1TV: Pakistan has invited India’s foreign minister to a key regional conference on Afghanistan scheduled for next month in Islamabad. The move comes as Pakistan has seen relation with India and Afghanistan deteriorating over allegations of terrorism support. Click here to read more (external link).
Press Release | November 09, 2015 Office of the President Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, met this morning with Mr. Deng Xijun, Special Representative of the People’s Republic of China for Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the meeting that was held in Arg, Mr. Deng Xijun said
VOA News Ayaz Gul November 09, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Officials, civil society activists and politicians from Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding a two-day unofficial dialogue in Islamabad on how to lessen bilateral tensions, address misconceptions and build mutual confidence for jointly promoting peace and security on both sides of their shared border. The unofficial interaction is taking
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan’s ambassador in Islamabad Janan Mosazai on Monday backed an initiative of unofficial dialogue with Pakistan, saying leaders and people can find out solution to problems when they sit down and talk. Mosazai and several Western diplomats joined members of the civil society from Afghanistan and Pakistan who opened a
Khaama Press | November 09, 2015 A prominent Pakistani politician Asfandyar Wali Khan has warned that Pakistan would suffer as well if someone tried to destabilize Afghanistan. Speaking to the convention of National Youth Organisation, Khan said “If someone tried to destabilise Afghanistan, Pakistan will also suffer in its aftermath. Peace in Afghanistan is not
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) — Pakistani and Afghan members of the civil society and researchers will be opening a two-day dialogue in Islamabad on Monday to help improve bilateral relations at a time when mistrust has badly affected official contacts between the two countries. Organizers said that “the Pakistan-Afghanistan Track 1.5/II project Beyond Boundaries has
The report by the US Congressional Research Service says that India’s goals in Afghanistan are to deny Pakistan strategic depth and the ability to block India from trade and other connections to Central Asia and beyond. The US congressional report also notes that US-Pakistan relations, had “improved somewhat” since it deteriorated after the 2011 Abbottabad raid. The
Ayaz Gul / VOA News / November 02, 2015 11:14 AM ISLAMABAD—Pakistan authorities say they have a plan to begin a phased repatriation of 1.5 million Afghan refugees within the next two years, ruling out the extension of the December 31 deadline for their legal stay in the country. Since 2002, the U.N. refugee agency has