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Russia to Host Meeting on Afghanistan’s Peace Process
Amidst new efforts by the US to expedite Afghanistan's reconciliation process, officials on Tuesday confirmed that Russia is planning to host a meeting on the Afghan peace process within the next 9 days and that it will invite key political leaders for the event.
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Intra-Afghan talks to resume soon amid escalating violence
The Intra-Afghan talks are scheduled to begin soon in Doha, the capital of Qatar, which the credible sources said, will be aimed at reducing tensions.
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Taliban ready to start meaningful talks: negotiators
Two members of the Afghan Republic’s negotiating team, who are in Kabul, said on Wednesday that the Taliban is ready to start meaningful negotiations.
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Abdullah welcomes Taliban’s announcement of three-day ceasefire
Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah has welcomed the Taliban’s announcement of a temporary ceasefire over Eid-ul-Fitr but said this is not a permanent solution.
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Pompeo hails US-Taliban deal and peace talks as ‘incredible progress’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday no American soldiers have been killed in almost a year in Afghanistan, following the US-Taliban Doha deal in which the Taliban pledged to avoid attacks against US forces in the country.
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Ghani calls for talks to be held in Afghanistan and not at ‘luxury Doha hotels’
President Ashraf Ghani said Monday he wants the next round of intra-Afghan talks to be held in Afghanistan as the people have the right to be kept up-to-date on progress around negotiations and on topics being focused on.
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Amnesty International urges Taliban to stop human rights violations, start peace talks to end war
The Amnesty International (AI) has called on the Taliban to respect human rights and stop targeted civilians during the war.
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Imran Khan says Taliban won’t talk peace unless Ghani goes
Taliban leaders have said they will not negotiate with the Afghan government as long as Ashraf Ghani remains president, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday (August 11), Reuters reported.
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Taliban have to decide between war or peace now: Khalilzad
Zalmay Khalilzad, US special envoy for Afghan peace; said the Taliban still believe in war and have escalated violence in Afghanistan, killing and injuring scores of civilians.
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Pakistan, China announce joint action to ensure peace in Afghanistan
China and Pakistan on Saturday pledged to more closely cooperate as the situation in Afghanistan worsens and more districts have fallen to the Taliban.
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Afghan envoy to Doha dies of heart attack
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Qatar Hakim Dalili died suddenly on Tuesday after being hospitalized on Monday, government sources have confirmed.
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War has no winner and peace has no loser, SMP said during opening new a peace affairs office
The Afghan State Minister for Peace, Sadat Mansoor Naderi opened a new peace affairs office for the eastern zone that will cover Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman provinces, the ministry said in a statement.
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Biden Says US Will Disrupt Any Threat from Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden in a statement on 10th anniversary of raid that killed Osama bin Laden said that the United States will remain vigilant about the threat from terrorist groups that have metastasized around the world.
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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.
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Afghan reconciliation council convenes inaugural meeting
The first meeting of the leadership committee of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation was held on Saturday, three days after negotiators announced breakthrough in peace talks.
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Taliban Leader Says Group Wants 'Political Solution'
Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada in an Eid message on Sunday emphasized the need for a political solution to the Afghan crisis.
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Amnesty International Raises Concerns About Afghan Women’s Rights
In a statement released on Monday, the Amnesty International has highlighted the poor progress in the Afghan peace process and how it affects the progress made in the field of women’s rights in the country.
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Afghanistan & Iran Discussed 2nd Round of Intra-Afghan Talks
The chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah has met and held talks with Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian.
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Taliban are accused of committing war crimes in Afghanistan
Amid the ongoing political uncertainty and the escalation of the war in different parts of Afghanistan, particularly in the western Herat and southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces, Taliban fighters have increased violence and atrocities in their control areas.
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Biden Nominee Will 'Thoroughly Assess' US-Taliban Deal
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state Antony Blinken said that the Biden administration will review the peace agreement with the Taliban.
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Deputy FM Met Indian Ambassador, Discussed Afghan Peace Process
Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab has met the Indian Ambassador to Kabul Rudrendra Tandon and had a wide-ranging discussion on the Afghan peace process and economic cooperation today.
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Afghan Voice Agency (AVA)
