The US State Department issued a new travel advisory on Tuesday, calling on all Americans interested in leaving Afghanistan to do so "as soon as possible." To date, an estimated 80 percent of countries have been placed on…
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has admitted that a civil war or Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is 'certainly a possible scenario' but insisted the US is 'not disengaging. Talking to the CNN, Blinken said the US will…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a surprise visit to Kabul on Thursday said American troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan did not mean weakening strategic relations between the two countries. Blinken arrived in Kabul a day after US…
President Ashraf Ghani, during a telephone call with his US counterpart Joe Biden on Wednesday, said that Afghanistan respects the US decision to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan. "Tonight, I had a call with President Biden in which…
The United States has vehemently denounced a rocket attack by Taliban on the Kandahar Airfield as a threat to fragile peace discussions.
The Taliban could take over much of Afghanistan if US forces leave exit the country before the warring sides ink a power-sharing deal, warn American intelligence agencies. The New York Times reported on Friday, citing a US intelligence…
The Taliban on Friday threatened “death and destruction” against US forces if they missed May 1 deadline of leaving Afghanistan. The Taliban’s threats came hours after US President Joe Biden told a White House press conference that it…
Russia's special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, on Thursday called on the United States to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May 1 under the Doha accord.
The High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR)’s leadership committee on Sunday held its fourth meeting and discussed the US proposal for the Afghan peace and regional and international conferences in this regard. A statement from HCNR received by…
The United States believes progress is possible in the snail-paced peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha. A State Department spokesman told reporters on Monday it was too early to say how the intra-Afghan…
US President Joe Biden has affirmed his administration’s commitment to ensuring that Afghanistan never again becomes a staging area for terrorist attacks against America and its allies.
The United States has renewed its commitment to a diplomatic effort to end the conflict in Afghanistan the longest war in in America’s history. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin reiterated the US commitment on the second and…
The US Department of State says the Taliban through intensifying their attacks seek leverage in the peace talks in Doha.
US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson applauded the blunt and compelling report by UNAMA on the targeted killing of human rights defenders & journalists. Taking to his twitter account Wilson said: “We support its call for the Taliban to…
As the level of violence in Afghanistan remains high, the US is reviewing Taliban actions and the peace agreement signed in Doha last year, says the CENTCOM chief.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claims there is an identity of views between Pakistan and the United States with regard to Afghanistan. Pakistan was on the same page with the Biden administration on various aspects of the Afghan…
Al-Qaeda is gaining strength in Afghanistan under Taliban’s protection, alleges the US Treasury Department.
A US diplomat has commended Pakistan’s contributions to efforts for conflict prevention in the region and stout support for the peace process in Afghanistan. At a meeting with the Pakistan army chief in Rawalpindi on Friday, the acting…
Pakistani foreign minister has said that the new US administration should play an active role in the ongoing Afghan peace process and the opportunity made available for ending the Afghan crisis should not be missed. Pakistani foreign minister,…
The US Congress certified on Thursday that Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris have won the 2020 presidential election after an attack by President Donald Trump’s supporters on the Capitol building that resulted in the…
Some Meshrano Jirga or Senate members on Tuesday accused the United States of adopting a dual policy on the Afghan peace process and hoped the second round of peace negotiations would produce fruitful outcome. This comes as the…
Reacting to US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s recent remarks that no American soldier was killed in almost a year in Afghanistan, the Presidential Palace on Sunday said the Taliban were now fighting against the Afghan government and…
The United States of America has once again expressed its deep concern over mounting attacks on journalists in Afghanistan. Soon after the killing of Ghor-based journalist Bismillah Adil Aimaq, US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson said this tactic to…
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller, who arrived in Kabul on a surprise visit, on Tuesday called for a permanent ceasefire between the government and the Taliban during talks with President Ashraf Ghani. A statement from the Presidential…
