KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy Umer Daudzai met with head of Pakistan’s Jamaat-e-Islami party Siraj-ul-Haq in Islamabad on Thursday during his four-day visit to discuss Kabul-Taliban peace process. The Afghan envoy and the Pakistani religious scholar discussed all possible and practical ways to help in achieving peace in Afghanistan, …
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NEW DELHI: Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has reiterated that the involvement of Taliban leadership is important for the success and sustainability of Afghan peace process. Speaking at the fourth edition of the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi on Thursday, Mr. Karzai said: “Taliban belongs to our country” and that their …
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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, met with Indian Minister of External Affairs Ms. Sushma Swaraj, discussing the regional countries’ cooperation with the Afghan government’s peace process, Karzai’s office said. In his Wednesday’s visit to New Delhi, the ex-president also thanked Indian government and people for help in providing educational scholarships …
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KABUL: Aprominent leader of the Talibanhas surrendered to security forces in Afghanistan’s northern province of Jawzjan, the military said. The military’s 209th Shaheen Corps on Wednesday confirmed prominent leader of Taliban faction,Qudratullah,has turned himself in to Afghan forces in Qush Tepa district. According to a statement released by 209th Shaheen …
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KABUL: Umer Daudzai, head of the High Peace Council’s secretariat is in Islamabad for a four-day visit during which he is planned to discuss the government’s peace process and a religious scholar meeting with Pakistani officials. Pakistan’s actual cooperation with the Afghan peace process and holding a meeting between the …
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KABUL: The Afghan security service – NDS –said on Wednesday it has busted upa terrorist network in southern Kandahar province, as part of Intelligence special unit arrested a network of 11 Taliban extremist fighters in Kandahar, said a statement issued by NDS. An investigation has started and further details will …
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KABUL: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked on a two-week tour of Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and India for talks with each country’s leadership on the Afghan peace process, just after the Taliban dismissed direct talks with Kabul and Washington. Khalilzad began his newest mission on January 8 — the …
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KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed more than thirty one extremist militants in countrywide pre-emptive military crackdowns which left nineteen others woundedover past day. The Defense Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal …
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AT-PESHAWAR: Nationalist Awami National Party President Asfandyar Wali Khan has made it clear that without participation of Afghanistan government no one can make fruitful the ongoing peace process or get resolve the long standing conflict through peaceful and political means. “Sidelining the Afghan government in ongoing peace process is in …
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AT-KABUL: Defense caretaker minister Asadullah Khaled says Taliban would be under increasing pressures to abandon war and join the government’s peace talks. Khaled said Tuesday in a visit to the northern province of Faryab that military operations would continue against the insurgent group until it gives up armed opposition. Taliban …
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