addressed thousands of people ahead of Friday’s prayer in Mehtarlam,…

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Women’s role in peace process vital, says Ghani

KABUL could play a vital role in ensuring peace and a real peace would come when basic rights of Afghan men and women were protected. Inaugurating a fourth three-day symposium “Afghan Women, the messengers of peace” in capital Kabul, Ghani…

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Join peace process or face action, Atmar tells rebels

The national security advisor on Tuesday warned militants of stringent military action if they refused to join the government-initiated reconciliation process. Mohammad Hanif Atmar, in a Nawroz message, called 2016 a year full of problems and suffering for…

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Afghans duty-bound to work for peace: Khalili

KABUL (HPC) head Karim Khalili on Thursday said working for peace was the responsibility of every Afghan, believing no one from outside would help. Khalili was speaking at the awards distribution to a Seerat-un-Nabi (Life of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad) contest…

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Experts pin hopes on 6-nation Moscow talks

KABUL’s future that began on Wednesday in Moscow, political affairs experts in Kabul said the Afghan government should push for a consensus roadmap at the summit towards peace and stability in Afghanistan. Ahmad Shikab Mustaghni, spokesman for the Ministry of…

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Experts pin hopes on 6-nation Moscow talks

KABUL’s future that began on Wednesday in Moscow, political affairs experts in Kabul said the Afghan government should push for a consensus roadmap at the summit towards peace and stability in Afghanistan. Ahmad Shikab Mustaghni, spokesman for the Ministry of…

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Irish experts share experience with HPC officials

KABUL (HPC) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the HPC said a delegation of peace experts from Ireland has been visiting Kabul. A meeting with the experts was attended by HPC deputy head Habiba Sorabi and a delegation she led…

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Insecurity, corruption major obstacles to peace: Hadid

Civil society activists from two provinces on Wednesday began a three-day session titled “The Balkh and Kunduz Peace Caravan” in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province. The day one of the session, inaugurated by Mediothek Afghanistan, an…

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Islamabad, Kabul have shared interest in peace: Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry, commending Pakistan have a shared interest in peace and security in the region. At a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in New York on Monday, Kerry said terrorist infrastructure had been…

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HIA expects signing peace deal with Ghani admin today

KABUL (HIA), led by Gulbadin Hekmatyar, hopes a peace deal with the government will be signed in Kabul today (Saturday). Negotiations with representatives of the Ashraf Ghani administration had concluded, Hekmatyar’s son Habibur Rahman wrote on his Facebook page on…

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Karzai urges Taliban to join peace process

KABUL has been imposed on the Afghans and is being fought in the interests of others. A statement from Karzai’s office said it was repeatedly proved that the current hardships had been imposed on Afghans who were being sacrificed for…

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Afghan-Pakistan trust key to peace in region: Abdullah Waheed

Islamabad and Kabul need to make determined efforts for lasting peace and stability in the region, an Afghan diplomat has said, calling for sustained dialogue between the neighbours. Afghan Counsel General Dr. Abdullah Waheed told participants of an event…

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5th QCG meeting to be held in Islamabad tomorrow

KABUL, the United States and China will hold its fifth meeting in Islamabad tomorrow (Wednesday), the Presidential Palace said. Deputy spokesman of the president, Dawa Khan Minapal, told Pajhwok Afghan News on Tuesday Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Dr. Omar Zakhilwal…

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‘Any side opposing peace to be dealt with under Sharia law’

KABUL Peace and Salvation Council on Monday asked all parties to the conflict to make peace otherwise the Afghans would recognise as “cruel” every side that opposed peace. Gul Rahman Qazi, who heads the party, told a party gathering in…

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Pakistan never wants peace in Afghanistan: Daudzai

KABUL. Speaking at a commemorating ceremony of first death anniversary of Hikmatullah Haqmal, the former police chief of Grishk district in Helmand province, Daudzai said that Pakistan had never wanted to bring peace in Afghanistan and should not be expected…

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Impartial body not PHC must hold peace talks: MPs

Some senators on Sunday said an impartial delegation to be acceptable to all parties should hold the second round of peace talks with militants. Representatives of the Afghan government entered first face-to-face talks with Taliban-facilitated meeting as observers.…

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‘Countries echoing peace main culprits in Afghan war’

A top public representative in northern Balkh province on Wednesday said the High Peace Council (HPC) had achieved nothing significant despite consuming a huge amount of money during the past four years. The provincial council head said countries…

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UN wants Afghanistan to find political route to peace

KABUL, an approach that will help tackle substantial economic, security and political challenges. Nicholas Haysom, briefing the UN Security Council, said on the political front, the national unity government was advancing its reform agenda. He also called for addressing the…

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