Politics
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Taliban Delegation Arrives in Uzbekistan
A Taliban delegation led by the co-founder of the group Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar arrived in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said
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Alice Wells Arrives in Islamabad
United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday, according to reports
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We will Exert utmost Efforts to Prevent Elections: Taliban
Taliban group in a statement reacted against holding the presidential elections, describing it as a false process and urged the people not to partake in electoral campaigns
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Progress in US-Taliban Talks as Khalilzad Heads to New Delhi
US special representative on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad said excellent progress has been made on peace talks during the talks in Doha.
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Ghani Discusses Peace with Envoys of NATO-member states
Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with ambassadors of NATO member states in capital Kabul and discussed elections and progress on the peace process, according to Arg
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US Pursuing Peace Deal that Enables Withdrawal as Fresh Talks begins
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says US pursuing a peace agreement that enables withdrawal from Afghanistan as the eighth round of U.S.-Taliban peace talks began in Qatar’s capital Doha on Saturday
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Khalilzad Heads to Islamabad as Kabul Vows Negotiating Team
The Afghan state minister for peace affairs said in a statement on Wednesday evening that it has formed a 15-member delegation to advance peace talks with the Taliban
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Our Troops in Afghanistan to be Reduced by 2020 Election: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Donald Trump ordered him to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by the 2020 election, in some of the clearest comments to date about Trump’s intentions for winding…
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Afghan Presidential Election Campaign Officially Kicks Off
Afghan presidential election campaign officially began on Sunday 28 July and will continue for two months as 18 candidates are competing to take the power
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Taliban Reject Direct Talks with Afghan Gov’t
Taliban rejected direct talks with the Afghan government as the state minister for peace affairs Abdulsalam Rahimi announced Saturday night that intra-Afghan talks will begin in the coming weeks
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