3 Feb 2019 10:43
Taliban to meet Afghan politicians, not Ghani in Moscow
The Taliban are expected to meet with the Afghan opposition leaders in Moscow in the coming days, a development that could further undermine the government of President Ashraf Ghani, which has found itself excluded from the talks seeking an end to the 17-year war.
3 Feb 2019 10:35
Ghani: Afghan forces not to accept transient peace
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces would not accept transient peace.
3 Feb 2019 10:22
Over 700 US soldiers set to return home after seven-month deployment
Hundreds of US troops are set to return home from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, an American TV channel reported.
3 Feb 2019 09:51
Could regional diplomacy stabilize Afghanistan?
Trump’s perception of Iran, China and Russia as foes of the US could complicate regional diplomacy on Afghanistan.
2 Feb 2019 12:53
Talks hosted by Russia will not help in peace process, says Afghanistan
Afghanistan has said that peace talks being hosted by Russia next week will not help the peace process and that Moscow should respect an Afghan-led and owned peace process, amid reports that the Taliban have refused to meet with Afghan government representatives at the meet.
2 Feb 2019 12:06
US withdrawal from Syria, Afghanistan to bring regional security: Iranian Ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to China, Keshavarz Zadeh has said that the withdrawal of the US troops from the Syria and Afghanistan will bring security to the region.
2 Feb 2019 10:36
Tehran supports Afghan-led peace process: Iran envoy
Iran envoy to the International Contact Group meeting on Afghanistan expressed support for peace process led by Afghan government.
2 Feb 2019 09:17
Afghanistan endangered by US imparting political legitimacy to Taliban
The United States should have also delineated some stringent ‘red-lines’ that the Afghan Taliban would have to adhere to, unconditionally for sustaining a peace dialogue with the United States.
2 Feb 2019 09:01
Quick US pullout to fuel bloodshed, warns Daudzai
A quick US troop pullout will fuel violence and bloodshed in Afghanistan, High Peace Council head Omar Daudzai fears.
31 Jan 2019 11:31
Ghani says he will never sign new gandamak treaty
A spokesman to the president’s administration has quoted president Ghani as saying that if someone thinks he can force Ashraf Ghani to sign another Gandamak treaty, he is wrong.
31 Jan 2019 11:11
Afghanistan: Presidential election sans reforms to face trust deficit
The anomalies in the 2018 election calls for making structural as well as organizational changes in both the commissions. While collections of the anomalies from the 2018 elections being still fresh, marching to presidential election without goal oriented and futuristic reforms, will result in disaster ...
31 Jan 2019 10:54
Afghan banks to run representative offices in Tehran
Three Afghan banks have applied for opening representative offices in the southeastern Iranian port of Chabahar, a senior official at Chabahar Free Trade Zone Organization said on Thursday.
31 Jan 2019 09:55
Final parliamentary election results announced for six provinces
The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) has announced the final parliamentary election results for Farah, Faryab, Nuristan, Khost, and Badakhshan provinces.
30 Jan 2019 14:08
Ex-US envoy says washington has ‘delegitimized’ govt
Former American ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker has likened the recent US-Taliban talks to those between Washington and Vietnam, in 1973, and said “we were just negotiating the terms of our surrender.”
29 Jan 2019 13:38
NATO SG: "We continue to stay with the United States in Afghanistan”
The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance will continue to stay with the United States in Afghanistan.
29 Jan 2019 11:18
Italy preparing for withdrawal from Afghanistan
Amid stepped-up efforts for ending the 18-year conflict, Italian troops may be withdrawn from Afghanistan within a year, says a media report.
29 Jan 2019 09:50
Russian envoy arrives in Pakistan to ‘discuss Afghan peace’
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov arrived in Pakistan on a two-day visit on Tuesday.
28 Jan 2019 11:53
Russia-India-China foreign ministers to meet soon to discuss Afghan situation & fluidity in geo-politics
Foreign Ministers of Russia-India-China or RIC are expected to meet in near future in China to take stock of current fluidity in geo-politics including situation in Afghanistan in the backdrop of US decision to withdraw troops and efforts to enter into a deal with Taliban.
28 Jan 2019 10:26
Khalilzad shares details of U.S.-Taliban talks in Qatar with president Ghani
The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad with with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Sunday evening and shared the details of U.S. talks with Taliban political leaders in Qatar.
27 Jan 2019 14:56
Pakistan’s FM: US, Taliban talks a major diplomatic victory
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said last week’s talks between the United States and the Taliban was a "major diplomatic victory".
