The United States has put Pakistan that days of having terrorist safe havens across the border are over. “For too long Pakistan has provided safe haven to the Taliban and many terrorist organizations, but those days are over.…
KABUL’s sole superpower was not winning the war. During a stormy meeting at the White House in July, Donald Trump voiced frustration over a delay in crafting a new US strategy for Afghanistan, according to a US news channel. NBC…
KABUL with the hope to break stalemate in US longest war that has now passed to a third US commander, a media report claimed on Friday. According to the New York Times a Trump administration official said the Pentagon will…
US National Security Advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster on Monday spoke with President Ashraf Ghani to condemn recent terrorist attacks and express solidarity with people of Afghanistan. McMaster underscored America’s steadfast support for the national unity government…
In the so-called war on terrorism, Afghanistan continues to use proxies against its neighbour and give terrorists safe havens. “I believe Pakistan is playing us, they launched what they called counterterrorism operations in the tribal areas, but it…
The Trump administration is pushing for a regional perspective on resolving the Afghanistan problem, the White House said Wednesday. “What we found (during the ongoing Af-Pak policy review) is that in recent years we often just done enough…
KABUL ahead of next month’s G-7 summit in Italy, a former US ambassador says. Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as US ambassador to Afghanistan, said in an interview on Sunday that the Trump team was expected to conclude negotiations on the…
The Trump Administration which is currently conducting a review of its Af-Pak policy is working with the Government of Afghanistan’s top diplomat in the US said Thursday. “It's both Afghanistan and the United States' top priority to eliminate…
The United States committed a blunder in post 9/11 Afghanistan ‘by not giving enough representation to the majority Pashtuns’, former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf alleged Thursday. Musharraf told a Washington audience the mistake resulted in resurgence and…
Even though the Trump administration is primarily focused on Syria, determined to defeat ISIS and provocative actions of North Koreans, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday rejected the notion that Afghanistan is on the backburner. “No, it…
The post of US special representative for Pakistan may be abolished by the Trump administration, a newspaper reported on Monday. A massive 28 percent cut in the State Department’s budget would affect foreign assistance provides to US allies,…
Making a case of increasing American footprint in Afghanistan, a top American General on Thursday told lawmakers that current presence of 8,400 US troops in this country is falling short of a few thousand personnel. “Our sustained force…
KABUL during the past year brought down the number of its militants to about 700, US military in Afghanistan has said. Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland, the U.S. military spokesman, provided the latest assessment Wednesday at a news conference in Kabul.…
The US Defense Secretary Gen (rtd) Jim Mattis and the President Ashraf Ghani during a meeting last week in Munich discussed ongoing reforms in the Afghan national security forces and agreed that there is still work to be…
KABUL. Jim Mattis told reporters accompanying him to Abu Dhabi he would submit his recommendations to President Donald Trump on whether to raise the number of soldiers in the war-torn country. President Trump -- awaiting a proposal from military commander…
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and sought to resolve their differences, the State Department said. “The Secretary spoke with both President Ghani and…
US President Barack Obama has said that his decision on troop’s level in Afghanistan was based on Washington military responsibilities and commitments with the Afghan government and its people, an official said on Saturday. The US president expressed…
A high-level congressional delegation called on President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah, the US embassy said on Monday. Headed by John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the visiting team discussed with…
KABUL at a meeting in Brussels on Friday, a US diplomat said on Thursday. Ahead of the meeting, Ambassador Douglas Lute told a media briefing: “For NATO, I think it’s safe to describe Afghanistan as unfinished business. And so for…
WASHINGTON: Reflecting the resurgence artisan community in a post-Taliban kicked off at a prestigious American museum on Thursday. Christened “Turquoise Mountain; Artists Transforming Afghanistan,” tells a powerful human story of resilience and creativity amidst the ruins of war in Afghanistan,…
Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump on Thursday favored American troops staying in Afghanistan has nuclear weapons, which needs to be secured. “I think you have to stay in Afghanistan for a while, because of the fact that…
