VOA News Jeff Seldin September 1, 2018 Russia is not giving up on efforts to destabilize Afghanistan and drive divisions between the United States and its coalition partners, according to the outgoing commander of U.S. forces in the country. The commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan and of Operation Resolute Support, General John Nicholson, is scheduled to
Tolo News: Representatives from the two countries are drawing up a schedule for such talks, that are aimed at promoting political support for intra-Afghan dialogue, said Nasir Andisha, Acting Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources. “Delegations from Afghanistan, the Russian Federation, the Central Asian countries and Afghanistan’s partners are working on a timeline and
1TV: The decision comes after the U.S. and Afghanistan refused to take part in the meeting to which Russia invited 14 countries and the Taliban. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani talked over the phone on Monday. Click here to read more (external link).
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan August 27, 2018 Afghan officials on August 27 said a Tajik or Russian aircraft had bombed a border area in northeastern Afghan province of Takhar after a clash between gunmen and Tajik border guards, but both Tajik and Russian officials denied any involvement. The air strike followed a firefight in Darqad
Ariana: The Afghan government will not attend the upcoming multinational conference on Afghanistan which will be held early next month in Moscow, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said Wednesday. Earlier on Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said that Moscow will host the second round of last year’s meeting on Afghanistan which will be
WASHINGTON, August 21 (Sputnik) – The United States will not take part in a scheduled meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow on September 4 and believes the initiative will not yield any progress toward a peace settlement in the country, a US Department of State official told Sputnik on Tuesday. “The United States does not intend
MOSCOW, August 21 (Sputnik) – The Russian Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday the allegations by the Afghan ambassador in Russia that Moscow was planning to use the Taliban against militants from the Islamic State terrorist group (IS banned in Russia) in Afghanistan. “We paid attention to the recent statement by the Ambassador of the Islamic
MOSCOW, August 20 (Sputnik) – The Taliban movement has accepted Russia’s invitation to attend the Moscow format of Afghan reconciliation talks scheduled for September 4, media reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Earlier in the day, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Director Zamir Kabulov told Sputnik that Moscow expected the
The Mighty: There is no greater historical example of an unstoppable force hitting an immovable object than the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan. Afghanistan is a mountainous, landlocked, harsh country that makes it very difficult for a great power to bring the full might of that power to bear against the locals. Naval forces are
Ayaz Gul VOA News August 8, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has wrapped up a groundbreaking contract with Russia that would, for the first time, open doors for Russian military training of Pakistani army officers. The rare deal comes amid deteriorating relations between Islamabad and the United States, which has resulted in the halt of all military