NATO chief has reiterated they will continue to support the Afghan security forces create the conditions for a peaceful solution. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday ahead of the meeting between defense ministers of the alliance in Brussels, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that “the aim is of course not …
Read More »U.S. Troop Pullout from Afghanistan won’t Create ‘power vacuum’: Kabulov
Russia’s Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan will not create a power vacuum and the Taliban can be a potential ally in the fight against Daesh in the country. Addressing to reporters on Tuesday in Moscow, Kabulov said that if the U.S. fails …
Read More »Pentagon’s Acting Chief Makes Unannounced Visit to Afghanistan
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan landed in Afghanistan for an unannounced visit Monday amid a push for peace with the Taliban, the U.S. media reported. Shanahan, who will meet U.S. troops and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, said he had so far not received any direction to reduce the nearly …
Read More »U.S. Seeks Peace Deal with Taliban before July Elections
The U.S. Special Envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday said that he hopes a peace agreement could be reached with the Taliban before Afghanistan’s presidential election which is scheduled to be held in July. Addressing at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, Khalilzad said that this is an effort …
Read More »Pakistan Reiterates Support to Kashmir People on Solidarity Day
Pakistan observed ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’ on Tuesday (February 5) as the country’s President Arif Alvi reiterated his support to the people of Kashmir in their struggle for the right of self-determination. Pakistan president in a message said that the February 5, is an opportunity to pay tribute to the unparalleled …
Read More »‘Great Nations Don’t Fight Endless Wars’ – Trump
The U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated on Tuesday that if an agreement has reached in peace talks with the Taliban, he would pullout American troops from Afghanistan. Trump said in his annual State of the Union that his administration has accelerated talks with groups to reach into a political settlement in …
Read More »U.S. Senate Breaks with Trump by Opposing Plans for Abrupt Withdrawal of Troops
The Republican-led U.S. Senate backed largely symbolic legislation on Monday that broke with President Donald Trump by opposing plans for any abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan. The Senate voted 70-26 in favor of a non-binding amendment, drafted by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, saying it was the sense …
Read More »U.S. Senator Graham Urges Trump to Meet Pakistan PM for Afghan Peace
U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday President Donald Trump should meet Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as soon as possible to reset long-difficult U.S. relations with Pakistan and push for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan. Graham’s comments come amid efforts to press on with talks between the Taliban …
Read More »Pakistan Assures U.S. of Continued Efforts for Afghan Peace Process
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special envoy on Afghanistan met with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday in Islamabad, where the Pakistani official assured him that his country would keep up efforts to facilitate the Afghan peace process. Ambassador Khalilzad was accompanied by an interagency delegation representing Departments of …
Read More »Trump, Modi Discuss Afghanistan in Phone Call
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have discussed increasing cooperation in Afghanistan among other issues in a phone call on Monday. According to reports, the two leaders agreed to work closely on plans to strengthen economic ties between U.S. and India and, as well as to increase their …
Read More »Turkey to Host Trilateral Summit on Afghan Peace
Pakistan and Turkey will hold a trilateral summit in Istanbul to discuss Afghan Peace, an effort to find a political settlement to end the conflict in war-torn Afghanistan. The announcement was made by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a joint news conference with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan …
Read More »Taliban Held Talks with Iranian Officials in Tehran
Iran says a Taliban delegation held talks with Iranian officials in Tehran on Sunday. Speaking at a televised press conference on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi said that the talks were held with the knowledge of the Afghan government. “A Taliban delegation was in Tehran yesterday. They …
Read More »Pakistan FM to Visit Afghanistan as Part of His Tour to Regional Countries
Pakistani delegation led by the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will embark a three-day tour on Monday to Afghanistan, Iran, China, and Russia. The Pakistani delegation will visit the countries from December 24-26, 2018, the Express Tribune said citing a statement issued by the Foreign Office. During the visit, Qureshi is expected …
Read More »Pakistan to Host Soon U.S.-Taliban Talks on Afghan Peace
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says the United States is scheduled to meet on Monday (Dec 17) with the Afghan Taliban and that Islamabad has facilitated the dialogue at Washington’s request. “The same U.S. that had been asking us to ‘do more’ is now asking Pakistan to facilitate its talks …
Read More »US Shouldn’t Give Even A dollar to Pakistan: Haley
The outgoing American ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says Pakistan continues to harbour terrorists that turn around and kill American soldiers, asserting that Washington should not give Islamabad even a dollar until it addresses the issue. Haley said that U.S. did not need to give money to countries …
Read More »Imran Khan to U.S.: ‘We’re Not Your Hired Gun Anymore’
Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the U.S. of “pushing Pakistan away” and said he would never want to have a relation with Washington where his country is treated like a “hired gun”. “Reflecting on the two nations’ changing relationship, the Pakistani prime minister said his country would no longer …
Read More »Afghan Leaders, Iran’s Foreign Minister Meet in Geneva
President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah held separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Swiss city of Geneva on Tuesday. According to a statement released by Ghani’s Office, during the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan, the …
Read More »EU Announces New €474m Aid Package for Afghanistan
The European Union has announced a financial package worth 474 million euros ($535 million) in financial aid for Afghanistan during a key summit focusing on development, peace, and security in war-torn Afghanistan. The aid agreement was made on Tuesday at the Geneva Conference on Afghanistan. The new aid package is …
Read More »Imran Khan Reacts at Trump’s Comments against Pakistan
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said U.S. President Donald Trump needs to inform himself about historical facts after Trump stated that U.S. is not paying billions of dollars for Pakistan for doing nothing. In a series of statements on Twitter on Monday, Khan said “Trump’s false assertions” add insult …
Read More »‘Father of the Taliban’ Assassinated in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi
Maulana Samiul Haq, Chief of Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) who was also known as the ‘Father of the Taliban’, assassinated at his residence in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi on Friday, Geo News reported. Haq’s his family and party officials confirmed to Geo News that the senior religious scholar and former senator was “stabbed multiple times”. …
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