The National Interest: The Kabul government seems headed toward an agreement with the militant wing of Hezb-i-Islami (HIG), a group that for the last fifteen years has been at war with the Afghan state. Returning fighters will receive amnesty and many may eventually be incorporated into the Afghan security forces. Key leaders are also being promised housing
VOA News Ayaz Gul June 8, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday introduced his nominees for the posts of minister of defense and head of intelligence to parliament for approval. Masoom Stanekzai and General Abdullah Khan Habibi have been nominated to head of the National Directorate of Security or NDS and Defense Ministry respectively. A
Khaama Press: Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has asked the acting provincial governor Ata Mohammad Noor not to spark tensions among Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish-e-Milli parties. Ata Mohammad Noor is a prominent political figure and Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami who has reportedly blamed Gen. Dostum among several other prominent political figures for the recent upheavals in
Khaama Press: Former Afghan Intelligence Chief Amrullah Saleh criticized Tawab Ghorzag, the spokesman for the National Security Council for blaming Ata Mohammad for the instability of Kunduz province. He warned to release the 200 classified documents and audio clips prepared by the fact finding team regarding the fall of Kunduz city if Ghorzang did not amend
Tolo News: Analysts said they think Karzai is to blame for the Taliban resurgence and that he wants to regain power. “Karzai goes on trips to Russia, China or other countries, and he has close relations with the Taliban. Why did he [Karzai] express remorse when Mullah Mansour was killed, and when Taliban [members were] executed? Because
Tolo News: The independent commission for overseeing the implementation of the constitution said they are concerned over the implementation of government’s agreement with Hizb-e-Islami as according to them parts of the deal are against the Afghan Constitution. It also criticized the first paragraph of the 11th article of the agreement which is about judicial immunity, arguing that
Tolo News: Junbesh-e-Adalat Khawhi Baray Qurbanian-e-Jang, or ‘The Movement Seeking Justice for War Victims’, has criticized the Afghan government for entering peace talks with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e-Islami, a group which has been in opposition with the Afghan government for years. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Rabbani who also serves as head of Jamiat-e-Islami party was speaking to his parity members in Kabul on Saturday where he said that the future political stability of Afghanistan is linked with the implementation of the political agreement, calling on the NUG leaders to ensure the implementation of electoral reforms in the election system,
VOA News Akmal Dawi, Masood Farivar May 26, 2016 WASHINGTON—Days after a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, near the Afghan border, killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, it remains unclear how the slain leader’s location was discovered. Mansoor was killed in a remote part of Baluchistan, a province that has been thought off limits for U.S.
Khaama Press: The Presidential Palace announced Tuesday that there is no specific time frame for the conclusion of peace deal with Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Deputy presidential spokesman Syed Zafar Hashemi told reporters that peace process is always complicated and it would be a mistake to confirm a time frame regarding the peace agreement. Click