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Pompeo Hopes Taliban Talks Make Enough Progress for Him to Travel to Qatar

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(Last Updated On: October 24, 2022)

As talks between the U.S. delegation led by special envoy Zalmay Khalizad and the Taliban representatives continue in Qatar, the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he hopes Khalilzad makes enough progress for him to travel there in a couple of weeks and help move it forward.                                                                  

Pompeo said the U.S. is trying to negotiate with the Taliban to find a way to achieve an Afghanistan that not engage in war, violence and present a threat to the United States and also respect fundamental basic rights for every Afghan citizen including women and children.

 But he said talks with the Taliban is a complicated negotiation.

“…That is a complicated problem, and if you add in the regional players – Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, China, Russia, all who have an interest in Afghanistan – it’s an incredibly complicated negotiation,” Pompeo said after his address at Future Farmers of America event in lowa on Monday. 

The U.S. and the Taliban began their latest round of talks on February 25. The sides took a  two-day break for internal deliberations before regrouping on March 2.

Pompeo said Khalilzad who was leading American efforts in this regard, was on the ground trying to “find pockets where there’s sufficient agreement that everyone can begin to move forward, take all the various complex pieces and bring them together” to hopefully get an agreement.

He stressed that the Afghan agreement would be “based on fundamental understandings about different interests and incentives” that the parties had so that this agreement would hold and stay.

“In this case, if we could do this, if we could pull off a resolution in Afghanistan, boy, the good that we could do for the world,” Pompeo said.

“I hope Ambassador Khalilzad makes progress. I’m hoping he makes enough progress I can travel there in a couple weeks and help move it along a little bit myself,” he added.

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Malaysia vows to share its experiences on cyber security with IEA

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(Last Updated On: April 26, 2024)

Acting Minister of Interior Affairs Sirajuddin Haqqani has said in a meeting with a delegation from Malaysia in Kabul that Malaysia is an advanced country and that Afghanistan should use is experiences.

According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, Haqqani, in the meeting on Thursday, emphasized that security is ensured in Afghanistan and unity among Afghans has been restored.

He stated that the Islamic Emirate wants to have close relations and engagement with the world, especially Islamic countries.

The Malaysian delegation consists of representatives of the Ministries of Interior and Defense, and advisers of the Prime Minister’s Office.

According to the statement, a member of the delegation provided information about Malaysia’s capabilities in cyber security and tackling cyber crime, and said that Malaysia will share its experiences in this field with the Islamic Emirate.

In the meeting, the two sides also discussed the fight against drugs, police training, bilateral cooperation and exchange of experiences between Malaysia and Afghanistan.

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Girls’ education is a ‘vital issue’ for Afghanistan: Karzai

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(Last Updated On: April 25, 2024)

Former president Hamid Karzai said in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador and special representative, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, that education of girls was a “vital issue” for Afghanistan.

Karzai said he appreciated Iran’s cooperation and its standing with the Afghan people, especially Iran’s contributions to education in Afghanistan.

During the meeting, Karzai said peace and stability in the region are in the interest of all regional countries.

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Uzbekistan’s humanitarian aid arrives in Balkh

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(Last Updated On: April 25, 2024)

A shipment of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan was handed over on Thursday to the local officials of Balkh province in the trade port of Hairatan.

Local authorities said the aid, which includes flour, oil, wheat, sugar and meat, has been handed over by Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya governor to the governor of Balkh.

The governor of Surkhandarya stated the purpose of sending this aid was to support the people of Afghanistan and stressed the need for the development of good relations between the two countries.

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