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Khalilzad to Attend Moscow Conference on Afghanistan
The United States Department of State has confirmed that the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, will participate in the upcoming Moscow conference that is scheduled for end of this week.
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Khalilzad back on track with talks as he heads for region
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked on another trip to Germany, Afghanistan and regional countries, aimed at strengthening the Afghan peace process, sources said.
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Blinken confirms Khalilzad to stay on as US peace envoy
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed Wednesday night that the Biden administration will retain the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad – who has for the past two years been the driving force behind the Afghan peace process.
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US Senate Committee Chair says troops withdrawal might be reconsidered
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez said Tuesday that the US deadline, May 1, for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan may have to be reconsidered as the Taliban are not abiding by all of their commitments under the Doha deal.
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US will Work on Denuclearization of North Korea: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the United States would continue to work with allies towards the denuclearization of North Korea.
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Belgium announces troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
Belgium’s Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced on Saturday that Belgian troops in Afghanistan will return home next year.
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Freed Taliban prisoner killed on battlefield: governor’s media office
Nine Taliban insurgents, including a recently released prisoner, died in an airstrike in Batikot district of eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s media office said.
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Targeted Killings to Be Discussed in Talks: Stanekzai
Chief negotiator Masoom Stanekzai on Friday said the issue of targeted attacks on journalists is a serious matter and will be raised in the talks with the Taliban when they resume on January 5.
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Five million more Afghans will need help in 2021: UN
Senior humanitarian affairs official says 16 million people need help due to pandemic, increased conflict and displacement.
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Karzai calls on Taliban to embrace the ‘new Afghanistan’
As the May 1 deadline for the US troop withdrawal nears, and efforts to secure a peace deal are ramped up, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai said the country is asking the Taliban to embrace today’s Afghanistan, a progressive modern Republic with democratic institutions.
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Taliban Expect 7,000 Prisoner Release by Mid-December: Wilson
KABUL, Afghanistan – US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson in a chat with reporters Sunday said the Taliban is expecting release of thousands of their prisoners by mid-December under an agreement signed with United States.
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Thousands of Afghan families flee fighting in insurgent bastion
The insurgents have launched continuous attacks in several districts on the outskirts of the provincial capital Kandahar city, which still remains in the control of Afghan forces.
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Biden team still to review US-Taliban deal: Blinken
Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the State Department, indicated to Congress Tuesday that the incoming president’s team will look closely at what’s already been negotiated with the Taliban.
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NATO chief says ‘no guarantee of success’ in Afghanistan
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said this week there is no guarantee of success in Afghanistan but that the organization will meet with incoming US President Joe Biden’s team in February in order to make a decision on whether to stay in the country or withdraw all its troops.
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Interim government should be part of a comprehensive peace deal: Abdullah
Interim government should be part of a comprehensive peace agreement, head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah has said.
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Sanders Dubs Fakhrizadeh Assassination ‘Irrational, Provocative’
US politician and senator Bernie Sanders tweeted that the assassination of Iranian Deputy Defense Minister Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “irrational, provocative and illegal.”
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Taliban to New US Administration: Implementing Doha Deal To End War in Afghanistan
The Taliban group has called on the new US administration to pave the way for an end to the war in Afghanistan by implementing the Qatar agreement.
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NATO to decide in new year about leaving Afghanistan: Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Sunday night that “what is clear now is that the US is going to reduce [troop levels in Afghanistan] but they are not going to leave.”
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Abdullah Insists on Conditions-based US Withdrawal
The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan should be dependent on the progress in the peace efforts with the Taliban, said Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, as US President Donald Trump announced a reduction in American troops presence in Afghanistan in the upcoming months.
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US Closes 10 Bases Around Afghanistan: Report
The US has closed at least 10 bases across Afghanistan since the signing of a deal with the Taliban in February, Afghan and US officials told the Washington Post.
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International Community Concerned over Threat Posed by Terrorism to Afghanistan & region
The International community along with the government of Afghanistan expressed deep concern about the threat posed by terror groups including ISIL, Al-Qaeda and others to Afghanistan and the region, said the participants of 2020 Afghanistan Conference.
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Afghan pilot told to rejoin air force or leave US protection
An Afghan major under US protection at an American base fears he could be in danger of being killed by the Taliban after being given an ultimatum following the Pentagon’s reversal on its asylum decision.
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Doha deal failed Afghans, brought terror and horror instead: Official
The US-Taliban agreement signed in Doha in February last year has failed Afghans and instead only ensured a ceasefire between the United States and the Taliban, an Afghan National Security Council official said Sunday.
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)
