Press TV March 2, 2020 Taliban will not take part in intra-Afghan talks unless about 5,000 of its prisoners are released, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says, against the backdrop of a recently signed tentative peace agreement between the United States and the militant group. The Taliban spokesman said on Monday that the majority of the prisoners
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 2, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has temporarily closed a key southwestern crossing point with Afghanistan, saying the move is meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus on both sides of the border. An official announcement Monday said the Chaman crossing in Baluchistan province was being shut for “an initial period
Tolo News: Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States, Pakistan’s foreign minister said on Sunday, in reference to part of a joint US-Afghan declaration on peace efforts.“They should talk directly to Pakistan. The US is planning to withdraw and we will always remain neighbors,” Foreign Minister
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 2, 2020 A bombing at a soccer match has killed three civilians in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost Province, officials say, as the Taliban announced an end to a partial truce in the country. The explosives were placed on a motorbike that had stopped near the football field in Nadir Shah Kot
Tolo News: Officials of the Buzkashi Federation said on Sunday that the opening games for the first Buzkashi league will be held on Thursday, March 5, in Kabul’s Chaman-e-Hozoori area, and riders from 14 provinces will participate. The aim of this competition is to select the best riders for the national Buzkashi team, according to
1TV: Pakistan will close a major border crossing with Afghanistan from Monday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, its embassy in Kabul said. Afghanistan has confirmed one case of coronavirus in the country… Pakistan has confirmed four cases of the deadly disease so far. Click here to read more (external link).
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News March 1, 2020 Less than 24 hours after the United States signed a landmark agreement with the Afghan Taliban in Doha, its implementation has already hit its first speedbump. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced in Kabul Sunday that his government has made no commitment to release thousands of Taliban prisoners, a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 1, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump says American troops will “immediately” begin their withdrawal from Afghanistan following the signing of a historic agreement with the Taliban that could end the country’s 18-year war. “Today — They will start immediately,” Trump told reporters at the White House on February 29 when