Jeff Seldin VOA News March 10, 2021 WASHINGTON – Any hope for a political settlement and peaceful end to two decades of war in Afghanistan remains under significant threat from rising violence, both at the hands of the Taliban and from multiple terrorist and extremist organizations, as well as from the Afghan government’s inability to
Ariana: The Ministry of Education has banned all school girls over the age of 12 from singing or performing at public performances. A letter from the Kabul Education Department states that male teachers and educators are also not allowed to teach school girls over the age of 12, and that if they fail to abide
Ariana: Members of a number of different political parties said Tuesday that under the new US plan for a transitional government, the Taliban has been offered a 50 percent stake in the system with the balance shared between politicians and government. Meanwhile, sources from the Jamiat-e-Islami party said they proposed the power-sharing plan to the
Tolo News: Documents seen by TOLO news show that millions of dollars and hundreds of hundreds of kilograms of gold have been smuggled out of Afghanistan. Sources told TOLO news that a number of lawmakers and politicians in collaboration with the government officials are smuggling US cash and gold from Hairatan Port. Click here to
Ariana: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hizb-e-Islami Party, has accused the government of being involved in targeted attacks across the country. In an interview with Ariana News, Hekmatyar threatened to expose those involved in the attacks if the government failed to “stop assassinating people”. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: A proposed transitional government as part of Afghan peace process would last until adoption of a new constitution and an election to choose new government, a four-page peace agreement proposal obtained by 1TV shows. Head of the interim government, his deputies and cabinet would be appointed based on agreement by both parties to the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 6, 2021 Afghanistan’s president said he was open to holding new elections as a way to transfer power, but insisted any new government should emerge only through the democratic process. The comments by Ashraf Ghani at the March 6 opening of the country’s parliamentary session appeared to be a bid
Ariana: Dozens of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) supporters staged a protest rally in Kabul on Friday, demanding the release of the party’s prisoners from Afghan jails. Addressing the marchers, the Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar set the government a 10-day deadline to meet their demands. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: US special envoy for Afghanistan peace Zalmay Khalilzad headed to Doha on Thursday where he will share details of his Kabul trip with the Taliban. This comes after Khalilzad held a meeting with Afghan lawmakers while in Kabul, where he suggested the Constitution be amended so as to form a new government. Click here
1TV: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has discussed the possibility of forming a transitional government in his talks with Afghan politicians during ongoing visit to Kabul, a senior US State Department official said on Wednesday. Khalilzad has also discussed the possibility of mediation in intra-Afghan peace talks to speed up process, the