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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 …

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hosted the International Muslim Ulema Conference on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan, the participants called for ending the war in Afghanistan.   The conference organized by Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) titled “International Ulema Conference on Peace and Stability in Afghanistan” aims to help bring peace …

The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated Washington’s call for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban after making a surprise visit to Kabul on Monday. Mike Pompeo in his first visit to Afghanistan met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah where he …

The activists from Helmand peace march on Sunday held their sit-in protest near UNAMA compound in the capital Kabul as part of their move to facilitate peace in the strife-torn country.  The action comes after the Taliban did not pay heed to the activists’ given three-day deadline in which the …

The Taliban has not paid heed to the given three-day deadline of the activists of Helmand peace march who arrived in Kabul earlier last week and placed list of demands aimed at facilitating peace in the country. The activists days earlier gave a three-day deadline for the Taliban to extend …

Dozens of peace marchers arrived in capital Kabul on Monday, after spending the fasting month of Ramandan and crossing some 700 kilometers on foot from Helmand province, calling for an end to nearly 17-year old war in the country. The peace convoy have crossed Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni and Maidan Wardak …

Afghanistan High Peace Council (HPC) on Wednesday renewed its call on Taliban to debate about “legitimacy” of the ongoing war with Afghan religious scholars. In his “message of felicitation” on the occasion of Eid ul Fitr festival, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the Taliban …

In reaction to recent remarks of the U.S. General John Nicholson, Afghanistan’s High Peace Council (HPC) says the Afghan people will hear some good news regarding peace talks with the Taliban in the near future. On Wednesday, the commander of U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson said that senior …

The Pakistani religious scholars have no intention to denounce the on-going war in Afghanistan as Haram [religiously prohibited], a senior official from the Afghan High Peace Council (HPC) said Wednesday. After a long-delay, Islamabad on Tuesday confirmed its participation in the trilateral conference starting in Indonesia on May 11. The …

The warden of Daesh prison with three of his companions have joined the peace process in Jawzjan province, local officials said. “The Daesh prison’s warden named Abo Darda with his three companions have laid down their weapons and joined the peace process,” the provincial police chief, Abdul Hafiz Khashi said. …

The Afghanistan High Peace Council says it has maintained “direct and indirect” contacts with the Taliban, insisting that if the militant group reaches into an agreement with the government, the council will work on a timeline for withdrawal of foreign troops from the war-torn country. As part of the efforts …

The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has expressed optimism over the progress and result of a two-day international conference on Afghan Peace talks in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent. “Following the second Kabul peace conference, we hope that the Tashkent international conference can help Afghanistan to reach a stable peace and prosperity,” Abdullah …

Uzbekistan will open a high-level international conference on Afghanistan “Peace Process, Cooperation in the Sphere of Security and Regional Interaction” in Tashkent tomorrow. The High Peace Council (HPC) says President Ashraf Ghani will attend the conference and call for the International Community’s support from an Afghan-led peace process. “Afghan officials, …

Afghanistan High Peace Council (HPC) says expecting the Pakistani religious scholars’ “positive” response regarding the Indonesia peace conference which is due to be held later this month. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Kabul, Mohammad Akram Khpalwak, head of HPC’s secretariat said that the meeting is expected to be held at …

Addressing a ceremony to mark the International Women’s Day on Thursday, Chief Executive Abdulllah Abdullah said women’s rights in peace talks with the Taliban is ensured. Abdullah stressed that the government’s peace proposal provides an opportunity for the Taliban to lay down arms and present their national plans through a …

The United States has called on the Taliban to give “serious” consideration to an offer for peace talks extended by the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Kabul Process II conference last week. The U.S. principal deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of South and Central Asian affairs, Alice Wells …