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Envoys at Int'l Summit Agree to Enhance Regional Connectivity
Representatives of Afghanistan, the United States, Uzbekistan and Pakistan agreed in principle to establish a new quadrilateral diplomatic platform focused on enhancing regional connectivity.
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India to play vital role in Afghan peace process: Khalilzad
Zalmay Khalilzad, US special envoy for Afghanistan said in a series of tweets that he met with India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Doha on Tuesday and that the country will play a vital role in the Afghan peace process.
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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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US Lawmaker Seeks Immediate Air Support to Afghanistan
US Congressman Mike Waltz in a letter to President Joe Biden on Friday urged the Administration to take immediate steps to provide assistance to the Afghan people in their fight against the Taliban and make significant changes to their regional strategy.
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Shouldn’t Do Wishful Thinking About Peace, But Can’t Rule Out Possibility: Khalilzad
In a grilling session with the US Congress, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, on Friday said that the criticism regarding the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan is justified.
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Khalilzad is grateful to Taliban, Qatar for facilitating international flights from Kabul
US special representative to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has welcomed the cooperation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in letting tens of foreigners and Afghans leave Afghanistan through the air safely.
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Qatar hosting two meetings on Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah to leave Kabul for Doha
As war is escalating in Afghanistan and the Taliban have taken four provinces, the already host-country of the slow-moving intra-Afghan talks, Qatar is ready to host two other international meetings on peace in Afghanistan.
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A government seized by force will not be recognized legitimate, the US warned the Taliban
The US has cautioned the Taliban that a government established by force in Afghanistan will not be accepted by the rest of the world, as an intelligence analysis warned that the existing government in Kabul may fall within six months after the US troops pull out.
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Khalilzad: Afghanistan is facing ‘great challenges ahead’
Zalmay Khalilzad said a day after his resignation as the US State Department’s special envoy for the Afghan reconciliation process that the country was facing major challenges
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Khalilzad Steps Down as Top US Envoy to Afghanistan
Zalmay Khalilzad, the US peace envoy to Afghanistan, has stepped down, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday.
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Mistrust Between Negotiating Parties Slowing Down Peace Talks: Zalmay Khalilzad
Mistrust between the Afghan government and the Taliban, as they both have two different alternative visions for Afghanistan’s future, has slowed down the peace talks, said Us special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad in an interview with The World.
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U.S. Afghan envoy pledges to press for women’s involvement in peace talks
The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s administration would press for “meaningful participation” for women and minorities in ongoing peace talks.
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Khalilzad in Kazakhstan to discuss Afghanistan peace process
US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Nur-Sultan on Sunday to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan.
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Amrullah Saleh asks Ashraf Ghani to release tapes with Khalilzad, foreign diplomats
First Vice President of the previous Afghan government Amrullah Saleh has asked Ashraf Ghani to release the tapes of his cover stations on the peace process with Zalmay Khalilzad and other relevant foreign diplomats in particular of the past July and August.
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A new plan to ‘fix the war’ with a Bonn-style conference: AAN report
US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has in the past week proposed the possibility of a Bonn-type conference that could cancel or sideline the intra-Afghan peace talks currently underway in Doha.
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Khalilzad meets with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister, republic negotiators
US special envoy to Afghanistan peace process Zalmai Khalilzad on his new round of trip to Qatar and the region yesterday met with Afghan government negotiating delegation and the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani.
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Khalilzad confirms Qatar plane carrying Americans leaves Afghanistan
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has confirmed that another group of American citizens flew out of the country on a Qatar Airways flight on Friday.
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Apology is not enough
Who is the direct cause of these miserable conditions, except Ghani, Moheb and Fazli, and of course their arrogant employers, especially the United States? Does this change with just a simple "apology"?
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Afghan Interior Minister Unveils 3-Phase Plan To Push Back Taliban Offensive
Afghanistan’s government is arming local groups as part of a three-phase plan to push back the Taliban offensive, the Afghan interior minister told Al Jazeera in an interview. Afghanistan Minister of Interior General Abdul Satar Mirzakwal said on Wednesday that Afghan forces are also focusing on trying to secure main highways, large cities, and border crossings after the Taliban seized nine provincial capitals in less than a week.
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Khalilzad Hails Pak-Afghan Vision on Regional Stability
KABUL, Afghanistan – United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad hailed the shared vision by Pakistan and Afghanistan on bilateral relations and regional stability.
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Khalilzad in Kabul for talks ahead of Istanbul Summit
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Kabul for talks with government leaders, including the chairman of the High Council for Naitonal Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah.
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Pakistan Wants Peace In Afghanistan As Well India: Qureshi
Stating that Pakistan will benefit with peace in Afghanistan and peace in India, Pakistan Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Afghanistan is a sovereign country and they could have relations with India.
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Emirati Company Won the Airport Security Contract with Ghani’s Interference
The Company is believed to be affiliated with a senior UAE security official who has close ties to former President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
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Afghanistan: Are we in the endgame now?
A recently leaked letter has laid bare US frustrations with Kabul’s foot-dragging over the Afghan peace process
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Transfer of power is possible but only via elections: Ghani
President Ashraf Ghani said on Saturday his government was ready to prepare for elections and that any change in power would be through an electoral process.