Taliban’s deputy supreme leader and the group’s head for its Qatar office, Mullah Abdul GhaniBaradar, on Saturday said that intra-Afghan negotiations were ongoing since last 10 months but made no progress as expected. Baradar made the statements during…
Internally displaced people affected by war, who currently live with troubles in Kampani area of capital Kabul, ask militants and the government to end conflict and embrace peace. These IDPs live in a camp in in Kampani area…
Three advisors to President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday told a gathering about peace in Kabul that no side could rule Afghanistan by force and peace could not be ensured in absence of national and international guarantees. Mohammad Mohaqiq,…
Former President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday asked the Taliban and the government to resume peace negotiations, saying the Afghans should not move out of the country as optimism for peace has increased. Talking to reporters in Kabul today,…
Afghanistan Industries and Mines Chamber (AIMC) head Sherbaz Kaminzada has said that there will be peace dividend if the Doha process can end the fighting. He said hundreds of billions of dollars will be invested in the post-peace…
Ghulam Akbar, a resident of Watapor district of eastern Kunar province who lost three of his sons in Afghan security forces, says he is ready to sacrifice his life for peace in the country. The 65 years old…
War-affected children are yearning for peace and a secure life as the Afghan peace process remains deadlocked. When their dream will come true is unclear. Some sources say the 43-year-old war in Afghanistan has left more than a…
Gul Rahman Faraz, a young writer from western Ghor province, says that the Taliban and the government need to show flexibility to make peace in Afghanistan. The 27-year-old writer is a prominent figure from Ghor province. He received…
All Afghans are yearning peace, but ordinary people, politicians, Taliban and the government have different definitions for it. However, some commonalities in these definitions are “orderliness, security, prosperity and an end to the war in the country”. For…
Zarmeena, who has completed a nine month training course of sewing bags at ACTED Office in northern Jawzjan province, says the conflict has widowed a large number of women in Afghanistan and if peace is achieved craftswomen like…
The High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR) on Monday said that a number of members of the government’s negotiating team would travel to Qatar on Tuesday to continue peace talks. HCNR spokesman, Faridoon Khwazon told Pajhwok Afghan News…
Gul Noor, a 65 years old man, in northern Balkh province has been displaced by war from his village. He says his 25 acres of land has turned arid due to the conflict but hopes he will return…
The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) on Thursday said the grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-KarimAllam, has declared a detailed fatwa about peace and security in Afghanistan at the request of the Afghan government. A…
A young man who lost his leg in an explosion in his childhood is asking the warring sides to embrace peace and says a hero for the Afghan people would be the person who ends the ongoing war…
The president of All Afghanistan Federation of Trade Unions (AAFTU) Dr. Mohammad Liaqat Adil has said people’s life would improve if the fighting stops and peace is established in the country. During an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan…
President Ashraf Ghani has asked the media to stop spreading the “gloom and doom” narrative and instead put a more positive spin on Afghanistan’s future. In an interview with a German media outlet, the president said: “The more…
Afghan government and Taliban negotiators have agreed to continue their peace negotiations in Doha. Both sides said the delegates said exchanged Eid al-Fitr greetings at their meeting in the capital of Qatar on Friday. They discussed the current…
President Ashraf Ghani congratulated university and high school students on Eidul Fitr during a meeting last night and stressed on resolving the issue of dormitories. At the beginning, a female student spoke on behalf of others and congratulated…
Civil society activists in northern Jawzjan province on Tuesday expressed concern over rising insecurity and called on the government and the Taliban to declare a lasting ceasefire. Hamidullah Masroor, a civil society activist, said that talks and discussions…
A resident of southern Zabul province, who lost her four sons in the same Taliban attack, has called on the warring parties to show mercy on civilians and stop the fighting. Bibi Halima, whose four sons in police…
Noor Mohammad Ustad, who lost one of his legs in a bomb blast, owns a sports club and intends to open such facilities in districts of central Uruzgan province if peace is achieved in the country. Ustad, 31,…
KABUL (Pajhwok). The Extended Troika on a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan has urged Kabul to engage openly with the Taliban on a negotiated end to the war in the country. At their meeting in Qatar on Friday, the United States,…
Hundreds of people rallied in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Wednesday to voice their support for peace, ceasefire and the republic. The march began at Ferdowsi Square and ended at the eastern gate of Hazrat…
A resident of northwestern Badghis province, who has lost four children to the conflict, says people are tired of war. He wants the warring parties, especially the Taliban, to make peace. Lately, people have been pleading for peace…
