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
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 19, 2021 A senior Afghan official says the government and the Taliban have agreed at a meeting in Moscow to try to accelerate talks aimed at ending decades of war in the country. The March 19 meeting followed an international conference in the Russian capital on the intra-Afghan peace process,
Radio Free Afghanistan March 18, 2021 Representatives of the Afghan government, the Taliban, and several major countries have gathered in Moscow to push for a reduction in violence to advance the peace process in Afghanistan. “We hope that today’s conversation will help create conditions for achieving progressive inter-Afghan negotiations,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said
Tolo News: Chris Alexandra, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan, says that restoring peace in Afghanistan will not be possible unless Pakistan halts its “covert proxy war” in the country. According to the Canadian diplomat, the Taliban speaks on behalf of Pakistan’s intelligence agencies in the peace table not their own. Click here to read more
Ariana: President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said during an event to mark National Soldiers’ Day that the international community has deprived Afghanistan of peace in the past 40 years. “International community deprived a nation… from peace, it is not acceptable, we want a dignified peace that people want and security forces want, peace is coming.
By Frud Bezhan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 25, 2021 After 20 years of military engagement, the U.S. war in Afghanistan is at a crossroads. U.S. President Joe Biden faces a crucial choice of whether to stick to a May 1 deadline for troop withdrawal negotiated by the previous administration with the Taliban. Washington is reviewing
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 22, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military said Monday that efforts aimed at moving forward a stalemated peace process in neighboring Afghanistan are “progressing in a very positive direction.” Comments by army spokesman Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar follow last Friday’s visit to Pakistan by U.S. Central Command Chief Gen. Kenneth McKenzie,
Tolo News: In this league, Afghan cricket sensation Rashid Khan is part of the Lahore Qalandars team and it is his first presence in the event. All-rounder Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad have joined Karachi Kings, spin bowler Mujeeb Zadran is competing in Peshawar Zalmay and Qais Ahmad is part of Quetta Gladiators team. Click
Ariana: President Ashraf Ghani said during a phone conversation with Afghan soldiers on Saturday morning that Taliban will not get an interim government in Afghanistan. Ghani said that he is ready for Taliban’s threats. “As long as I am alive, they will not see the face of an interim government,” said Ghani. Click here to
1TV: India has said that terrorist groups enjoying safe havens in Pakistan have disrupted the peace process in Afghanistan. “It is essential that we don’t lose sight of the ease with which the proscribed Haqqani Network and its supporters, especially the Pakistani authorities, have worked along with prominent terrorist organizations like Al-Qaida, ISIL K, Tehrik-Taliban