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Khalilzad Looks to Shape Post-Trump End Game in Afghanistan

16th January, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Michael Hughes: President-elect Joe Biden may have no choice but to allow Zalmay Khalilzad to stay on as U.S. envoy to Afghanistan for reasons of continuity amid the ongoing negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban. Khalilzad, a native Afghan turned American cowboy, is not taking any chances, however, as he aggressively pushes President Ashraf Ghani

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Posted in Opinion/Editorial, Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Zalmay Khalilzad |
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US Blames Taliban for Plotting Afghan Assassinations

4th January, 2021 · admin · Leave a comment

Ayaz Gul VOA News January 4, 2021 ISLAMABAD – The United States has directly accused the Taliban of being behind a recent wave of high-profile assassinations in Afghanistan, urging the insurgent group to stop the violence “for peace to succeed.” Monday’s charges came hours after the Taliban accused U.S. forces of launching airstrikes against insurgent-held

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Assassination, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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Saleh Sees Taliban Behind Kabul University Attack

3rd November, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo  News: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Tuesday blamed the Taliban for Kabul University attack and said there are many evidences to prove his claim.  Giving details about his daily morning meetings with security officials, Saleh said the weapons used by the attackers do not match the weapons shown by “fake” Daesh statement in

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Education, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Taliban | Tags: Amrullah Saleh, Kabul University, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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Khalilzad Renews Afghan Peace Push as US Reduces Troops

30th October, 2020 · admin · 6 Comments

By Ayaz Gul VOA News October 30, 2020 ISLAMABAD – The U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation has resumed his diplomatic efforts to press warring Afghan parties to reduce battlefield hostilities and accelerate ongoing negotiations to reach a deal that ends the country’s nearly 20-year war. Zalmay Khalilzad’s renewed push comes as President Donald Trump’s administration

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Zalmay Khalilzad |
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U.S. Envoy Warns That ‘Distressingly High’ Level Of Violence In Afghanistan Could Derail Peace Process

19th October, 2020 · admin · 7 Comments

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 19, 2020 U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad warned on October 18 after a car bomb killed 14 people in Ghor in central Afghanistan that continued high levels of violence in the country could threaten the peace process. Khalilzad said in a series of tweets that violence has “stalked” Afghans

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Dr. Abdullah, Ghor, Hekmatyar, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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Concerns Mount as US Seen Downplaying Al-Qaida Threat in Afghanistan

17th October, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

By Jeff Seldin VOA News October 16, 2020 WASHINGTON – There are growing concerns the United States is vastly underestimating al-Qaida’s strength and influence in Afghanistan, even as the White House continues to talk about ever more ambitious deadlines for bringing home U.S. troops still stationed in the country. Specifically, international terrorism officials, as well

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Posted in Al-Qaeda, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Zalmay Khalilzad |
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U.S. Afghan Peace Envoy Says Taliban Agrees To Reduce Violence

16th October, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan October 16, 2020 KABUL — The U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan says he has struck an agreement with the Taliban to reduce the number of casualties in the country as a wave of violence hampered ongoing intra-Afghan peace talks in Qatar. Zalmay Khalilzad made the comments on October 15, amid rising fears about

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ghor, Helmand, Zalmay Khalilzad |
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US and Taliban agree to ‘re-set’ amid spike in violence

15th October, 2020 · admin · 5 Comments

Ariana: The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a “re-set” following a sharp rise in violence in the past week in Afghanistan – specifically in Helmand province.  In a series of tweets on Thursday night, US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad stated: “Following several meetings (Resolute Support Commander) General Miller and I had with

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Posted in Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Zalmay Khalilzad |
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Khalilzad Expects Peace Process to Conclude in Months, Not Years

7th October, 2020 · admin · 3 Comments

Tolo News: In an interview with TOLOnews’ Lotfullah Najafizada, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said that he expects the Afghan peace process to be concluded in months, not years. Click here to read more (external link). Related Khalilzad says patience is needed to resolve a 40-year war Abdullah meets with India’s NSA,

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Posted in Interviews, Peace Talks, Political News, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Zalmay Khalilzad |
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U.S. Envoy For Afghanistan Says Taliban Won’t Accept Permanent Cease-Fire Until Political Agreement

26th September, 2020 · admin · Leave a comment

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 26, 2020 Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan, has predicted the Taliban will not accept a permanent truce until a political deal is reached with the Afghan government. “I think you’re right that the Talibs will not accept a cease-fire, comprehensive and permanent, until there’s a political settlement,” Khalilzad said

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Posted in Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations, Peace Talks, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Zalmay Khalilzad |
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