U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited Islamabad on July 19 and discussed Afghan peace with Pakistan high officials. US embassy in Islamabad has said, In meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of…
Russia offered the United States the use of its military bases in Central Asia for information-gathering from Afghanistan, a media report said on Sunday. A British news agency quoted Kommersant newspaper as reporting that President Vladimir Putin held…
Turkish president RecepTayyipErdogan has said Turkey and the US have reached an agreement on security of Hamid Karzai International Airport. According to a report in Voice of America, Erdogan said that Turkish and US defense ministers discussed the…
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin have discussed Kabul airport operation and security. Akar and Austin had a “constructive and positive meeting” to discuss a plan for Turkey to operate and guard the…
The United States and the international community are not going to abandon Afghanistan following the withdrawal of foreign forces, promises a top American diplomat. US Deputy Chief of Mission to Afghanistan CDA Ian McCary held out the assurance in an exclusive interview…
The prices of liquefied gas, flour and gold has increased following a three percent increase of the US dollar value against the Afghani currency, market source said Saturday. The value of Afghani currency also decreased by 1.2 percent…
US Chargé d'Affaires to Afghanistan Ambassador Ross Wilson has expressed his concern over Taliban’s attacks on local media outlets in districts, saying the attacks were meant to cover up their violence. Wilson took to Twitter on Friday to…
Some Afghan and American sources say the US will hand over the responsibility of counterterrorism war to the Afghan government. Counterterrorism war has been headed by the US in Afghanistan, but after US-Taliban deal in 2020, all foreign…
By: The White house The United States continues to use its full diplomatic, economic, and assistance toolkit to support a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. Today, President Biden welcomed Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National…
US Congressman Charles Schumer has hoped President Biden will stop the pull out of US forces from Afghanistan and would address concerns in this regard. Soon after arriving in Washington, President Ghani and his delegation met Democratic Congress…
In a not-so-veiled warning to the Taliban, the United States says the global fraternity will not accept a government imposed by force in Afghanistan. Separately, a new intelligence report warned the current administration in Kabul could collapse within…
US and Russia presidents in their first time face to face meeting have agreed on arms control, negotiations and sending envoys to each other’s countries. The meeting in Geneva city of Switzerland on Wednesday continued for three hours.…
The withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan by September 11 is proceeding well, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says.
Following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US plans to continue providing financial support to the Afghans and to build on existing "over-the-horizon" anti-terrorism capacity in the region, an official said on Thursday. "I want to stress ... that,…
The United States and Pakistan have agreed to continue bilateral discussions on post-withdrawal Afghanistan. The agreement came during a meeting between the US chargé d’affaires, Angela Aggeler, Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. Besides continued discussions on…
The Taliban on Wednesday said the Afghan nation would not remain silent over establishment of a US military base across the Durand Line and those who made ‘this mistake’’ would be responsible for any consequences. The reaction from…
American forces have completed their pullout from the second largest military base in Afghanistan, says a media report. US troops pulled out of the Kandahar Airfield, the coalition’s major operating base in southern Kandahar province, Afghan and US…
The United States has reiterated its steadfast support for the US-Afghan partnership and Afghanistan’s security forces. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held out the assurance in a phone conversation with President Ashraf Ghani on on Friday. The…
Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Adela Raz has been appointed as the country’s ambassador to the United States, replacing Roya Rahmani, who has been accused of corruption. Raz confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News her appointment as…
American and European special envoys have called for an immediate resumption of open-ended peace negotiations on the future of Afghanistan. US, EU, NATO and other European countries’ representatives issued the call in a joint communiqué on Friday after…
The Taliban and the United States are negotiating a new deadline for completing the Afghanistan withdrawal operation, reports a private TV channel. In line with President Joe Biden’s announcement, all US troops will exit Afghanistan by September 11…
The British foreign secretary says the United Kingdom has received good consultation from his US counterpart on Washington’s decision to draw down troops from Afghanistan. Dominic Raab said this after a meeting with Antony Blinken in London on…
US has moved high mobility artillery rocket systems to Afghanistan from Kuwait to support drawdown in Afghanistan. In a tweet US CENCOM, said: “High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems stage in Kuwait, April 23rd before moving to Afghanistan to…
Top US envoy to Afghanistan peace talks Zalmay Khalilzad expressed some optimism Tuesday about the ability of Afghan forces to fight the Taliban after all US troops leave, saying he does not believe there will be “imminent collapse”…
