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
Ariana: Armed men under the command of Public Uprising Forces commander Alipur allegedly attacked several Afghan National Defense and Security Forces’ checkpoints in Behsood district of central Maidan Wardak province on Saturday. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Taliban prisoners released by the Afghan government over the past few weeks are returning to the battlefield as commanders and fighters in contravention of the Doha agreement between the United States and the Taliban, Foreign Policy reports. According to the article, the majority of Taliban prisoners released are taking up arms to fight Afghan
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: 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
By Niala Mohammad, Roshan Noorzai VOA News | September 03, 2020 WASHINGTON – While reconciliation efforts between the government and the Taliban are still underway in Afghanistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced a reunification with Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA) and Hizbul Ahrar — a move that experts warn could be the beginning of increasingly hostile activities against Pakistan. The
Michael Hughes: The road to peace in Afghanistan, whether anyone likes it or not, runs through Kashmir, Rawalpindi and Islamabad – and in that order. However, there are recent signs that elements within this chain may be willing to contribute to the advancement of reconciliation in Afghanistan. But are these signs legitimate or simply Michael Jordan
Lawfare: Following leadership losses, defections, and operational setbacks, the Islamic State’s Afghanistan-based affiliate, the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), appears to be struggling in Afghanistan. But the remnants of ISKP are trying to reconstitute the group. Recently, ISKP appointed Shahab al-Muhajir as its new regional chief. According to multiple sources, the newly appointed head
Tolo News: People in Dur Baba district in the eastern province of Nangarhar have taken up arms against the Taliban after the group warned the residents to not let its young men join the Afghan national security forces. The Taliban also reportedly forbade anyone from holding prayer ceremonies for the fallen members of the Afghan
VOA News: Afghan government said Saturday that it has taken necessary measures to curb the use of drugs in the police forces amid a newly published report by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction saying that half of the police forces in the southern provinces used drugs.