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After several days of negotiations, the Reconciliation Leadership Council has finalized the list of participants for the Qatar meeting, a member of the Council said on Monday. Mohammad Ismail Khan who is also a participant in Doha meeting told Ariana News that 150 people including 40 women will attend at …

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday Urged the Taliban militants to agree to a ceasefire. “The quickest way to prevent casualties is to agree to a ceasefire. Taliban senior leadership should allow their representatives to come to the table and discuss. I will continue to …

The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said that the Taliban’s spring offensive announcement is “reckless” and is in “indifference” to the demands of Afghans for peace. Khalilzad said in a tweet on Friday that the Taliban announcement is “irresponsible” and that would increase “violence” in the country …

The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held talks with the Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kalimov in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and discussed the Afghan peace process. “We discussed critical role region plays in achieving and sustaining peace, and in accelerated regional integration …

President Ashraf Ghani chaired the first meeting of Leadership Council for Reconciliation today in the presidential palace. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the formation of a negotiation team who will participate in the Doha conference on 14-15 April. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Council, President …

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Saturday that an initiative is underway which will lead to the establishment of a council on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. In an interview with Turkey’s TRT World news agency on the sideline of the World Economic Forum in Jordan, Abdullah said, “Hopefully tomorrow, …

The Taliban group should not prevent people living under their controlled areas from taking part in the Consultative Peace Jirga, said Mohammad Umar Daudzai the Head of High Peace Council Secretariat on Saturday. “We request the Taliban that they should not deprive people which are living in the districts under …

The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Friday and discussed the Afghan peace process. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Khalilzad has briefed Qureshi on the outcome of Doha talks and his recent engagements in …

President Ashraf Ghani has appointed 19 members of a commission that will be responsible for organizing a Consultative Peace Jirga. Afghanistan’s High Peace Council Secretary Mohammad Omar Daudzai made the announcement late on Wednesday night. Fazel Karim Fazel, Abdul Wahab Orphani, Abbas Nawian, Abdul Haq Shafaq, Mohammad Ayub Rafiqi, Abdul …

General Austin Scott Miller the Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says the Coalition is prepared for peace as well as it will remain firm of supporting the Afghan security forces. Speaking at the celebration ceremony of 70th years of NATO, Gen. Miller said that he is daily …

A number of presidential candidates emphasize the importance of a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban insurgent group before holding the upcoming elections. According to these presidential candidates, the election will not have the required legitimacy without peace and stability across the country. “We must reach to …

Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) says the upcoming peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan politicians would not reach into a final agreement to bring an end to the war unless the Afghan government gets involved in this process. In mid-April, Doha would host the second round of peace …

The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said that the Afghan government is fully apprised about ongoing talks between the United States and Taliban representatives. Testifying before House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Pompeo said that US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass talks to President Ashraf Ghani “multiple …

U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in a renewed effort to restore peace in the war-weary country has embarked on another multi-nation trip to seven countries, the U.S. Department of State says in a statement. According to the statement, Khalilzad has begun his trip on Afghan peace to …

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday suggested an interim setup in Afghanistan as a possible solution to an apparent impasse in the ongoing peace process, while blaming the Afghan government for the stalemate in talks, Pakistani media reported. According to Pakistan’s Express Tribune, “the suggestion came during PM Khan’s …

The High Peace Council (HPC) said on Saturday that selection process of participants for the upcoming Consultative Loya Jirga on peace in Kabul will kick off in less than a week. Ehsan Tahir, a spokesman of HPC said that the participants of the peace jirga will be introduced through district …

The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has “exchanged views” with representatives of Russia, China and the EU on the current status of the Afghan peace process, the U.S. State Department said. In a statement on Friday, the U.S. State Department said that Khalilzad met with Zamir Kabulov, …

President Ashraf Ghani says without eradication of poverty, it would not be possible to implement peace plans, insisting that the prospect of peace is correlated to economic development in Afghanistan.    Speaking at a gathering in Balkh province,  Ghani assured that peace will come to Afghanistan,  but he stressed that …

A senior U.S. diplomat has told President Ashraf Ghani that U.S. officials will no longer deal with his national security adviser, quoting four knowledgeable sources, Reuters reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the U.S. has taken the decision to end contact with Afghan NSA Hamdullah Mohib after he criticized …

The remarks by the National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib who criticized the U.S. approach towards Afghan reconciliation continued to meet with reactions on Sunday. During his visit to Washington DC last week, Mohib described the U.S.’s talks with the Taliban as surrender discussion. He said that the U.S. chief negotiator …