US House of Foreign Affairs Committee Member Michael McCaul has said the Taliban would overrun Afghanistan if there were a complete withdrawal of American forces, which would lead to a “pre-9/11-type posture” in the country and create a “long term problem with terrorism.”
US Forces in Afghanistan on Monday rejected violating the Doha peace agreement as claimed by the Taliban by conducting airstrikes against their fighters. US Forces in Afghanistan Spokesperson Col. Sonny Leggett on his twitter handler said: “The Taliban's…
KABUL. This marked fulfillment of the first phase pullout obligation under the US, Taliban agreement, Gen. Mckenzi said. "What I would tell you now is we have met our part of the agreement," he told a panel discussion hosted by…
KABUL. Speaking to reporters on board a plane to the Munich Security Conference where he is expected to meet Ghani, said talks had “made real progress over the past couple of days”. “We hope we can get to a place…
KABUL talks, a media report said on Friday. "In the last few weeks, we've seen the Afghan reconciliation process go off the rails in spectacular fashion," Representative Eliot Engel, the Democrat chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said at…
KABUL through providing military support to Afghan troops. The United States has recalled US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad to Washington to chart the path forward, Pompeo told “Fox News Sunday.” When asked whether Afghan talks were dead, Pompeo…
KABUL has concluded with progress as both sides worked on the technical and practical aspect of possible peace agreement. The Taliban Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on his social media handler said that the eight round of talks with US ended…
KABUL will take place on June 29 in Doha. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad tweeted on Sunday: “We’ll start the next round of talks on Jun 29. Based on my recent visits to Afghanistan and Qatar, I believe all sides want rapid…
KABUL and avoid interfering in the country’s internal affairs. On his social media handler, Shaheen said: “If the question is what progress has been made in talks, so it is that the US has agreed to pull its forces from…
A future Afghan government will have to meet global standards for basic human rights and legal protections if it wants to continue receiving assistance from the US. A top American diplomat said in an interview on Thursday that…
KABUL which concluded in Doha on Thursday. On his social media handler the US envoy said: “We are getting into the 'nitty gritty.' The devil is always in the details.” The US envoy, however, faster progress and his proposal for…
Pakistan peace dialogue, says Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on. “Our relations with the US are going to take a new turn. US-Taliban peace dialogues are underway in Doha and positive results are expected,” the minister said in…
For the first time in 19 years, the US is in a serious negotiation in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump said Thursday, as peace talks led by his special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has gained ground. “I can't tell you…
American and Taliban, a media report said on Friday. The two sides are also said to have inched closer towards more discussions on a ceasefire, The News International quoted diplomatic sources as saying in a report from Doha.…
Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has confirmed. The parleys are likely to begin in Dubai on Monday. America had recently asked him to facilitate peace negotiations with the Taliban, the prime minister said at a function in Peshawar,…
An influential Pakistani cleric has hailed the Trump administration’s offer of direct talks with the Afghan Taliban. Jamiat Ulema. The US should acknowledge the fact the Taliban were a political and military reality in the conflict-torn country, he…
Describing President Ashraf Ghani’s announcement of ceasefire with the Taliban as “courageous” the White House on Thursday said that the terrorist outfit needs to acknowledge that it cannot achieve its objectives on the battlefield. “President Ghani’s remarks at…
As President Ashraf Ghani announced a unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, his top envoy in Washington launched a frontal attack on the terrorist outfit accusing it of bringing death and destruction to the country. “Afghans want peace and…
KABUL leader for the Greshk district of southern Helmand province. The militant leader was killed along with his bodyguard in an airstrike by the Task Force Southwest. The raid destroyed their command and control centre. A statement from the US…
The goal of the United States is to make sure that the Taliban views that the only solution is a political one and they cannot win in the battlefield, General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of…
The United States on Monday asked the Taliban to quit fighting and join the government-initiated peace process by entering talks with the Ashraf Ghani administration. State Department Spokesperson, Elizabeth Trudeau issued the call at her daily news conference,…
