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U.S. and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of consecutive peace talks on Tuesday with progress made but no agreement on when foreign troops might withdraw, Reuters reported citing multiple sources. The 16 days of talks, in which the United States also sought assurances that Taliban insurgents will not …

President Ashraf Ghani has announced that he will issue a legislative decree on Wednesday on recognizing “Sadat” as an ethnic group in the country. Speaking to tribal elders and youth of Sadat ethnic group in the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, Ghani said that Afghanistan’s Sadat has been a model and …

The Afghan government is expecting the ongoing peace talks between the U.S. and Taliban representatives in Qatar to pave way for the intra-Afghan dialogue, the Chief Executive Office said Tuesday. Mujib Rahman Rahimi, the CEO spokesman said that the “real” negotiations could take place when the Taliban sit in face-to-face …

Acting Defense Minister Asadullah Khalid on Monday declared the ongoing fight of the Afghan military forces against the Taliban armed group as “Jihad”. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of 513 young officers from Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Kabul, Khalid lashed out at Taliban over refusal to talk with …

The third round of trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan was held in Kabul, the sides discussed cooperation in various fields including the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman was presiding the meeting with ambassadors of China and Pakistan. The meeting …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that the ongoing peace talks in Qatar have remained “vague” and that the principle of the Islamic Republic system in Afghanistan would not be compromised in the process. Addressing the Council of Ministers’ meeting on Monday, Abdullah said that the ongoing peace talks …

The peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban representatives in Qatar entered its 14th day on Sunday, the two sides yet to reach into a final agreement on foreign troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, sources close the peace negotiations said. The Taliban sources told Ariana News that the U.S. and …

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad hailed the Afghan women’s role in the peace process, saying their rights must be protected in any peace agreement. “Afghanistan’s future success is dependent on the full participation of women. Women’s rights must be protected in any peace agreement, and they …

Afghan politicians and former Jihadi leaders, who gathered in the Loya Jirga tent in Kabul to marked the fifth death anniversary of Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim on Saturday, called for national consensus on the peace process. Marshal Fahim, who was a prominent Jihadi leader and served as vice president during …

As the U.S. has been in peace negotiations with the Taliban to reach into a political settlement in Afghanistan, Afghan tiny Hindu and Sikh minority has urged inclusion in the peace process. Expressing concerns of not being part of the peace talks with the Taliban, the representatives of Afghan Sikh and …

National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib met his Uzbekistan counterpart Viktor Makhmudov in Tashkent on Tuesday, the office of National Security Council said in a statement. According to the statement, both sides discussed a range of issues including partnership in counterterrorism, counter-narcotics, and expanding infrastructure, economic, and cultural cooperation projects.  Makhmudov …

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.      …

The fifth round of the U.S. and the Taliban officials Talks in Qatar are focusing on draft of the peace agreement regarding two issues including withdrawal of foreign forces and preventing Afghanistan from being used against other countries. Sohail Shahin, the Taliban’s Qatar Office Spokesman said the U.S. and the …

The United States and the Taliban representatives continued their highest-level negotiations yet on foreign troop withdrawals and counter-terrorism on Sunday, sources close the peace negotiations said.  The Taliban sources said that the U.S. and Taliban officials were close to reaching into a preliminary draft of peace agreement.  The sources added …

The United States and the Taliban representatives resumed the highest-level negotiations yet in Qatar on Saturday after a two-day pause. Sources close to the peace negotiations told Ariana News that the U.S. officials have proposed a plan to the Taliban which upon all American troops would withdraw from Afghanistan over …

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says no-one was willing to talk with the Taliban and that he has convinced the world to negotiate with the armed group to bring an end the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. “No-one was willing to talk with them, I convinced the world to talk [with the …

The United States and the Taliban representatives have taken a two-day break after three days of “productive” talks in Doha, the capital of Qatar, expected to regroup on Saturday. The U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar began their most detailed and high-level …

Umer Daudzai, Head of the High Peace Council’s Secretariat and President Ghani’s special peace envoy said on Monday that the Taliban representatives are likely to be invited to attend the upcoming Consultative Loya Jirga on peace. Addressing a press conference, Daudzai said that Kabul jirga will consult with people on …

Addressing a ceremony on Sunday in Nimruz province, President Ashraf Ghani assured that peace will be ensured in Afghanistan and that there is no pretext for the Taliban to continue fighting in the country.  Emphasizing on bringing peace in the country, Ghani said that the Taliban has no excuse to …

Ariana News conducted a survey on peace and elections with the support of advocacy group NAI in 34 provinces in February this year.    In this survey primary data collected from: 5379 citizens 34 provinces of Afghanistan In three languages (Dari, Pashtu, and Uzbeki) The questionnaire’s questions was selected by ATN news and there …