Tolo News: In a letter to Abdullah Abdullah, Baktash Eshchi, the son of Ahmad Eshchi, the former Jawzjan governor and ex-member of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, has urged Abdullah not to recommend marshal rank for General Abdul Rashid Dostum in the proposed plan intended to end the political impasse. This comes amid reports
Tolo News: So far, the details of Abdullah’s proposed plan have not been made public, but sources told TOLOnews recently that Abdullah has accepted the leadership of the High Council of Peace and Reconciliation but he has asked for 50 percent share in the cabinet and executive authorities in the appointment of governors and police
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 1, 2020 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival, Abdullah Abdullah, appeared close to ending a months-long political crisis that has undermined peace talks with the Taliban and the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Abdullah said in a series of tweets on May 1 that progress in negotiations with
Tolo News: There has been no progress on the formation of the High Council of Peace and Reconciliation as Abdullah Abdullah, President Ghani’s political opponent, has not presented his proposed plan to the Presidential Palace. Abdullah last month rejected a proposed plan by President Ghani in which Ghani proposed that Abdullah lead the High Council
Ariana: The spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health said that 66 new cases had been registered in the past 24 hours, including 52 in Kabul, five in Laghman, four in Nangarhar and one in Paktia. On the other hand, Arg says that President Ashraf and the first lady, Rula Ghani, have tested negative for
Press TV April 12, 2020 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has stressed the importance of strengthening unity among Afghanistan’s various parties and establishing peace and stability in the country. In a Sunday phone call with Mohammed Haneef Atmar, the acting foreign minister of Afghanistan, the Iranian foreign minister said relations between Tehran and Kabul
Tolo News: A spokesman for Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the Presidential Palace is trying to “create differences” between political and former mujahideen leaders who are supporting Abdullah’s stance. Omid Maisam said such efforts will not work and that political and former mujahideen leaders will continue to support Abdullah’s side. Click here to read
1TV: During his visit to Kabul two weeks ago, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told President Ashraf Ghani and his political rival Abdullah Abdullah to resolve their differences and make a deal with the Taliban or US could not only cut $1 billion in financial aid to Afghanistan but also could pull all of
Tolo News: Pressure by the United States continues because of the unsolved political “impasse” in Afghanistan between President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, which deepened after the announcement of the Afghan election results in February. “As the world gets slammed by COVID-19, with devastating economic consequences for all, donors are frustrated and fed up
Ayaz Gul VOA News April 5, 2020 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The United States has linked international aid for Afghanistan to the settlement of a protracted political crisis, which has seen the war-shattered country politically paralyzed and threatens to derail a nascent peace-building deal with the Taliban insurgency. Separately, an American military spokesman has rejected insurgent