KABUL, March 3 (Xinhua) — More than 300 armed insurgents have been killed elsewhere in the conflict-strife Afghanistan over the past week as government forces have increased military pressure against militants, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. “A total of 302 insurgents have been killed, 187 others injured and 28 more militants have been captured
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 1, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Pakistan praised Afghanistan’s president, Ashraf Ghani, Thursday for offering unconditional talks to the Taliban, pledging to extend any help “wholeheartedly” to further the peace effort between the warring parties. Ghani, a day earlier, hosted an international conference named the Kabul Process where he invited insurgents to open
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 1, 2018 The Afghan Taliban gave a cool reception to President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of political recognition and a truce while representatives from more than 20 countries voiced support for his peace plan. As he convened a conference of countries involved in the so-called Kabul Process on February 28, Ghani
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News February 28, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has offered unconditional peace talks to the Taliban, as well as the chance of recognizing them as a legitimate political party and withdrawing their names from international sanctions lists, if they agreed to join a peace process and give up violence. Addressing the
Ayaz Gul VOA News February 27, 2018 ISLAMABAD — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will host an international conference Wednesday where, officials say, he will renew his call for “unconditional” peace talks with the Taliban and invite the insurgent group to open an office in Kabul for that purpose. A presidential spokesman told reporters Tuesday the offer
Tolo News: The Afghan government on Tuesday said it was has no preconditions for peace talks with the Taliban and that it is willing to discuss the issue with the group at a location of its choice. This comes after the Taliban issued a statement on Monday night saying it was open to discussions with the
Press TV February 13, 2018 Afghan officials are conducting talks with the Taliban militant group following a recent wave of deadly bombings and terror attacks by the outfit that have left almost 200 people killed, a report says. “Afghanistan’s intelligence Chief Masoom Stanikzai and its National Security Chief Mohammed Hanif Atmar continue to each talk separately
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty January 18, 2018 The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says that Afghanistan is getting closer to holding peace talks with the Taliban as a result of a new Afghan strategy put in place by the United States last year. The remarks by Ambassador Nikki Haley at the UN in New
Michael Hughes: Turkey-hosted discussions between members of the Taliban and Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) – the political party founded by notorious Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar – underscore the reality extremists are trying to hijack the peace process. Although Kabul and even Taliban central downplayed the proceedings, the development marks a step backwards in the quest for a
Ayaz Gul VOA News January 14, 2018 Afghanistan government negotiators and Taliban officials have reportedly opened “unofficial” talks in Turkey to discuss “mechanisms” that could pave the ground for initiating a formal peace dialogue. Participants of the meeting have told Afghan media the talks have been arranged in cooperation with the Turkish government. Officials from