Ayaz Gul VOA News January 20, 2019 ISLAMABAD — The process of submitting nomination papers for the upcoming presidential vote in Afghanistan concluded Sunday, with President Ashraf Ghani and his ruling coalition partner Abdullah Abdullah among the candidates seeking the country’s top office. Ghani and Abdullah, who was appointed chief executive in a deal mediated by
Tolo News: Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Deputy Foreign Minister stepped down from his post on Wednesday morning citing ‘differences on foreign policies’ with the leadership of the national unity government..there are reports that Karzai will run in the upcoming Presidential Elections, but he has not mentioned this in his resignation letter. Click here to read more (external
VOA News Ayaz Gul March 28, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s security chief is directly blaming neighboring Pakistan’s military intelligence agency for being behind the Taliban’s expanded insurgent activities in his country. Briefing lawmakers Monday in the lower house of the national parliament, Massoud Andarabi, the acting head of the National Directorate of Security, warned that the Islamist
VOA News March 3, 2016 KABUL—Afghanistan’s chief peace negotiator says talks with Taliban-led insurgent groups are a “last opportunity” for accord, despite increasing violence during the past six months by armed opposition factions. Direct peace negotiations between Afghan government and Taliban delegates are expected to take place in neighboring Pakistan later this week. A four-nation
VOA News Ayaz Gul January 12, 2016 ISLAMABAD—A top Afghan official says he is confident a renewed push to resurrect stalled peace talks with Taliban groups for ending “the senseless” conflict in Afghanistan will yield positive results. Senior Afghan, U.S., Pakistani and Chinese diplomats met Monday in Islamabad to coordinate efforts to try to pave
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 12, 2016 An Afghan official has warned the Taliban not to boycott the peace process with Kabul, saying insurgents that choose war will face serious consequences. The remarks on January 12 by Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai came after he returned from a four-country meeting in Islamabad to work