(International The News): A string of assassinations has sowed fear and chaos across Afghanistan as a fresh round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban begin in Qatar tomorrow (Tuesday).Months of deliberations between the two sides have yielded little so far, but both parties made something of a breakthrough last year when
(The National): When Lieutenant Mohammad Amin and his comrades first spotted small drones near their check post early last year, they dismissed them as toys being used by young Afghans from the city close by. “These were toy drones, operated remotely through smartphones,” said Lt Amin, who is using a pseudonym for fear of Taliban
On 9 December 2020, Mr. Karzai met with Mr. Ayub Ansari, member of the intra-Afghan negotiations team, for a thorough discussion on the progress in Doha, agenda-setting between the two sides, and the steps ahead. During the discussion, Mr. Karzai asserted that finding commonalities, at this stage, is crucial as issues become more complicated.
On 8 December 2020, Mr. Hekmat Khalil Karzai, Chairman of the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS) hosted Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mansoor Ahmad Khan for a luncheon. Welcoming Amb. Khan on his first visit to CAPS, Mr. Karzai briefed him on CAPS’ activities. Both sides discussed the ongoing intra-Afghan peace
(ATN News): At least 11 police personnel were wounded in a car bomb explosion in Kandahar province on Monday morning, the Ministry of Interior confirmed. According to the ministry, the blast happened at around 10:25 am after a car laden with explosives detonated near the Daman district police headquarters. Jamal Barakzai, a spokesman for the
(DID Press): Afghanistan's national security adviser said on Saturday that a successful peace process with the Taliban will allow the government to focus its resources on countering the Daesh group and its attacks on soft targets. Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's national security adviser said, "We do face a lot of threats... so our resources are stretched."
(Afghanistan Times): Former chief of intelligence, Rahmatullah Nabil has visited the State Minister for Peace, Sayed Mansoor Naderi to discuss the ongoing progression of the Afghan peace process. Nabil in a statement said that both sides discussed the recent development in the peace talks and next steps of reconciliation council for peace. On Saturday, the
(BNA): Afghan security forces by discovering and confiscating a sticky mine succeeded to prevent deadly incident in Kabul this morning. Fawad Aman deputy spokesman of ministry of national defense told BNA correspondent, the mine have been planted in a private vehicle type of “Corolla” that discovered and neutralized by Afghan security forces in TaraKhail region,
(Pajhwok): The content of the political agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HNRC) Abdullah Abdullah and experts’ views suggest that the HNRC is final authority to make decisions on the peace process and related matters The HNRC came into being as a result of the political agreement
(Afghanistan Times): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation met with Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Baradar and chief negotiator Abdula Hakeem in Doha of Qatar, where they discussed issues related to recent development in the Afghan peace process. However, the discussion was mainly dominated by the Taliban’s fresh demand such as releasing more prisoners and
