Ariana: Presidential Palace spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said at a press conference on Wednesday that no progress has been made in Doha regarding peace talks. According to Sediqqi, the Taliban’s demands contradict the Afghan Constitution. He confirmed to reporters that Masoom Stanikzai, head of the Republic of Afghanistan’s negotiating team had been in Kabul. Click here
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 24, 2020 The international community pledged $3 billion in development support for Afghanistan in 2021, and a total of some $12 billion for four years, but conditioned the funds on upholding human rights in the war-torn country amid faltering peace talks with the Taliban. The pledges, made at a donor
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 24, 2020 Amid concerns that countries are focused inward on the coronavirus outbreak, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has warned that any reduction in foreign aid to Afghanistan will lead to “major setbacks” in public services, economic activity, and living standards. International aid “is important not only for development but also
Tolo News: A breakthrough is reported from Doha as the two negotiating teams have agreed to include the US-Taliban deal, UN endorsements for Afghan peace process, commitments of the negotiating teams and will of the Afghan people as the base for upcoming negotiations. Sources said Afghan chief negotiator Mohammad Massoom Stanikzai and presidential peace advisor
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 21, 2020 KABUL — Afghanistan’s government has blamed the Taliban for about two dozen rockets that hit residential areas of Kabul during the morning rush hour on November 21, killing at least eight people and wounding about a dozen more. The violence occurred just hours before U.S. Secretary of State
By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan assured leaders of war-torn neighboring Afghanistan Thursday his government will do its utmost to help them in their bid to seek a reduction in Taliban-led violence. Khan made the remarks at the conclusion of his day-long maiden visit to Kabul where
By Ayaz Gul VOA News November 17, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Top government officials in Afghanistan are downplaying reports the United States may be planning to withdraw U.S. troops, saying local forces are independently conducting almost all security operations across the country and rely only on a small aerial support from foreign partners. U.S. media reports
1TV: Afghan politicians will likely meet the Taliban if stalemate in peace talks in Doha continues, a peace official said on Monday. Din Mohammad, deputy of High Council for National Reconciliation, said that there was a debate suggesting that the Taliban should talk to a number of Afghan elites including those who are not represented
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 15, 2020 Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has signaled that he could accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and the Middle East. In his first message to the U.S. armed services since his appointment by President Donald Trump, Miller wrote on November 13 that “all wars must end”
Michael Hughes: U.S. establishment politicians in both political parties, senior military leaders and the mainstream media are pulling out all the stops to ensure the United States remains on a near permanent war footing in places like Afghanistan and Syria. However, these designs took a serious blow recently when President Donald Trump replaced top Pentagon