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Sweden’s PM pledges support to peace process
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said Monday that Sweden supports a peace process that would preserve the hard-gained achievements of the past two decades.
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Ghani: Taliban want to kill me, but I want to hug them
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the Taliban aim to kill him, but he wants to hug them.
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Current accredited Afghan envoy may address UNGA
The Taliban representative is unlikely to speak this year at the UN General Assembly as a nine-member credentialing committee is not expected to meet before the close of the ongoing session of the UN body, according to media report on Saturday.
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Ghani meets with northern leaders in Mazar to discuss security situation
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani led a government delegation to Mazar-e-Sharif on Wednesday morning to assess the security situation in the northern provinces.
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Serious Challenges Still Facing Health Sector, Says President Ghani
Simultaneously with the outbreak of the second wave of the Coronavirus, President Ghani says his findings show that despite all efforts, there are serious challenges in the health sector that need to be addressed.
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Taliban ‘not interested in joining interim govt’: Report
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad proposed a shakeup of the stalled peace process this past week, including an interim government and a conference of key players, but his plan faced immediate objections by the warring sides
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Ghani, Khan Confrontation over Taliban in Tashkent
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in his speech in Regional connectivity, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Uzbekistani capital Tashkent said Pakistan is acting opposite its commitment over being opposed to the military takeover of the Taliban.
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Ghani gives Pakistan two choices – friendship or enmity
President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday morning that for the first time in decades, a real opportunity for peace has presented itself and that Afghanistan is well prepared for the withdrawal of foreign troops.
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US special envoy Khalilzad discusses peace process with Afghan officials
U.S special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad following his arrival in Kabul on Saturday held meetings with President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah Head of High Council for National Reconciliation.
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Ashraf Ghani found to have lied countless times during his tenure
Ashraf Ghani, former president of Afghanistan, has been found to have lied dozens of times during his seven years in office and made as many, if not more, commitments which he failed to keep.
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US General Pledges More Air Support to Afghan Forces US General Pledges More Air Support to Afghan Forces
As violence continues to increase in the country, a top US general on Sunday said the United States will continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan National Defense and Security Forces facing Taliban attacks.
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President Ghani Visits Herat to Assess Overall Situation
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leading a high level delegation arrived in Herat province on Thursday to evaluate the overall situation of the province.
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Rise in US Troops in Afghanistan Before Withdrawal Likely: Pentagon
Kabul: There may be a slight rise in the number of US troops in Afghanistan before the complete withdrawal in order to get logistical, engineering and force protection help for the current boots on the ground, stated the Pentagon.
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Infra Worth $1bn Damaged In Afghanistan By Taliban: Ghani
Kabul: Highlighting the violence prevalent in the country, President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said that the Taliban have damaged infrastructure in Afghanistan worth $1 billion.
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If Taliban 'Wants Enmity', Will Face 'Serious Response’: Ghani
The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday warned that “if the Taliban want enmity than they will face a serious response.”
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Ghani’s Fleeing Ruined Last-Minute Deal: Khalilzad
Former president Ashraf Ghani’s escape from Afghanistan in mid-August ruined a last-minute deal with the Taliban, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said in an interview with the Financial Times.
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President Ghani calls on CENTCOM Commander McKenzie
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met top US general in Afghanistan and commander of CENTCOM General Frank McKenzie in Presidential Palace (ARG) Sunday evening.
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NATO raises concerns over Taliban offensive
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO allies met on Friday to consult on the situation in Afghanistan as the Taliban militants captured capitals of several provinces.
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Fruit Farmers, Exporters Seek Market for Products
As the harvest season for fresh fruit arrives, farmers and exporters say they lack domestic markets and are limited in selling fruit abroad in a cost-effective way.
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President Ghani Meets Political Figures, Discusses Next Steps in Peace Process
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has held consultative meetings with different political figures, aiming to achieve a just and lasting peace and strengthen the national and political consensus in the country, a presidential palace statement said yesterday.
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We don’t want charity; We want connectivity: Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani told delegates attending the Geneva Conference on Monday that Afghanistan wants to be self-sufficient but needs the help of the international community to achieve this.g
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Creating a Grim Afghan Future: Op-Ed
Turkey announced on April 21st that it will be delaying the Istanbul summit, a development many people expected anyway. Still, the Afghan people are anxious and hold their breath. They do so because of the difficulty of predicting the future of the country. Although future predictions are never an exact science, they become a necessity during desperate times. Most Afghans do so to prepare contingency plans.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)
