Khaama Press: Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Raheel Sharif will visit Kabul on 27th December to meet with the Afghan officials ,it has been reported. A spokesman for the Pakistani military media wing Asim Bajwa said “During his day-long visit the army chief will hold meetings with senior political and military leadership of Afghanistan.”
Khaama Press: The Pakistani foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz has ruled out support to any specific group in Afghanistan, saying Pakistan will play a role in combating terrorism in the neighboring country. Aziz further added that the second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban group will start in the near future. Click
The Diplomat: As expected, on December 13, leaders from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India attended the groundbreaking for the TAPI pipeline project in Mary, Turkmenistan. Click here to read more (external link).
KABUL, Dec. 11 (Xinhua)– Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif alongside Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday once again described Afghanistan’s enemy as Pakistan’s enemy and vowed to facilitate the resumption of the stalled peace talks between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban outfit. Addressing the “Heart of Asia” Conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Pakistani
Press TV December 9, 2015 Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to stop accusing each other for the Taliban-led violence that has been plaguing both countries, the Afghan foreign minister says. Salahuddin Rabbani made the remarks at a regional conference in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad where the participants plan to discuss regional issues, particularly security, political, and economic cooperation
VOA News Ayaz Gul December 9, 2015 ISLAMABAD—Peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban are likely to resume as early as next week, Pakistani officials said Wednesday. “An internationally guaranteed and monitored peace process is likely to get underway next week,” the officials told VOA, requesting anonymity. They added Pakistan wants an international presence
Khaama Press: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said negotiations with Pakistan would be more effective than sitting-in for peace talks with the Taliban group. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan December 7, 2015 Afghan officials on December 7 confirmed that President Ashraf Ghani plans to visit Pakistan this week for a regional conference that has bolstered hopes for the revival of peace talks with the Taliban. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s chief executive, Abdullah Abdullah, told reporters that Ghani will attend
1TV: As Afghan peace talks are looking to get revived, President Ashraf Ghani has undermined Taliban’s stature. When asked by a French television if there could be resumption of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, Ghani responded: “There is no such thing as the Taliban after the death of Mullah Omar.” Click here
The Nation (Pakistan): Afghanistan is hoping to improve its rocky relations with neighbouring Pakistan over the next few months as a prelude to a possible return to stalled peace talks with Taliban insurgents, President Ashraf Ghani told a French television station on Tuesday. But, Ghani warned that Pakistan must earn Kabul’s trust if Islamabad wishes