Tag Archives: peace

The U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has rejected the reports in which claimed that Washington had promised to pull out half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April. “In recent days, I’ve heard some individual Taliban officials claim we have a troop withdrawal timetable for Afghanistan. Today, …

President Ashraf Ghani held a telephone conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday evening, hours before the U.S. President Trump spoke of negotiations with the Taliban in his annual State of the Union address. According to Presidential Palace, the U.S. Secretary of State reiterated the stance …

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 …

Amid the ongoing U.S.-Taliban peace talks to reach into a political settlement in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani says he would not accept a temporary peace in the country. Addressing a ceremony to praise Afghan special forces in the Presidential Palace on Saturday, Ghani said that those forcing people to hold …

The Russian Embassy in Kabul says Moscow is only hosting the meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and that not attending the gathering which is scheduled on Tuesday. Taliban are expected to meet with the Afghan politicians who are opposed to the government of President Ghani – which has …

The United States and the Taliban joint commission to begin working on a mechanism for withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan this week, sources close to the Taliban said Saturday. The Taliban sources told Ariana News that the U.S. and Taliban joint commission would to finalize a mechanism for foreign …

The U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday revealed fresh details of his six days of talks with the Taliban representatives in Qatar. “The path to peace doesn’t often run in a straight line,” Khalilzad said in a series of tweets. ” The situation in Afghanistan is complex and like …

Amid escalated diplomatic efforts to end the nearly two decades of war in  Afghanistan, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami says the Afghan government has no clear plan for ensuring peace in the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Ariana News on Wednesday, Hekmatyar said that the current government …

Afghans have welcomed the United States’ recent diplomatic efforts to each into a political settlement in war-torn Afghanistan. They said they are tired of 40 years of war in Afghanistan and that lasting peace should be ensured in the country. “We urge the Taliban to sit in a negotiating table …

Mohammad Ismail Khan, a senior member of Jamiat-e-Islami party says the Afghan government should accept the proposal of an interim administration if it can ensure peace in the country. Speaking in a special interview with Ariana News on Tuesday, Ismail Khan said that the Afghan people, political parties and the …

The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance’s forces will not stay longer than necessary in Afghanistan. Addressing in a meeting, with the Acting Defense Secretary of the United States Patrick Shanahan in Washington, Mr. Stoltenberg said that the foreign forces will continue its presence in Afghanistan …

  Chief Executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party Atta Mohammad Noor has urged President Ashraf Ghani to avoid victimizing peace for his personal interests. In a statement released on Tuesday, Atta Mohammad Noor said that the National Unity Government leaders particularly the president should avoid taking emotional actions which are not in …

The U.S. and Taliban officials have reached to “agreements in principle” on key issues for a peace deal that would end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. Khalilzad made remarks after six days of talks with the Taliban in Qatar, where he urged the armed group to enter into direct talks …

President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said that the presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan is based on need and that no Afghans want them for the long term in the country. Through a televised address, Ghani said based on an international agreement, foreign forces will not be required in the …

The U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khailzad met President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday night in Presidential Palace, where he shared the details of his recent six days of meeting with the Taliban representatives in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Presidential Palace in a statement on Monday said that Khalilzad has rejected …

Another round of peace talks between the Taliban and the United States is tentatively set for Feb. 25, after a draft pact was reached to potentially end the war in Afghanistan, Reuters reported, citing a Qatari foreign ministry official. “Both parties agreed tentatively to reconvene on February 25th,” the official …

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has welcomed the progress in peace talks between the U.S. officials and the Taliban representatives in Doha, the capital of Qatar, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Karzai said that peace and stability in the country are on the nation’s agenda and that …

Taliban has appointed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as head of its political office in Qatar to strengthen its hand in peace talks with the United States as they try to reach a potential deal to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was released from a prison …

The peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban representatives aimed at reaching a political settlement in Afghanistan were set for second day in Doha, capital of Qatar. The Taliban met the U.S. officials in Doha, days after threatening to pull out of Afghan peace talks and a day after …

The Taliban representatives on Monday met with the U.S. officials in Qatar amid diplomatic efforts to end the nearly two decades of war in Afghanistan, the Taliban said in a statement. “Today, the U.S. representatives held a meeting with representatives of Islamic Emirate in Doha, the capital of Qatar,” the …