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
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 14, 2020 Frud Bezhan Afghan officials have been angered and alienated by what they view as U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a hasty military pullout from Afghanistan without a comprehensive peace settlement. Many in Kabul put their hopes on his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, winning the November 3 presidential
Tolo News: Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Friday said the peace negotiations in Qatar have no progress, adding that “what is the sense for the presence of the negotiating team—of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan—then the conflicts are intensifying.” Click here to read more (external link). Related Al-Qaeda Threatens
As Afghan government and Taliban negotiators try to broker a peace deal in Doha, RFE/RL’s Gandhara is asking Afghans: “What’s at stake for you in the Afghan peace talks?” For entrepreneur and activist Nilofar Ayoubi, it’s the freedom to work and build a career as a businesswoman.
Al Jazeera: How will Joe Biden’s election as US president affect the Afghan peace process, which was pushed by his predecessor, current President Donald Trump? Analysts say Biden will largely stay on the course set by the outgoing president but will hold the Taliban accountable for violence. They say the real difference will be in
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 10, 2020 KABUL — The Taliban has called on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to stick to a February peace agreement between the militant group and the United States, describing its implementation as the “the most reasonable and effective tool” for ending the war in Afghanistan. The Taliban itself remains committed to the