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KABUL: A senior U.S. government official, speaking after six days of U.S. peace talks with Afghan Taliban militants, said on Monday that Washington was committed to withdrawing foreign forces from Afghanistan to end more than 17 years of war. The official, who declined to be identified, described “significant progress” in …

By Mansoor Faizy Afghanistan has been in a whirl of unending war and unfettered turmoil since long years—almost four decades, whereas peace – or at least a state of normalcy – is a distant dream with thousands of casualties taken from ordinary Afghans and the security personnel. This war has …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday termed the recent negotiations between the United States and the Taliban as a “major diplomatic victory” and claimed his country played a vital role in bringing the Taliban leadership to the table.  Qureshi welcomed the development and highlighted the role played …

AT-KABUL: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Sunday hoped for a hasty talks to be kicked off between the Afghan government and the Taliban group—a day after US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation held 6-day consecutive meetings with Taliban in Qatar, terming it productive. SCO Secretary General Vladimir Norov said …

 Prior to 2019 Presidential polls, the US brokered National Unity Government (NUG) has met its ultimate goals when President Dr. Ashraf Ghani has announced dismissal of Second Deputy Chief Executive Muhammad Mohiqiq. Though in its immediate reaction, the Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah office has termed it one sided act …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “most vehemently” condemned a foreign airstrike that targeted civilians in the southern province of Helmand, calling on the United States to intensify peace efforts in Afghanistan rather than bombing homes and villages. At least 16 members were killed in the airstrike launched in the Sangin …

 AT-KABUL: The fourth round of meeting between the United States envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad with the Taliban group is at edge of yielding result as both sides would probably release a joint statement today (Saturday). Sources close to Taliban said Friday that the two sides were expected to …

AT-KABUL: The Hezb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami Mardom-e-Afghanistan (Islamic Unity of Afghan People’s Party), a political party led by the second chief executive deputy rejected his dismissal by President Ashraf Ghani as violating the political agreement. President Ghani on Thursday, sacked Mohaqiq, a powerful politician from his post as deputy chief executive, without elaborating. …

AT-KABUL: A number of the Islamic scholars on Friday stressed on an intra-Afghan dialogue, calling on the Taliban group to hold talks with the government of Afghanistan. These clerics in a gathering in the northern province of Baghlan, demanded the war sides to observe an armistice with the aim of …

AT-KABUL: A senior Islamic State (IS) also known as Daesh terrorist, has been killed in a US airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province. The news came at the end of a week in which two US service member were killed in Afghanistan in 2019. Provincial governor office said that the drone …