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
Steve Herman VOA News April 15, 2021 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit Thursday to Kabul where he told Afghan leaders that while the United States will soon begin withdrawing its remaining troops from the country, it remains committed to Afghanistan. “The partnership is changing, but the partnership is enduring,” Blinken said as
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.
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
Tolo News: President Ashraf Ghani in a decree ordered three departments of the Afghan Ministry of Health to merge and be placed under the National Medicine & Health Products Regulatory Authority (NMHRA) so they report on their activities to the Administrative Office of the President (AOP). Meanwhile, Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) said that the transfer
Ariana: US special envoy for Afghanistan’s reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with senior Taliban leaders including Mullah Baradar in Qatar on Wednesday to discuss provisions of the US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha last year. Specific topics discussed included the release of the remaining Taliban prisoners, the removal of the Taliban’s name from the UN Blacklist, the
Tolo News: Some lawmakers in the lower house of the Afghan Parliament on Monday called for the arrest and prosecution of Alipoor, a local commander in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak, who is accused of downing an army helicopter in the district. The Wolesi Jirga speaker and some members said that the second vice president,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 24, 2021 The Taliban has flatly rejected a proposal by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to hold snap elections within six months or a year right after a peace deal is signed with the militant group. Ghani will unveil details of his proposal at an international peace conference in Turkey in April, according
Margaret Besheer VOA News March 23, 2021 The U.N.’s top diplomat in Afghanistan sought to lower expectations of a quick peace deal between the Afghan government and Taliban, saying Tuesday that peace is possible, but it will not come immediately, as “genuine and profound differences” exist between the two sides. “Afghans and their international partners
Ariana: As the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) carry out operations in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province to arrest militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipour some MPs on Tuesday said a military approach is not the solution. These MPs said a military tactic will complicate matters further. Click here to read more (external