Editorial

As the intra-Afghan negotiations offer hope for peace after more than four decades of conflict in Afghanistan, thoughts are circulating in almost all off Afghans’ minds regarding how would their future look like? The key demand of theirs is a sustainable peace settlement that ensures their human and other basic …

Now that the intra-Afghan peace talks have finally got off to a start in Doha, the role and support of regional countries and other key stakeholders are of immense importance. The crucial stage in the peace process has only begun now and is therefore vulnerable to go astray if any …

The intra-Afghan talks is a fate-deciding phase in the Afghan peace process and thus wouldn’t be an easy and simple undertaking. Following Saturday’s opening ceremony, initial information suggests that as a first step, the negotiating sides are supposed to firm the agenda of dialogue, something that entails convening a meeting …

The much-needed and long overdue peace talks got underway eventually on Saturday. It is a critical point in time undeniably that Afghans are sitting across each other to find a political settlement to the ravaging decades-old Afghan conflict. The hopes and expectations of all Afghan masses were realized with the …

Editorial: The much-anticipated announcement regarding the intra-Afghan parleys’ launch brought immense joy to the war-ravaged Afghans. The landmark peace talks were facilitated by the release of the remaining six death row Taliban inmates, who were confirmed to have arrived in Qatar in a special plane and would be supervised and …

In the run-up to long-anticipated intra-Afghan talks, the violence continues to victimize Afghans. The fierce and desperate calls for a ceasefire or even a reduction in violence are going unanswered. In a recent bout of violence, the convoy of Afghanistan’s First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh, was targeted in the heart …

The impasse hampering the intra-Afghan talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government has seemingly been broken with the completion of the prisoner swap process between the sides but some minor technical issues still exist on the way to the historic development in terms of bringing peace to the country. …

In Afghanistan, every action and step taken is influenced by war and conflict-like thinking. While the country seems to be on the threshold of launch to the intra-Afghan talks but apprehensions about the continuation of war are simultaneously raised. About a week back, some military analysts dubbed a program titled …

The Afghanistan-Pakistan ties are more often than not strained and less than cordial. The neighboring country tests the Afghan nation’s patience time and again through its aggression into Afghan territory. In a recent happening, a clash occurred between the Afghan security forces and Pakistani troops in the Torkham crossing point …

The Afghan government and the Taliban will go ahead with peace talks in Doha in the near future. The prisoners’ release process eventually after so many ups and downs came to an end. Tiny issues still remain unsolved, but it will not damage the prospect of the peace process. Both …