(Afghanistan Times): The snippets of information emanating from the intra-Afghan talks in Doha indicate that snail-paced progress is being made in the talks which are aimed at paving the way for more substantive negotiations. Both sides reported that contact groups of negotiating teams in Doha held yet another meeting on Sunday evening to discuss issues
(Daily Times): Foreign Minsiter Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday assured the visiting Afghan leader Dr Abdullah Abdullah that Pakistan will not inch back in extending facilitation to Afghanistan for resumption of peace.
(DAWN): At a Webinar in Washington this week, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation also said that the Pakistani leadership “has been sending the right messages” for the success of Afghan peace talks. “We have offered to meet with Iranians on this issue,” said Mr Khalilzad while responding to a question about Iran’s role in
(KHAAMA Press): The Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmoud Qureshi said Chairman of HCNR Abdullah Abdullah’s visit will greatly help to strengthen relations with Afghanistan and “forge a common understanding on the Afghan peace process,” MoFA said in a statement Monday evening. Welcoming Abdullah in Pakistna, Qureshi said this visit “will open a new chapter
(BNA): The peace negotiating team of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Dohan said on Monday that the main issue in the talks with Taliban representatives was ceasefire, that yet to reach an agreement on it. Earlier on Sunday a member of the Afghan negotiating team, Nader Naderi, said that contact groups involving Afghan and Taliban
(KHAAMA Press): Pakistan has announced that it will open its land border with Afghanistan for passengers, and transfer of goods from the country. Mohammad Sadiq Pakistan’s special envoy to Afghanistan said in a tweet Monday night, that “All border terminals with Afghanistan located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Torkham, will be opened for pedestrian traffic on
(BNA): Dr. Abdullah Abdullah chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, leading a high level government delegation has left Kabul for Islamabad this morning. According to BNA report, Chairman of HCNR during his three-day official visit will meet Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the country President Dr. Arif Alvi, Senat Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker of
(BNA): Chaired by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the National Security Council meeting was held yesterday at Presidential Palace. In the meeting, National Security Advisor Dr. Hamdullah Muhib first briefed related to programs of the country’s defense and security organs. The meeting also discussed related to security programs of government’s leadership security meeting held in Bamyan
(ATN News): Afghan Peace Negotiator, Mawlawi Attaullah Lodin said Sunday that the Afghan team and the Taliban peace talks team have not yet reached a consensus on the agenda and framework for negotiations going forward. Lodin, whose video message was posted to the official Afghan negotiating team’s Twitter page said the team is fully aware
(Daily Time): What is the Indian Good Samaritan doing in Afghanistan? Indians have entered the Afghan fray not to help but to damage. If the above fact is correctly understood then all pieces of jigsaw puzzle fall in place. Indians had cultivated past few Afghan governments post 2001 US invasion in a bid to destabilize