KABUL to reduce violence and enter into negotiations with an inclusive team named by the Afghan government. Kay Bailey Hutchison, US permanent representative to NATO, issued the call on Friday while commenting on a statement from the alliance on the…
KABUL Organisation (WHO) has lashed out at US President Donald Trump's decision on halting funds to it. On Tuesday, Trump halted WHO funding over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, drawing condemnation from infectious disease experts. At a White House…
KABUL by defeating Al-Qaeda. Less than several hundred al Qaeda fighters were left in Afghanistan today, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview on Tuesday. He recalled the US invaded Afghanistan in the wake of the devastating 9/11…
KABUL, overtaking Italy, show statistics from Johns Hopkins University. More than half a million infections have been reported so far in the United States, which has seen its highest death tolls to date in the epidemic. Numbers out of Spain…
KABUL is mere posturing. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told journalists on Tuesday he expected issues would arise as the two sides moved toward formal intra-Afghan negotiations. “There was no doubt that there would be steps forward and steps backward,”…
KABUL have accused the US and Afghan governments of violating the peace agreement signed on February 29 in Qatari capital Doha. The United States and the Taliban signed the confidence building peace pact on ending the war in Afghanistan in Doha after both sides…
KABUL’s claim of violating the US, Taliban peace agreement signed on February 29th this year. “USFOR-A has upheld, and continues to uphold, the military terms of the U.S.-TB agreement; any assertion otherwise is baseless. USFOR-A has been clear- we will…
KABUL, a top US diplomat said on Sunday. “We all must hold Afghan leaders accountable to agree on a governing arrangement,” Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Alice Wells tweeted. As the US seems to be frustrated…
The US secretary of state hopes the top Afghan leaders will resolve their differences and form an inclusive government. "I urge you to show the same commitment to the effort to form an inclusive government,” Mike Pompeo wrote…
Amid mounting global concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic concerns, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul on Monday. The visiting dignitary is due to meet President Ashraf Ghani and other officials as part of US efforts…
KABUL to re-establish an Islamic emirate is a red line for the international community. In a free-wheeling interview an Afghan TV channel ToloNews, the American diplomat said on Wednesday there was international consensus on the issue of preventing Taliban reviving…
KABUL prisoners’ release and formation of a national team for intra-Afghan talks. In a statement, Pompeo said: “The United State strongly supports a unified and sovereign Afghanistan and is engaged in an intensive effort for peace. We condemn the terrorist…
KABUL peace pact, which was inked in Qatar a week ago. Representatives of America and Russia met on February 28 in Doha: In the joint statement, the two sides said they: 1. Welcomed the February 29 US-Taliban agreement as an…
KABUL prisoners as precondition for intra-Afghan talks, asking the insurgents to stop attacks against Afghan security forces and arrive at all-Afghans talks without any condition. Abdul Maqsood Hassanzadah, head of the Awakening Movement of the Afghan Nation, told a gathering…
KABUL. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave this assessment at a media briefing at the Pentagon on Monday. “To think that there’s going to be an absolute cessation…
KABUL insurgents, however in overall they welcome the accord. The agreement was signed in Doha, the capital of Qatar, between US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban’s political office head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in presence of…
KABUL Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will travel to Kabul on Saturday and hold meeting with President Ashraf Ghani, an official said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Sediq Sediqi told reporters here that the Pentagon, NATO chiefs and President Ghani would issue…
KABUL deal expected to be signed in Doha, the country’s capital on February 29. The deal would be signed at the end of a seven-day Reduction in Violence (RiV) period agreed between the Taliban, US and the Afghan government which…
The United States (US) has thanked the Afghan government for agreeing to postpone the presidential inauguration, a statement from the US State Department said on Tuesday. “We urge all parties to participate in and support the immediate establishment…
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said his country has been following the results of the Afghan presidential elections very closely. During an interaction with the travelling press in Prince Sulta Air Base in Saudi Arabia, Pompeo…
KABUL today (Wednesday), a credible source said. This comes as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported “notable progress” in peace talks during telephonic contacts with President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday night…
KABUL policy with former generals who emphasized on troops’ presence in the war-torn country. According to Voice of America, the meeting was attended by Brig. Gen. Kimberly Field, former senior advisor to the commander of Operation Resolute Support, retired general…
US forces have apologised for an airstrike that killed five members of a family in northeastern Kunduz province. The airstrike was carried out in Dasht-i-Archi district on January 30. The victims belonged to the Mamakhel area of…
KABUL have focussed on reduction of violence, but no significant progress has been made in this regard, says a US official. An American official at the US Embassy in Kabul, to media representatives Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, after a meeting with…
