Ayaz Gul VOA News July 10, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Islamic scholars from around the world opened a two-day conference in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to debate the Afghanistan war and urge the Taliban insurgency to seek a settlement through peace negotiations. But a Taliban statement issued just hours before the meeting has warned participants against declaring
Mohammad Habibzada VOA News July 8, 2018 WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia is hosting an international Muslim scholars conference on peace and stability in Afghanistan next week, Afghan officials told VOA. Delegations from 57 Islamic countries are expected to participate in the two-day conference Tuesday and Wednesday in Jeddah and Islam’s holy city of Mecca, officials of
Press TV June 6, 2018 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to send troops to Afghanistan for what is said to be a training and support mission in the war-torn country. The Afghan National Security Council (NSC) announced in a statement that it had approved a proposal by the Emirates to send the forces at a
1TV: “As a member of the Islamic world, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan considers transfer of the US Embassy from Israel to Jerusalem, Palestine a source of concern for the Afghan people and the Islamic world,” Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Click here to read more (external link). Related Palestine marks Nakba Day after
Jeff Seldin VOA News March 22, 2018 WASHINGTON — Top Afghan officials see a genuine chance for peace with elements of the Taliban and the Haqqani network but worry the latest effort at reconciliation could be undermined, both by internal rivals and by Pakistan and other foreign influences. Afghan officials believe those insurgent leaders who seek
Tolo News: Afghans on Friday launched big demonstrations in many provinces against the recent decision made by the United States President Donald Trump about the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Trump on Wednesday announced that he officially recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. His decision raised worldwide concern. Click here to read
1TV: Afghan government on Thursday expressed ‘deep concern’ over U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of Jerusalem as Israeli capital. On Wednesday, Trump announced that his administration would begin a process of moving the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Click here to read more (external link). Related Trump’s Move On Jerusalem Is An ‘Irreparable Mistake’:
Press TV / November 16, 2017 The US Department of Defense has announced about 3,000 additional American troops have been deployed to Afghanistan under President Donald Trump’s new war strategy for the country. The Pentagon had previously said about 11,000 US forces were stationed Afghanistan. The new deployment has raised the number of American troops
Press TV February 16, 2017 The United Arab Emirates says its ambassador to Afghanistan has died of injuries he sustained in a last-month bomb attack in Afghanistan’s southern city of Kandahar. The UAE state media announced Juma Mohammad Abdullah al-Kaabi’s death on Thursday. He had been targeted in a spate of bomb attacks in three Afghan cities
Reuters: The Afghan Taliban has sought to reassure the United Arab Emirates that it was not behind an attack in the southern city of Kandahar that killed five UAE diplomats and injured the ambassador, senior Taliban officials said on Thursday. Click here to read more (external link).