Tolo News: Former National Security Advisor and presidential candidate Mohammad Haneef Atmar has confirmed that he will attend the Moscow talks along with other “leaders of the country”, calling it an important step and a starting point for inclusive intra-Afghan negotiations. Former president Hamid Karzai, former vice president Mohammad Yunus Qanuni, former Balkh governor and
Michael Hughes: The opposing sides of the ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland had engaged in talks for more than 15 years before reaching a historic peace settlement in 1998. Contrast this with the prospect that – within six days – an Afghan-turned-neoconservative cowboy and a group of Pakistani-backed radical Islamist insurgents negotiated a “framework agreement”
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 2, 2019 GHULAM KHAN, PAKISTAN-AFGHAN BORDER — Pakistan says a unilateral construction effort will have fenced off nearly half of its largely porous border with Afghanistan before the spring fighting season in the neighboring country. Military officials say the pace of the massive border security project has lately been accelerated to
Tolo News: Afghan analysts and former government officials expressed mixed views on the upcoming talks between Afghan politicians and Taliban representatives in Moscow, which will be held on Tuesday. The Afghan government has not been invited to attend the talks in order to pave the ground for Taliban participation at the event as a senior
1TV: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake was recorded in Afghanistan’s north-eastern province of Badakhshan on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of major damage. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan’s national cricket team will warm up for World Cup 2019 with practice matches against former champions Pakistan and England in Bristol and The Oval in May. According to the list of warm-up fixtures announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday, Afghanistan will take on Pakistan at the Bristol County Ground on
Military Times: The U.S. has been transitioning Afghanistan’s air force from a fleet of Soviet-era Mi-17 helicopters to the U.S.-made UH-60 Black Hawks since 2017, but recruiting, training and sustainment challenges plague the program. The Black Hawk shipments are part of the Afghan Air Force’s modernization initiative. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: “I inherited a total mess in Syria and Afghanistan, the “Endless Wars” of unlimited spending and death,” [Donald] Trump said in a series of tweets. “During my campaign, I said, very strongly, that these wars must finally end.” “We spend $50 Billion a year in Afghanistan and have hit them so hard that we