(Pajhwok): Violence could spike in Afghanistan if the peace process stays stalled, Pakistan fears, urging the Taliban to stay engaged. With Kabul-Taliban negotiations deadlocked, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi warned Afghanistan might slide into civil war. In an interview on Monday, Qureshi called for the Taliban to stay engaged in the peace push and
(Pajhwok): Ahead of the Istanbul summit on Afghanistan, diplomatic efforts are ongoing to resolve differences between the United States and Taliban. A series of meetings involving representatives of the United States, Qatar, United Nations, Turkey and Taliban took place in the Gulf state in recent days. Some progress has been achieved in patching up the
(BNA): Twenty-six insurgents were killed in the latest fighting in Kandahar. The fighting took place last night in Maiwand, Panjwai and Zheri districts when the Taliban attacked on security forces convoys and checkpoints. Senior Atal Corps official in south of the country told BNA that 26 insurgents had been killed in the fighting. Four Taliban
(Pajhwok): The Taliban say they will not take part in the Turkey conference if the US does not change the timeline for the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan. Ankara is set to host the summit on promoting a political settlement in Afghanistan from April 24. The government in Kabul has already confirmed its participation
(BNA): Two senior Taliban officials were killed in an airstrike in Maidan-Wardak. Mullah Hekmatullah Sabawoon shadow governor of Taliban for Jaghto district and Mullah Sayed Jan Tahir, deputy intelligence chief of this group and four other Taliban fighters were killed in an airstrike last night. A security source in Maidan Wardak, in contact with BNA
(TOLO News): Of those killed from April 3 to April 9, 79 were security force members and 28 were civilians, according to the data collected from official sources. Of those wounded, 49 are members of the Afghan forces and 57 are civilians, the data shows. In latest incidents of the week, the Taliban attacked security
(Pajhwok): US President Joe Biden is committed to bringing a responsible end to the conflict in Afghanistan, says a White House official. The president wanted to remove US troops in Afghanistan from harm’s way, Press Secretary Jen Psaki told a media briefing on Friday. Biden wanted to ensure that Afghanistan never again became a safe
(TOLO News): Those attended the gathering recalled the upcoming summit in Turkey a unique opportunity for peace and said that Afghanistan’s values and gains in the areas of women’s rights, elections, press freedom and democratic principles reflected in the Constitution should be preserved. Participants at the gathering also called for an immediate end to the
(DID press): Sources from the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) said that Khalilzad met the head of the HCNR Abdullah Abdullah and discussed peace efforts. Last week, the HCNR said that it has reviewed over 20 peace plans and the final peace plan will be drafted this week. In this plan, the post-peace system,
(Pajhwok): US special representative for Afghanistan peace Zalmay Khalilzad held a video call meeting with members of Youth Contact Group and discussed youth active role in peace process, a statement said on Saturday. The meeting in Kabul discussed activities and operations of the Youth Contact Group for peace and status of the youth provincial peace