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Personal Idea or Campaign for Specific Person Not Included in Jirga’s Declaration
Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, the head of peace consultative Jirga says that the commitment is to reflect the people’s opinion in the consultative Jirga, not the support and campaign for a particular person as he has been accused of collusion…
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Latest News from Doha Talks
Germany’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel met with co-founder of Taliban group Mullah Baradar in Qatar as sixth round of peace talks between US and Taliban began Wednesday
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Consultative Jirga’s Session may Extend to 6 days
A number of Peace Consultative Jirga members say that the Jirga is likely to continue beyond the designated dates due to divergent views among members of the committees and controversy over the election process
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Sixth round of US – Taliban Peace Talks Set to Begin
The sixth round of US – Taliban peace talks has reportedly begun Wednesday in Doha, Qatar in a bid to end the war in Afghanistan
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Qatar Names New Ambassador to Afghanistan
Qatar has reportedly appointed Saeed Mubarak al Khayarin al Hajri as its new ambassador to Afghanistan by issuing a decree on Monday
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After 3-decades in Power, Japanese Emperor Stepping down
Japanese Emperor Akihito will end his three-decade reign on Tuesday, voluntarily stepping down due to health concerns to make way for his son in the country’s first abdication of the Chrysanthemum Throne since 1817, according to reports
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People Decide on Afghanistan’s Future, Not other Countries: Ghani
Afghan peace consultative Jirga officially opened Monday, attended by president Ghani, second VP Sarwar Danish, Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, and dozens Political and Jihadi figures from across the country. This Jirga which has 3200 delegates in attendance will continue for…
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Khalilzad Discusses Afghan Peace with Pakistani Officials
US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells arrived in Islamabad Monday for a meeting with Pakistan’s interagency delegation led by Additional Secretary Americas Aftab Khokhar,…
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Afghan Gov’t Responsible for Disruption of Qatar Meeting
We consider the reason for the disruption of the Doha meeting to be the unconstructive position of the current leaders of Afghanistan, which sent a delegation to Qatar that a priori did not fit in the format of the event…
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Peace Consultative Jirga Begins in Kabul
Peace consultative Loya Jirga began in Kabul on Monday for four consecutive days to determine the red lines for peace talks
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