KABUL to end four decades of war and bloodshed, says the US secretary of state. On the eve of the long-awaited negotiations, Michael R. Pompeo said on Friday the United States welcomed the announcement that the peace negotiations would begin…
Despite a string of challenges, the United States and Pakistan have made progress in advancing the Afghan peace process, the US secretary of state says. Pakistan played a major role in the signing of the Feb. 29 peace…
PESHAWAR: (Pajhwok): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed Islamabad’s role in promoting peace in Afghanistan. Pompeo tweeted: “Productive call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi about continued cooperation on Afghan peace…
KABUL through peaceful means. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Saturday: “By arranging the Loya Jirga.” In a statement, the ministry said the Consultative Peace Jirga was set to reach a conclusion on the release of 400 Taliban…
KABUL Abdul Ghani Baradar have discussed intra-Afghan talks and prisoner releases. Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for Taliban’s political office, tweeted that Pompeo and Baradar had a video conference on Monday evening. The two sides termed the release of the remaining Taliban…
KABUL for killing American soldiers. US Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo called Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov weeks after a New York Times report that Russia was paying Taliban bounties to kill US military personnel in Afghanistan The Trump administration has…
A top US diplomat has congratulated President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah, the new chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on signing a power-sharing deal. On Sunday, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke with Ghani…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed optimism that the Afghan leaders will resolve their political differences. Speaking to journalists, Pompeo said he had encouraged the Afghan leaders to remain committed to Afghanistan’s joint declaration with the…
KABUL Abdul Ghani Baradar have discussed implementation of the peace pact and release of prisoners. The US and Taliban singed the peace agreement in Doha last month after a year and a half of negotiations in the Qatar capital.…
KABUL. The officials discussed recent progress towards a political settlement in Afghanistan, as well as ongoing developments in Yemen, Libya, and Syria, the UN chief’s spokesman Morgan Ortagus said: Pompeo reiterated his outrage at the decision by UN High Commissioner…
KABUL fighters. Freeing 5,000 Taliban inmates is a key clause of the US-Taliban peace pact that was signed in Doha on Saturday -- after a year and a half of negotiations. But during a news conference at the Presidential Palace…
KABUL Baradar says they are ready for talks. The United States signed a historic deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan over the next 14 months…
KABUL must give “demonstrable evidence of their will and capacity to reduce violence and the violence must stop before an Afghan peace deal, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo made the remarks in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan,…
The US secretary of state has denounced a coordinated terrorist attack near the Bagram air base in central Parwan province. Mike Pompeo, speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, said at least five US-led coalition troops were wounded…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah have discussed a range of issues during a telephonic conversation. The CEO tweeted he had the telephone call with Pompeo late on Monday. President…
KABUL, hopes the development will contribute to the success of intra-Afghan peace negotiations. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement: “The Taliban have indicated the release of the two professors is intended as a goodwill gesture, which the…
KABUL’s energy supply, according to a media report on Sunday. The strikes shut down half of the kingdom’s crude production on Saturday, potentially roiling petroleum prices and demonstrating the power of Iran’s proxies. Iran-allied Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen claimed…
Seeking to bring down the political temperature in the Middle East, the United States has offered Iran open-ended negotiations. But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who held out the offer on Sunday, made clear the US would continue…
KABUL during a meeting, according to a media report on Wednesday. "They mostly focused on international issues, of course, in particular, as I wrote down, issues of strategic stability, issues of disarmament and non-proliferation [of weapons of mass destruction] and…
The United States has reaffirmed its committed to a political settlement to the Afghan conflict and preventing future terrorist attacks. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo suggested in an interview a broad coalition of non-Taliban Afghans to reinforce the…
KABUL moves forward. Testifying before the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the secretary acknowledged a deep level of distrust with the Taliban and other actors. “We understand there is not only a deep level of distrust with the Taliban, there…
