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Apparently, the U.S. and Taliban are willing to revive the stalled Afghan peace talks. Speaking with CNN-News18, an Indian English-language news television network, the Taliban’s political spokesman Suhail Shaheen said there is no military solution to the issue of Afghanistan. Shaheen further said that the group was ready to talk …

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday called on the Taliban to show willingness to make real compromises at the negotiating table. Speaking at a session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in London, NATO Chief said he would welcome the resumption of peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban …

The Afghan presidential palace and Ministry of Foreign Affairs released conflicting statements regarding Taliban’s visit to Pakistan and later on brawled on Twitter. On October 3, President Ghani’s spokesman Sediq Sediqqi expressed government’s dissatisfaction about the Taliban’s delegation visit from Islamabad. Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Sediqqi said Taliban …

Reacting to the Taliban’s Pakistan visit, Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Thursday called on Islamabad to eliminate terrorist’s safe heavens in its soil instead of hosting the leaders of the Taliban militant group. A 12-member delegation of Taliban led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met with senior Pakistani officials in …

Prominent Afghan politicians on Wednesday expressed their grave concerns regarding the outcome of the upcoming presidential elections at a gathering in Kabul. The politicians emphasized on the importance of peace talks and warned about the crisis that will follow the September 28 elections. Speaking at the event, former Afghan president …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the U.S. President Donald Trump to resume talks with the Taliban to pave the way for a political settlement as there was no military solution. Imran Khan met with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New …

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker has told that talking with the Taliban in the absence of Afghan government was “a huge mistake”. Speaking during an interview with Fox News on Saturday, Mr. Crocker said that his country has delegitimized the Afghan government that it has supported during the …

President Ashraf Ghani reiterated that holding presidential election and preserving the republican system of government are the only solutions to end the long-term conflict in Afghanistan. In a video message for International Day of Peace, Ghani said that despite bad willing of opponents, Afghanistan is close to peace than any …

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday called on the United States to resume its peace talks with the Taliban insurgent group. Speaking with the reporters in Kabul, Mr. Karzai said that he wants transparent and clear peace talks. He thanked Russia, China, and Germany for their call on the …

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan and a presidential candidate on Saturday claimed that the National Unity Government is the main hurdle in way of peace. Speaking among dozens of women at a campaign rally in Kabul, Mr. Hekmatyar said that Afghans must decide for their country and should …

Afghan government suspends its peace efforts until holding the presidential election which is due on September 28 this month, presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Mr. Sediqqi said that the future government will lead the Afghan peace process which is a key …

President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said that peace with Taliban is not possible without having a ceasefire. Speaking at the introduction ceremony of new Afghan intelligence chief, President Ghani said that he is ready for talks with Taliban but he does not accept threatening and violence. Ghani emphasized that in …

The UN Envoy to Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto in a statement on Tuesday calls on fighting parties to stop violence in Afghanistan.  The UNAMA chief said that the violence during this week across Afghanistan underscores the urgency of ending the conflict through a negotiated settlement. “The suffering of the Afghan people …

A number of Presidential candidates said on Tuesday that the Taliban’s recent attacks in populated areas show that the militant group is not interested in peace and ending of war in Afghanistan. According to the candidates, the Taliban militant group want to gain more benefit at the negotiating table by …

Afghanistan’s Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Sunday said that the U.S.-Taliban talks in Doha has turned complicated and there is no indication of ending the war in Afghanistan. “The issue of peace has turned complicated, time-consuming, and breathtaking. Despite nine months of continues efforts by the international community, …

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said on Sunday that the U.S. and Taliban are at “the threshold of an agreement” to end the long-term conflict in the war-weary country. The sides have been meeting in Doha, the capital of Qatar, since last ten days to conclude …

India and France, in a joint statement issued in Paris on 22 August 2019, called for the timely holding of presidential elections in Afghanistan, the Indian Embassy in Kabul said in an online statement on Wednesday. In addition, the two countries called for the cessation of terrorist violence, and end …

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that the Taliban insurgent group should stop killing the people of Afghanistan and accept the will of the nation. Speaking at the weekly Council of Ministers Meeting, Abdullah said that efforts are underway to begin direct talks between the Afghan government and …

An interim government is needed for peace in Afghanistan, and peace shall be improbable without it, Gulbudin Hekmatyar, leader of The Islamic Party of Afghanistan and a presidential candidate said in a campaign rally of his supporter on Thursday in Maidan Wardak Province. “Whoever opposes peace in Afghanistan, shall get …

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 …