U.S. Envoy Khalilzad Heads to Qatar to ‘Promote’ Prompt Start of Intra-Afghan Talks

U.S. Envoy Khalilzad Heads to Qatar to ‘Promote’ Prompt Start of Intra-Afghan Talks

(Khaama press):  The United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad left for Qatari capital Doha to “promote” an immediate start of the Intra-Afghan Dialogues. “He will be traveling in the region to advance ongoing U.S. efforts to promote the immediate start of intra-Afghan negotiations (IAN),” said the Department of State on a statement Saturday.

Khalilzad Travels to Qatar for Intra-Afghan Talks

(TOLO News): Khalilzad departed for Doha, Qatar on September 4, it said, adding that he will be traveling in the region to advance ongoing US efforts to promote the immediate start of intra-Afghan negotiations. “The Afghan people are ready for a sustainable reduction in violence and a political settlement that will end the war. Afghan leaders

Taliban Name Cleric as Chief Negotiator for Afghan Peace Talks

(Voice of America): Afghanistan’s warring factions are set to begin their first direct peace talks early next week in Qatar amid U.S.-led international calls for them to seize the “historic opportunity” to end the country’s long war. The U.S.-brokered dialogue, known as intra-Afghan negotiations, will bring to the table in Doha representatives of the Afghan

Intra-Afghan peace talks set to begin in Doha

(DAWN News): “The government negotiating team is fully ready to depart (for Doha) by tomorrow. They were waiting for the Taliban delegation to return,” Afghanistan Minister of Economy Dr Mustafa Mastoor said. He was speaking at a webinar titled ‘Moving Past Quagmire: Power-Share and Governance Futures in Afghanistan’ hosted by the Jinnah Institute, an Islamabad-based

Ghani hails regional support for Afghan peace

(Pajhwok): Afghan Ambassador to Sri Lanka Mohammad Ashraf Haidari on Wednesday said President Ashraf Ghani has welcomed his Sri Lankan counterpart’s warm congratulatory message to the government and people of Afghanistan on the 101st Anniversary of Reclamation of Afghanistan’s Independence. He told Pajhwok Afghan News: “As part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the leaders of

‘Prisoner Swap Will End Soon’: Peace Council

(TOLO News): “All obstacles ahead of the intra-Afghan talks have been removed. The prisoner swap process will end soon and intra-Afghan talks will begin,” Khwazoon tweeted. Khwazoon also said that Afghanistan's Islamic Republic negotiation team is fully prepared for the trip to Doha. This comes after US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien on Tuesday in

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

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