(The Kabul Times): Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah met with the US embassy Chargé d’ Affaires Ross Wilson at the Sapidar Palace yesterday morning, a statement said. Both sides discussed peace process and the presidential election, the statement from the CE Press Office said. During the meeting, Dr. Abdullah stressed on transparency while addressing the
(ATN News): The statement added that the operation was conducted on Tuesday night in Muqur district as a result of which an important Taliban base, a depot of weapons and equipment, a mine production factory, two drug processing factories, and a vacant jail, were found and destroyed. In the meantime, some explosives, two motorcycles, a
(The Kabul Times): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with provincial governors on Monday evening at the presidential palace to begin consultations on peace and its potential risks and opportunities, a statement from the presidential press office said yesterday. According to the statement, President Ghani spoke of opportunities for peace and briefed the governors of his
(TOLO news): Ghani said that drugs are playing a key role in financing terrorism and that the international community must take responsibility in combating drug production in Afghanistan. He said that the war in Afghanistan today is not a civil war. “The war in Afghanistan is not a civil war, but a multi-dimensional conflict,” he
(One TV): “If the Taliban had support, why would they be so afraid of elections,” Ghani said addressing a panel at Munich Security Conference in Germany. “Well I challenge them, put your best candidates in Helmand and see whether you win, come to Paktia, come to Kandahar, come to any city in the north and
(The Kabul Times): U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Saturday that consultations were still underway on setting a start date for a seven-day trial of reduced violence negotiated with the Taliban in Afghanistan. “That is a moving date because we are still doing consultations, if you will, … so I can’t give you a
(TOLO News): Khalilzad reported on Twitter that he had met with President Ashraf Ghani in Munich on Friday and held a series of meetings with leaders and representatives from different countries. Khalilzad also mentioned a “prolonged and fruitful” trip to Doha before attending the Munich Security Conference. During a meeting with President Ghani, Khalilzad said
(TOLO News): In this meeting, Ghani said the only goal of the Afghan government is to end the war and violence in order to ensure a lasting peace in the country. He pointed to a political consensus forming around the peace process and said, “we are ready to end the years of war in Afghanistan
(The Washington Post): On Saturday, a holiday commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, people here awaited the announcement of an agreement between the United States and the Taliban on the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Skepticism here about what comes next pales in comparison with the certainty that continued war will fail. This
(ATN News): Ghani said that just two days ago the Taliban had told their allies that they had decided the west, will do the same to the government and will eventually, conquer Afghanistan by force. The president added that Amrullah Salih defined the behavior of the Taliban based on a strategy…, but “We have to