1TV: Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah has expressed support for the idea of power sharing with Taliban as part of peace process. Speaking in an interview with France 24, Abdullah suggested there could be discussions on power-sharing arrangement for a period of time but not exactly how the US proposal
Tolo News: “With the rush decision, with the premature peace process, Afghanistan is going to fall into … chaos, violence and civil war,” warned Massoud. Massoud said: “We must talk with [the] Taliban, we must make peace with the Taliban,” but he warned that the insurgents must accept core values such as democracy and women’s
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 24, 2021 The Taliban has flatly rejected a proposal by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to hold snap elections within six months or a year right after a peace deal is signed with the militant group. Ghani will unveil details of his proposal at an international peace conference in Turkey in April, according
Ariana: As the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) carry out operations in Behsud district in Maidan Wardak province to arrest militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipour some MPs on Tuesday said a military approach is not the solution. These MPs said a military tactic will complicate matters further. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Mohammad Ismail Khan, a senior member of Jamiat-e-Islami party and a former mujahedeen leader, on Monday said the party congress that was held last week was “fake” and that the leaders of Jamiat who attended the event thought it was aimed at building a consensus among political parties around peace. The meeting was
Tolo News: Who is Abdul Ghani Alipoor–also known as Commander Shamshir–and why has he established an illegal armed group in his province? Where did the rift between his militia and government forces begin? Alipoor is a commander in Behsud district of Maidan Wardak province, whose armed men–according to the Defense Ministry–shot down a government security
Tolo News: Fazil was the Taliban’s designated chief of army staff during their regime in Kabul and the two know each other from the mid-1990s. According to reports, the verbal clash broke out when Dostum put his hand on Mullah Fazil’s shoulder to inquire about his health, but Fazil removed Dostum’s hand from his shoulder
Ariana: Abdullah Abdullah, the High Council for National Reconciliation chair, on Saturday voiced his dissatisfaction over President Ashraf Ghani’s move Friday to dismiss Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi. Abdullah stated the move was in violation of the power-sharing agreement he signed with Ghani in May last year – a deal that signaled the end of a
Tolo News: Afghanistan has had eight constitutions in the last 100 years that have been prone to violations by the different governments throughout the century. Lawyers said the constitution ensures law and order but even the 2004 Constitution that was seen as one of the best constitutions in the last 100 years, was faced with
Ariana: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Friday appointed former Kandahar Governor Hayatullah Hayat as Acting Interior Minister and Chief of Army Staff General Yasin Zia as Acting Defense Minister, the National Security Council said in a statement. Click here to read more (external link).