Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, a presidential candidate, says that he will accept the transition phase after the peace agreement if the Taliban accept the presidential election and republic system for the government. He describes the election and the republic system for the government as the non-tradable redlines. “The Taliban have not …

The women at the Afghan Women’s Network criticize the undercover decisions made about the Afghan peace and are concerned in this regard. They ask all the involved sides in the Afghan peace process to consider engaging the Afghan women, men, and youth in any peace agreement, the ceasefire in the …

A number of the country’s citizens criticize the government for what they call consecutive holidays and costly celebration of the country’s 100th anniversary of the Independence Day. They describe the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Independence Day as an electoral campaign, saying it has negatively impacted economic of …

At least 64 Taliban insurgents were killed in several clashes with Afghan forces in Ghazni, Balkh, and Logar provinces of the country. The Provincial media office of Ghazni said in a statement on Saturday that the Afghan army conducted a clearance operation in Siyahgag area in Qarabagh district of the …

U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting with his cabinet officials and other senior security advisers on Friday and discussed the status of negotiations with the Taliban over the troop pullout from Afghanistan and prospects for a political settlement to end the long-term war in the country. Trump held the …

Top Afghan security officials and commander of the Resolute Support Mission General Austin Scott Millar visited Paktia province on Wednesday, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Afghan officials and the Resolute Support commander traveled to Paktia to review the security situation of the province. According to the statement, Acting …

A large wedding ceremony was held on Friday in the capital Kabul, where 140 couples get married. The wedding was planned by Hazrat-e-AbulFazl organization in western Kabul city. The couples attending the ceremony said that holding such ceremonies are aimed to cut back on lavish expenses of wedding parties.    “I am …

The U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, John Bass reacted to the release of the former CEO of Kabul Bank Khalilullah Ferozy, who is convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud. Bass said in a tweet on Thursday that he is “disturbed by reports” that the Afghan government has requested early release for Kabul Bank …