Russia-Afghanistan Relations | Afghan Online Press

No logical reason for Taliban’s refusal to accept ceasefire: Noor

30th May, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

1TV: There was no logical reason for Taliban’s refusal to accept ceasefire, Ata Mohammad Noor, executive chief of Jamiat-i-Islami political party, said after Afghan politicians’ talks with Taliban in Moscow. Afghan politicians and Taliban discussed ceasefire, civilian protection, prisoners, foreign troop exit, foreign interference, establishing Islamic system, maintaining territorial integrity and national unity, and women’s rights

Deadly Suicide Blast Hits Afghan Military Academy

30th May, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 30, 2019 ISLAMABAD — Afghan police say a suicide bomb blast near a military training academy in Kabul has killed at least six security personnel and injured 16 other people. The Interior Ministry confirmed Thursday’s bombing at the entrance gate of Marshal Fahim National Defense University in the capital but gave

Moscow Talks: Taliban Rejects Calls For Ceasefire

29th May, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: A group of Afghan politicians led by former President Hamid Karzai and a 14-member Taliban team led by the co-founder of the group Abdul Ghani Baradar sat for the second day in Moscow to discuss the Afghan peace, but behind the closed doors. The group rejected the calls for a ceasefire which was the

At Taliban Talks, Russia Calls For Withdrawal Of Foreign Forces From Afghanistan

28th May, 2019 · admin · 1 Comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 28, 2019 Hosting Taliban delegates and Afghan politicians in an effort to promote itself as a peacemaker in Afghanistan, Russia has called for the complete withdrawal of international forces from the war-ravaged country. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke at a May 28 ceremony in Moscow marking what the government says

Russia Set to Host Taliban, Afghan Politicians

27th May, 2019 · admin · 1 Comment

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 27, 2019 ISLAMABAD — Prominent opposition politicians from Afghanistan and representatives of the Taliban insurgency will meet in Russia on Wednesday for discussions on promoting a negotiated settlement to the Afghan war that continues to cause dozens of casualties every day. The intra-Afghan conference comes as months of direct peace negotiations

Taliban Overrun District Center in South Afghanistan

15th May, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

Ayaz Gul VOA News May 15, 2019 ISLAMABAD — The Taliban captured a district center Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 13 government soldiers. The fighting comes as Russia asserted the Taliban is getting stronger and called for increased efforts to reach a negotiated settlement to the 17-year-old war. Local officials and insurgent sources reported

30 Years On, Film Exposes Russia’s Divisions on Afghanistan

8th May, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

This year, Russia marks 30 years since Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan. The nine-year long military campaign that claimed the lives of nearly 15 thousand Soviet servicemen even today is the subject of a heated debate in Russian society. The upcoming release on May 10th of Russian director Pavel Lungin’s Leaving Afghanistan, a film on

Plucked From Home As A Child, Afghan Man Faces Forced Return

1st May, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

By Ray Furlong RFE/RL’s Russian Service May 1, 2019 Mohammad Nasser was 10-years-old when he was brought from Afghanistan to the Soviet Union under a special program for orphans. Now he’s fighting a court battle to avoid deportation to a homeland he doesn’t know.

Moscow to Host Trilateral Meeting on Afghan Peace

24th April, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

Ariana: Moscow will host a trilateral meeting on Afghan peace on Thursday between Russia, China, and the United States. On Wednesday, the Russian embassy in Kabul said in a statement that the meeting will be held at special representatives’ level in Moscow on April 25. According to the statement, the direct U.S.-Taliban peace talks and the

‘Dirt and filth’: Russia attacks film about Red Army in Afghanistan

16th April, 2019 · admin · Leave a comment

The Guardian (UK): A row has broken out in Russia over a film about the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, after politicians and former servicemen criticised its unflattering depiction of Red Army soldiers as unpatriotic. Leaving Afghanistan, directed by Pavel Lungin, is based on the experiences of Nikolay Kovalyov, a veteran of the Afghan war who went

Daily Updated Afghan News Service

Category Archives: Russia-Afghanistan Relations

No logical reason for Taliban’s refusal to accept ceasefire: Noor

Deadly Suicide Blast Hits Afghan Military Academy

Moscow Talks: Taliban Rejects Calls For Ceasefire

At Taliban Talks, Russia Calls For Withdrawal Of Foreign Forces From Afghanistan

Russia Set to Host Taliban, Afghan Politicians

Taliban Overrun District Center in South Afghanistan

30 Years On, Film Exposes Russia’s Divisions on Afghanistan

Plucked From Home As A Child, Afghan Man Faces Forced Return

Moscow to Host Trilateral Meeting on Afghan Peace

‘Dirt and filth’: Russia attacks film about Red Army in Afghanistan