Ayaz Gul VOA News December 13, 2019 ISLAMABAD – America’s chief negotiator for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Pakistan on Friday, a day after he briefly suspended peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar in retaliation to this week’s attack by the insurgent group on the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. Khalilzad met
The Washington Post: On Monday, The Washington Post published the Afghanistan Papers, a major years-long investigation into the costs and conducts of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. These papers largely consist of more than 400 interviews conducted by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR)’s for its Lessons Learned project. Click here
Tolo News: Taliban’s Wednesday attack at Bagram airbase has negatively affected the peace talks, sources said on Thursday, but peace talks are continuing “despite the tension.” “Before the Taliban’s (Bagram airbase) attack, Americans launched airstrikes in Sangin (district of Helmand) and I wished neither had happened so the talks would continue normally” said Sayed Akbar Agha,
By Ayaz Gul VOA News December 11, 2019 ISLAMABAD – A powerful bomb-and-gun attack on the largest American military base in Afghanistan early Wednesday killed at least one person and wounded more than 80 others, mostly civilians. Afghan military authorities said a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle in front of the gate of an
1TV: The war in Afghanistan will end in a matter of weeks if Pakistan denies safe haven to the Taliban, US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Monday. While the US is holding talks with the Taliban, Graham said that it should start negotiating with Pakistan. “As to negotiating with the Taliban, I think we got this
Carla Babb VOA News December 10, 2019 PENTAGON – The Pentagon has denied intentionally misleading the public about the 18-year war in Afghanistan, after The Washington Post published a trove of government documents revealing that officials made overly optimistic pronouncements they knew to be false and hid evidence that the conflict had become un-winnable. “There has been
VOA News December 9, 2019 The Washington Post newspaper has published a trove of government documents that reveal senior U.S. officials misled the public about the 18-year war in Afghanistan by making overly optimistic pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding evidence that the conflict had become unwinnable. The Post says the documents contain more than
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 9, 2019 ISLAMABAD – A Taliban suicide bomber Monday detonated his explosives-laden vehicle near a military base in southern Afghanistan, killing at least nine soldiers and injuring several others. Officials said the insurgent bombing occurred near the center of Nad Ali district in Helmand province, where most of the territory
Tolo News: During the first day of talks on Saturday, the focus of discussion was on the reduction of violence that is intended to lead to intra-Afghan negotiations and a ceasefire, according to a US source. A Taliban source said that so far, the two sides have held discussions on the reduction of violence, ceasefire and
Ayaz Gul VOA News December 7, 2019 ISLAMABAD – The United States and the Taliban restarted peace negotiations Saturday, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly stopped the yearlong process aimed at finding a political settlement with the insurgent group and ending the war in Afghanistan. The Afghan-born U.S. special reconciliation representative, Zalmay Khalilzad, led