Tolo News: US and NATO’s Resolute Support forces commander in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller on Sunday said that he “has orders to reduce the US military presence to 2,500” and that “part of this is in line with US-Taliban agreement.” He said that the troop reduction will be done “in accordance with conditions.” Click here
Ariana: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said on Saturday on his Facebook page – after his daily 6.30am security meeting – that “Daesh Taliban” had warned government against executing any prisoners and said if this happened they would turn “Kabul into a Shia slaughterhouse”. Click here to read more (external link). More Security News Ten rockets
1TV: Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday that the peace talks, which are currently happening in Qatar, should be held within Afghanistan. Mohib said that the government is ready to hold talks with the Taliban in any area of the country the group wants. Click here to read (external link). Related Next
AP: Optimism among Afghans regarding the country’s peace process has decreased significantly in the past few months amid a spike in violence, according to a survey released on December 11. Click here to read more (external link). Related UN Backs Afghan Peace Talks In Resolution, Russia Votes ‘No’ Japanese Envoy Stresses on Need for Ceasefire
Ariana: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s political deputy and head of the group’s Qatar office, told a virtual meeting at the Center for Humanitarian Conflict Studies in Doha that Afghanistan’s future system must be Islamic and inclusive. According to Mullah Baradar, a future system needs to ensure public facilities are maintained, that women’s rights
By Tahir Khan Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News December 9, 2020 ISLAMABAD – Negotiation teams from the Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to refer differences in interpretation of Sharia law to a joint committee, protect the confidentiality of ongoing peace talks, and carry out the process with “truthfulness, sincerity, and determination,” according to a
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Frud Bezhan December 9, 2020 The Taliban is employing a fight-and-talk strategy in Afghanistan, seeking to gain leverage in peace talks through gains on the battlefield. The militant group carries out targeted killings and assassinations against civilian targets in major urban areas. In rural areas, where the Taliban holds sway, the
Hanif Sufizada via The Conversation: In the fiscal year that ended in March 2020, the Taliban reportedly brought in US$1.6 billion, according to Mullah Yaqoob, son of the late Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who revealed the Taliban’s income sources in a confidential report commissioned by NATO and later obtained by Radio Free Europe/Radio
Ayesha Tanzeem VOA News December 7, 2020 ISLAMABAD – A car bomb attack wounded at least 35 people, including women and children, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province early Monday. Provincial officials said the attack near the headquarters of Daman district police was carried out using a Mazda mini truck. The bombing damaged parts of the building
Tolo News: Peace negotiators from the Afghan Republic and Taliban teams held their second meeting about the agenda of the negotiations in Doha following their first meeting on Saturday. So far, the details of the meetings have not been made public by the two sides, but both sides have expressed optimism about moving forward to