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Peace in Afghanistan

(Pakistan Today): Undoubtedly World community, International organisations and specially the neighbouring countries of Afghanistan are anxious to see sustainable and everlasting peace in Afghanistan. But this commitment seems meaningless if Intra — Afghan talk does not start soon.But there are many hurdles to bring normalization in buffer state which primarily relates to its future prospects.

Afghan government releases 200 Taliban prisoners in exchange for 4 commandos

(ONE TV NEWS): With the release, there are now 120 Taliban prisoners remaining. Fraidoon Khwazoon, a spokesman for High Council for National Reconciliation, said that=prisoner swap process will be completed soon and talks will begin. He said that the negotiating team fully prepared for trip to Doha. The captives who were released by the Taliban

ANA Helicopter Crash in Takhar

(BNA): ANA helicopter crashes in Takhar, but no one was reported injured in the incident. According to reports, the helicopter was transporting the bodies of martyred soldiers yesterday noon, had a technical problem and crashed in Rustaq district. A local source in Takhar, in a contact with BNA confirmed the crash. He said the occupants

Afghanistan resumes Taliban prisoner release

(BBC NEW): A Taliban official told the AFP news agency that 200 prisoners had been freed by the Afghan authorities since Monday, while the Taliban reportedly released four Afghan commandos. The release of Taliban inmates has been a pre-condition to negotiations to end 19 years of conflict in the country. Peace talks are expected to

Khalili blames Ghani for ignoring Taliban’s negotiation offer

(Afghanistan Times): Former Jihadi leader, Mohammad Karim Khalili blames President Ashraf Ghani for not considering Taliban’s messages for peace talks serious.Khalili who served as vice president under Hamid Karzai and chaired the High Peace Council in Ghani’s government, said Friday that he had letter exchanges with the Taliban when he ran the peace council.According to

Karzai evades Afghan gov’t team for talks with Taliban

(AA NEWS): Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai excused himself on Sunday from being placed in the official negotiating team for talks with the Taliban. This came hours after Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani issued a decree approving a list of 48 prominent figures for the High Council for National Reconciliation for the proposed talks with

Russia ‘questions’ Kabul’s desire for early peace settlement

(ATN NEW): Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a briefing this week that the delay by the Afghan authorities for completing prisoner exchange questions the Afghan authorities’ desire for early restoration of peace in the country. Zakharova urged the government to complete the exchange of prisoners and start direct dialogue with the armed

‘Flash Floods Affected Nearly 3,000 Families in Different Provinces’

(BNA): The State Ministry for Natural Disasters Management said Saturday that almost 3,000 families have been affected by recent flash floods in 14 provinces of the country. Efforts to help the families are underway, at least 1,000 families in Parwan province are in urgent need of aid, said Ahmad Tamim Azimi, spokesman for the State

Taliban Insurgents Killed in Farah Air Strike

(BNA): Five Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike in Farah province. The Taliban gathered in their hideout in Qala-e-Kah district last night to stage new terrorist attacks. The Zafar Corps media office in west of the country said in a statement that five Taliban insurgents were killed in the airstrike. The corps said the

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