Tolo News: A group of politicians and senior members of Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s campaign team at a gathering in Kabul on Sunday criticized the Presidential Palace for “impeding” the peace process by introducing new conditions for a potential peace agreement. Abdullah argued that instead of imposing more conditions, all offered opportunities should be taken advantage
Tolo News: Prominent political figures on Saturday gathered in Kabul to discuss the participation of all the country’s political factions in the peace process. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Executive Abdullah said that no one should strive to obstruct the peace process for his personal agenda and should instead work on creating a consensus on the
Tolo News: Amnesty International on Friday, in a message aimed at the US and the Taliban, stated that any potential agreement on the reduction in violence must include a commitment by both sides to abide by the laws of war and end all attacks on civilians. Click here to read more (external link). Related Qatar Talks
Hasib Danish Alikozai Mohammad Habibzada VOA News January 22, 2020 WASHINGTON – After the Afghan Taliban announced they will observe a seven- to 10-day cease-fire with U.S troops and commit to reduction in violence against Afghan security forces, Afghan officials call the Taliban offer “ambiguous,” and push for a complete cease-fire as a way forward
Ariana: Omar Zakhilwal, the former Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, told Ariana News in an exclusive interview, that the level of violence has been noticeably reduced recently, adding that ‘the content of the peace agreement’ has been finalized between the Taliban and the USA in Doha Peace Talks and, will soon be signed. Zakhilwal said that Pakistan
Tolo News: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in an interview with Deutsche Welle said that the US and Taliban representatives are “heading toward a ceasefire in Afghanistan.” While the Afghan government does not consider the Taliban’s reduction in violence acceptable, the Pakistani prime minister told Deutsche Welle that US envoys would go to the ceasefire
Press TV January 19, 2020 A right-wing US veterans group has begun a TV advertising campaign aimed at urging American voters to demand from their congressional representatives to put an end to “endless wars,” focusing on the need to pull out of Afghanistan. As part of the effort, the first order of business for the
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 19, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A senior American diplomat began a four-day official visit to Pakistan Sunday amid warming bilateral relations that have followed meetings last year between President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. The principal deputy assistant secretary, Alice Wells, is scheduled to discuss with senior government
1TV: The United States may get prepared to sign deal with the Taliban with reduction in violence, but it wouldn’t solve anything for the Afghan people, Afghanistan’s Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said on Sunday. He said that unless intra-Afghan negotiations begin and unless there is a ceasefire, there would be no trust between the parties and
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 18, 2020 A spokesman for the Taliban has told a Pakistani newspaper that the militant group is hoping to reach an Afghan peace deal with U.S negotiators by the end of January. The comments by Suhail Shaheen on January 18 to the Dawn newspaper come after negotiators from the Taliban