Ariana: President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that US President Joe Biden and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s decision to withdraw foreign forces set the context for a “reset” of assumptions, alignments, and actions and that the Afghan government is “not at risk of collapse”. According to him, Afghan commandos, special forces, and air force alone
Tolo News: Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danesh on Tuesday reacted to the review of the peace proposals submitted by Afghan politicians–including President Ghani–by a 15-member committee under the High Council for National Reconciliation, saying the proposed plan is not “clear” nor “inclusive” and it advocates a kind division of power between two ethnic groups.
Tolo News: “The level of the presence of ethnic groups should be considered in the delegation formation because it is not good to have 90% of one side from one respected ethnic group and 50% of the government side also represent one respected ethnic group,” said Nilofar Ibrahimi, an MP from Badakhshan. Click here to
1TV: A peace plan drafted by Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation and seen by 1TV suggests an interim government which could run the country for up to three years. The draft includes also President Ashraf Ghani’s call for early election as an option. The transitional government would include a president and a prime minister
Ariana: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) on Saturday to discuss the peace process and the upcoming Istanbul summit. The Istanbul summit is expected to be held on April 16 in Turkey. Click here to read
Ariana: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey, seeking an agreement with the Taliban and a ceasefire before elections, a document seen by Reuters shows. Click here to read more (external link). Related Danesh: Election ‘Key’ for Any Proposed Govt Solution
1TV: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will not be a candidate in early election he proposed as part of peace with the Taliban, National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday. Mohib, who was speaking in a press conference, suggested that the election could happen within three or six months. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar at a rally of his supporters in Kabul on Friday asked President Ashraf Ghani to resign over what they described as the Afghan leader’s “deliberate attempt” to disrupt the peace process and his “failure” to fix the ongoing fragile security situation. Hekmatyar, who addressed his supporters from an armored
1TV: Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah has expressed support for the idea of power sharing with Taliban as part of peace process. Speaking in an interview with France 24, Abdullah suggested there could be discussions on power-sharing arrangement for a period of time but not exactly how the US proposal
Tolo News: “With the rush decision, with the premature peace process, Afghanistan is going to fall into … chaos, violence and civil war,” warned Massoud. Massoud said: “We must talk with [the] Taliban, we must make peace with the Taliban,” but he warned that the insurgents must accept core values such as democracy and women’s