Dark Agendas Lurk Behind U.S. – Taliban Talks
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‘Khalilzad Can’t Talk To Taliban On Behalf of Afghans’
Tolo News: Former chief of the National Directorate of Security Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad does not have the authority to talk with Taliban on behalf of the Afghan people. Saleh made the remarks at a gathering in Kapisa province where he voiced disapproval over talks between Khalilzad and Taliban last week in Qatar. Saleh said
Taliban, US Agree to Sustain Direct Dialogue on Afghan Peace
Ayaz Gul VOA News October 13, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The United States and the Taliban held a new round of direct talks this week in Qatar, where the two sides agreed to continue the dialogue process to promote a negotiated settlement to the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman, while announcing details of Friday’s meeting,
U.S. Envoy For Afghanistan Visits Pakistan In Bid To Further Peace Process
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 10, 2018 Washington’s new envoy tasked with pursuing a peaceful settlement of Afghanistan’s 17-year war is visiting Pakistan to seek help from Islamabad’s new government in bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table, the U.S. Embassy said. Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. ambassador to Kabul, arrived in Pakistan on October
Pakistan Urges U.S. To Renew Military Aid, Cooperation On Afghanistan
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 4, 2018 Pakistan’s foreign minister called on the the United States to restore good relations and military aid and stop blaming Islamabad for militant attacks on Afghanistan, even as he pledged to support negotiations with the Taliban to end the Afghan war. Shah Mehmood Qureshi visited Washington on October 3
Pakistani ‘Father of Taliban’ says Afghan delegation asked him to mediate peace talks
1TV: Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, a Pakistani cleric known as Father of the Taliban, has said that he has been asked by a visiting Afghan delegation to mediate peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Haq is head of Darul Uloom Haqqania, an Islamic seminary in Pakistan’s Akora Khattak town in Khyber Paktunkhwa province, where several
Taliban deny meeting Afghan officials in Saudi Arabia ahead of elections
Press TV September 29, 2018 A Taliban spokesman has rejected reports that the group’s representatives have met an Afghan government delegation this week in Saudi Arabia, after sources said a meeting was held to discuss security issues ahead of Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections. Zabihullah Mujahid, a self-proclaimed spokesman for the Taliban group, released a short statement
Taliban meet Afghan govt. officials in Saudi Arabia ahead of elections
Press TV September 28, 2018 Representative from the Taliban have held a meeting with Afghan government officials in Saudi Arabia after earlier plans for another meeting with American officials broke down. “Our agreement for holding the meeting was only to discuss prisoner exchange and the removal of our people from the UN black list so
Taliban Warns US Against Engaging with ‘Fake’ Insurgent Envoys
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 23, 2018 ISLAMABAD — The Afghan Taliban has warned the United States against meeting “fake” and “fraudulent” insurgent delegations, saying such contacts could “seriously harm any possible genuine process of dialogue.” The Islamist insurgency issued the warning following media reports of meetings between American and unidentified “high-ranking” Taliban officials in Dubai
U.S. Not Honest with Afghanistan: MPs
Ariana: A number of Parliament Members at the Lower House said the United States was not honest in its commitments to end war in Afghanistan. Afghan lawmakers reemphasized to review the Bilateral Security Agreement with U.S. to show how U.S. fulfilled its commitments to Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link). Related Khalilzad To Facilitate