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The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul on Thursday where he met with President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. “The discussion centered on his regional engagement and Afghan preparations for negotiations to reach a political settlement to the conflict,” the U.S. Embassy in Kabul …

Reaffirming NATO’s commitment to supporting Afghanistan, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said that the Taliban must understand they cannot win militarily. “The Taliban must understand that continuing the fight is pointless, and only causes more suffering. They should sit down at the negotiating table,” Stoltenberg said. He …

Amid concerns of Afghans regarding the recent U.S.-Taliban peace talks, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance “strongly” supports an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday ahead of the NATO’s Foreign Ministers’ meeting, Stoltenberg said that alliance is in Afghanistan to create a foundation …

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar with an interagency delegation from December 2 – 20, the U.S. Department of State said in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Ambassador Khalilzad …

President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday announced a 12- member negotiating team for talks with the Taliban as part of the efforts to end the 17 years of war in the country. The team was revealed by Ghani while addressing the second day of Geneva Conference in the capital of Swiss …

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left Kabul on Monday for Switzerland to attend Geneva Conference on Afghanistan and deliver a speech. The conference will be held on November 27-28 in Geneva of Switzerland. 62 countries and representatives of more than 35 international organizations are expected to attend the summit. According to …

Taliban have sent a letter to Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC), shared their view on peace talks with the council for the first time. Speaking at a two-day meeting of the provincial peace committees on Sunday, the Chairman of HPC, Mohammad Karim Khalili said that they have received video messages …

The Presidential Palace (ARG) on Friday said that the government is still working on advisory board for peace talks with the Taliban and that the composition of the negotiating team will be announced after president’s approval. Sources have told Ariana News that President Ashraf Ghani has already elected a negotiating team …

The U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States was “in very strong” peace negotiations in Afghanistan, but he did not know whether they would be successful. Speaking to reporters after delivering a Thanksgiving holiday message to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, Trump said: “I really think the people …

The Afghan government on Monday rejected the reports about the proposed interim administration in Kabul as part of the peace efforts with the Taliban armed group.   President Ghani’s office Spokesman Mohammad Haroon Chakhansoori said that the government is committed for the April 2019 presidential elections and that rumors about …

The U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has met with the Taliban delegation for the second time in Qatar, following Washington’s efforts to end the 17-year war in the country.   Figures close to the Taliban said that the exchange of Taliban prisoners and having a clear mechanism …

Representatives of Afghanistan, United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates attended a quadrilateral meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to discuss peace in Afghanistan, the Office of the National Security Council of Afghanistan (ONSC) said Thursday. Hamdullah Mohib, the National Security Advisor of Afghanistan has attended at the …

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami party says Taliban representatives have discussed the foreign forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan in their recent meeting with the U.S. special envoy for Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. “The withdrawal of foreign military forces has been one of the issues as the Taliban discussed it with …

A number of analysts based in Kabul say the release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, former deputy leader of the Taliban will not have an impact in the process of ensuring peace talks between the Afghan government and the armed group. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, also known as Mullah Baradar, …

Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) has welcomed the recent meeting of U.S. delegation with Taliban representatives in Qatar, considered it as a positive step forward towards ending the 17-year-old war in the country. The U.S. delegation led by peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with representatives of Taliban in Doha on …

In the wake of a wave of peace movements and cross-country convoys to propagate nonviolence in war-torn Afghanistan, People’s Peace Movement activists on Friday said that they have been insulted and humiliated by the Taliban in northern Baghlan province. A Spokesman of the People’s Peace Movement Bismillah Watandost told Ariana News that …

Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) says the Taliban’s positive response to Russia-led multilateral peace talks, has proved that the armed group’s fight in Afghanistan is not for preserving the Islamic values in the country.  The peace meeting was expected to be held in Moscow next month on Afghanistan but was …

Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) on Saturday reported that Saudi Arabia is expected to host a Quadrilateral meeting on peace in Afghanistan. The four-nation conference including Afghanistan, the United States, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will be held in Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh this week, aimed at facilitating peace …

The U.S. President Donald Trump has reportedly ordered American envoys to seek direct talks with the Taliban, in a major shift in Washington’s policy in Afghanistan to end the 17-year-old  conflict in the country. The change in White House stance rolls back a long-held position that any talks must be led and controlled by …