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The United States wants the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to defer his second-term inauguration over concerns it could inflame an election feud with his political rival and jeopardize US-led peacemaking efforts, Reuters, Monday, reported based on the two sources familiar with the matter. Based on the IEC results, Ghani claimed …

Pakistan has consistently supported direct negotiations between the US and the Taliban, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated on February 21. The statement said, “From the outset, Pakistan has facilitated this process and contributed to its progress thus far. We look forward to the signing of the agreement on 29 …

The US department state said in a statement that the United States and the Taliban will sign the US-Taliban agreement on February 29. The statement reads, “They have been engaged in extensive talks to facilitate a political settlement to end the war in Afghanistan, reduce the United States and Allied …

Jens Stoltenberg said Friday that he welcomed today’s announcement, adding that an understanding had been reached on a significant reduction in violence across Afghanistan. He said that this was a critical test of the Taliban’s willingness and ability to reduce violence and contribute to peace in good faith saying that …

The Taliban and the USA will sign the peace deal on February 29th, 2020 in presence of international observers, said the Taliban in a statement on Friday. The statement said, “Following lengthy negotiations between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the United States of America, both parties agreed to sign …

In accordance with the plan of ‘violence reduction’, the Taliban’s daily attacks will decrease from 75 to 15. They will not attack highways, cities, US bases and key Afghan military spots.   Sources have shared parts of the ‘violence reduction’ plan with Ariana News. Based on the plan, Afghan forces …

Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the deputy of the Taliban’s political office in Qatar said that the peace agreement between the Taliban and the US will be signed by the end of February. Hanafi said that all the options in the Peace Talks are completed, and the talks are finished now. …

Three influential Pakistani militants have been killed in the past two weeks, and another Pakistani militant group has been targeted in a deadly attack by the Afghan Special Forces. Three prominent Pakistani militants have been killed in Afghanistan recently. The latest incident happened when Shehryar Mehsud, leader of a breakaway …

US Senate passes policy to restrict Trump’s powers against waging war in Iran. The Senate of the USA passed legislation Thursday to limit Trump’s power against was in Iran – 8 Republicans joined with Democrats to pass the resolution by a 55-45 vote. This is as an aftermath of a …

Research, conducted by Ariana News, indicates that most of the insider attacks infiltrated by the Taliban in remote Afghanistan were designed to collapse the security posts. Afghanistan has witnessed some 200 insider attacks in the last 4 years in the US forces and the Afghan forces. MoD, however, claims a …

The spokesperson of the political office of the Taliban in Qatar said that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the political deputy of the Taliban negotiated the results of the peace talks and next steps in the talks with Zalmay Khalilzad and Qatar  Foreign Minister, Doha. Some experts believe that the Qatar …

The commander of US Central Command, Kenneth Mackenzie, met with President Ghani, Friday, Jan 31st, in the presidential palace. In a statement, the presidential palace said that Gen Mackenzie appreciated the Afghan security forces for their achievements in fighting the terrorism, especially, suppressing the ISIS. The statement adds that Ghani …

The latest findings of the UN Sanctions Committee show that al-Qaida continues its cooperation with the Taliban, providing them with religious and military training, whilst the Taliban are amid peace talks with the US. The report also indicates that al-Qaeda has increased its financial support to the Taliban, trying to …

The U.S. Forces recovered the remains of two personnel from the site where a U.S. Bombardier E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan on January 27, U.S. Forces in Afghanistan said in a statement. The force also recovered what is assessed to be the aircraft flight data recorder. The statement …

According to a statement by the Afghan Presidential Palace, President Ashraf Ghani, Thursday 25th Jan, met with US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson to Afghanistan, and Gen Scott Miller, the commander of Resolute Support Mission, in the presidential office. In the meeting, General Miller briefed the president on his trip …

Ashraf Ghani, the Afghan president on the sideline of the  World Economic Forum said that the Afghan government does not have any issue with the foreign forces’ withdrawal, but if the trend of withdrawal is going to be negotiated with the Taliban rather than the government, the Afghan war will …

At least two U.S. service members were killed and two others wounded in an IED blast in Kandahar province, the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission said in a statement. The incident took place on Saturday after an IED hits US forces vehicle. According to the statement, the US service members were …

In an inclusive interview with Ariana News, Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan underlined that if Iran comes under any attacks by Afghanistan-based US forces, the leaders of Iran will make a decision in this regard. In the heat of the heightened tensions between the USA and Iran, the ambassador said that …

Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad International Airport, Thursday, the Pentagon said. In a statement late Thursday, the Pentagon stated that “General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.” …

Mark Esper, US secretary of defense announced on Tuesday night that this action is taken following the attack of protestors on the US embassy in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. He clarified in a tweet that, “This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat …