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
1TV: US President Joe Biden would not be okay if the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, the White House said on Tuesday. “I don’t think he would say he’d be okay with that,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when asked if Biden is okay with the Taliban ruling Afghanistan. Click here to read more
Radio Free Afghanistan February 23, 2021 Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government have resumed in Qatar after a delay of more than a month amid escalating violence in the war-wracked country as the United Nations called again for an immediate cease-fire to curb civilian casualties. Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem tweeted late on
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,
1TV: Taliban will never agree to possible delay in US withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan which is scheduled to be completed by May 1 as per the deal, according to the spokesman of the group. Zabihullah Mujahid told Germany’s DPA news agency that NATO and US must understand that implementing the deal is the
Ariana: The Afghan Office of the National Security Council (NSC) said Sunday that the US-Taliban deal, which was signed in Doha last year did not lead to ending the bloodshed in the war-weary country. Click here to read more (external link). Related Abdullah Calls on Taliban to Resume Talks Jamiat Will Not Remain Indifferent Over
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
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 19, 2021 The commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East says the U.S. military is looking for so-called “fallback” bases in Saudi Arabia to protect forces in the event of raised tensions with Iran. “What we would like to do, without shutting down [current] bases…is to have the ability
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 17, 2021 Unusually high levels of fighting in the winter by Taliban militants risks further endangering an already fragile peace process in Afghanistan, according to the commander of U.S. forces in the war-wracked country. “Taliban violence is much higher than historical norms,” General Scott Miller told Reuters on February 17.
Tolo News: Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov in an interview with Sputnik said that Moscow prefers that all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan agree on the establishment of an inclusive and transitional coalition government. Answering a question about the Taliban’s alleged agenda to take complete control of Afghanistan, the Russian envoy stated