RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 7, 2020 KABUL — Afghan negotiators have postponed a scheduled trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban because of logistical issues at the venue of the talks in the Qatari capital. A date for the start of the negotiations has not been set, but both sides have indicated that
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 5, 2020 A Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar, paving the way for the start of the long-delayed intra-Afghan talks that are expected to take place in the Gulf state. “All members of our negotiating team have arrived in Doha. The talks will begin once some small technical issues are
Ariana: The Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah says that a lasting ceasefire will be the first issue that the Afghan delegation would negotiate with the Taliban once the intra-Afghan talks are started. In an interview with Al Arabiya, Abdullah said: “ The first issue to be discussed will be the
Ariana: Afghanistan will transfer seven ‘hardcore’ prisoners to Qatar, officials from the Afghan government and members of the Taliban told Reuters on Thursday. According to one official, the prisoners would be released soon although government did not want to free them on the grounds that they had killed foreign soldiers, Reuters reported. The officials told
Tolo News: Former Afghan politician Ahmad Yusuf Nuristani was sentenced to three years of probation and six months of home confinement after he “pleaded guilty to theft of public money, admitting he received over $100,000 in government benefits,” said Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) in a statement on Wednesday. Click here to read
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 1, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Taliban insurgents have staged a suicide car bombing and armed assault against a police base in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least three security officers and injuring several others. Tuesday’s attack in the border province of Paktia came hours after U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien
RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan September 1, 2020 Afghan officials say they have released about another 100 Taliban prisoners as part of a prisoner swap meant to clear the way for the start of peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban. Afghan officials have described the remaining prisoners as the most dangerous, accusing them of masterminding
Tolo News: Controversial police commander Nizamuddin Qaisari, who escaped a government operation attempting to arrest him last December, is now in Kabul to meet with government officials. Qaisari, who served as Qaisar’s local police commander in the northern province of Faryab, was once arrested along with 20 of his men by the Afghan Army’s 209
Tolo News: The nominees for minister positions: Bashir Ahmad Tahyanj, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Qudratullah Zaki, Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Masooma Khawari, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahadi, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock Fazl Ahmad Manawi, Ministry of Justice Syed Sadat
Tolo News: Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Monday issued a statement opposing President Ashraf Ghani’s decree officially listing members of the council, saying that according to the political agreement it is the authority of the head of the council to appoint its members. Click here to read more