Tolo News: Amnesty International on Friday, in a message aimed at the US and the Taliban, stated that any potential agreement on the reduction in violence must include a commitment by both sides to abide by the laws of war and end all attacks on civilians. Click here to read more (external link). Related Qatar Talks
Ariana: The operation of Nizamuddin Qaisari’s arrest was not authorized by the officials in Kabul. The fact-finding committee of the Afghan Parliament on Qaisari’s case underlined that Khushal Sadat, former security deputy for MOI and the former commander of 209 Shaheen Corps, Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, led the assignment to take Qaisari into custody, adding that they
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan January 22, 2020 A U.S. drone strike earlier this month in the western Afghan province of Herat that apparently targeted a militant group also killed at least 10 civilians, including three women and three children, an Afghan rights official and a council member said on January 22. The Afghan official said
Hasib Danish Alikozai Mohammad Habibzada VOA News January 22, 2020 WASHINGTON – After the Afghan Taliban announced they will observe a seven- to 10-day cease-fire with U.S troops and commit to reduction in violence against Afghan security forces, Afghan officials call the Taliban offer “ambiguous,” and push for a complete cease-fire as a way forward
Ariana: Omar Zakhilwal, the former Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, told Ariana News in an exclusive interview, that the level of violence has been noticeably reduced recently, adding that ‘the content of the peace agreement’ has been finalized between the Taliban and the USA in Doha Peace Talks and, will soon be signed. Zakhilwal said that Pakistan
Tolo News: Razo Khan, a resident of Shah Wali Kot district in the eastern province of Khost, claims that four members of his family were killed in an operation by a unit of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Khost while his brother was wounded. Khan is now in Kabul “to seek justice.” He says
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 20, 2020 The Taliban has killed six members of the same family, including an infant girl, in a remote village in the country’s north, Afghan officials say. The Taliban denied involvement, saying the attack on January 18 was triggered by a personal dispute. However, local Afghan officials said January 19
Press TV January 19, 2020 A right-wing US veterans group has begun a TV advertising campaign aimed at urging American voters to demand from their congressional representatives to put an end to “endless wars,” focusing on the need to pull out of Afghanistan. As part of the effort, the first order of business for the
1TV: Afghan jihad occurred at the behest of the United States and the West, top Pakistani cleric Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has said. The cleric, who has long been seen as a sympathizer of the Taliban, also did not rule that the Pakistani establishment supported militants. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A senior American diplomat began a four-day official visit to Pakistan Sunday amid warming bilateral relations that have followed meetings last year between President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The principal deputy assistant secretary, Alice Wells, is scheduled to discuss with senior government