Pakistan borders China in the Northwest, Afghanistan in the West, India in the East, Iran in the Southwest, and the Arabian Sea in the South, offering a strategic transport and trade to business in …
Violence Plagues Afghanistan as Peace Talks With Taliban Struggle to Take Off
Deadly violence in Afghanistan has marred the first-ever direct talks between Kabul and the Taliban, underscoring the high stakes that face the warring sides as they struggle to get negotiations off …
UNGA 2020: Turmoil battering Afghanistan can end with ‘united, democratic’ success
President Ashraf Ghani called on global leaders to help turn Afghanistan into a “sovereign united, democratic” success story. As Afghan leaders hold peace talks with the Taliban, he said the country …
WATCH: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s full speech at U.N. General Assembly
Afghanistan’s President, Ashraf Ghani, Monday called on all United Nations’ members to help him make peace with the Taliban, in a prerecorded video message played on Monday at the UN in New York.
Ashraf Ghani urges global leaders to make Afghanistan ‘sovereign united, democratic’
New York [US], Septemeber 24 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday (local time) called the global leaders to help in achieving a “sovereign, united and democratic Afghanistan.” …
House Hearing on U.S. Policy in Afghanistan
Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation and former U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad testified before the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security about the Trump …
Uzbekistan President Proposes Establishment of a Permanent UN Committee on Afghanistan
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, today called on the United Nations General Assembly to create a Permanent UN Committee on Afghanistan to coordinate peace efforts and to …
Watch live: Afghan, Ukraine, Saudi, Iraq leaders speak at U.N. General Assembly
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani are among the leaders who will speak Wednesday at the 75th United Nations General Assembly.
Trump’s envoy grilled by lawmakers over women’s rights in Afghanistan
The envoy said the U.S. would advocate for women’s rights but conceded the country’s future would be determined by peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
DOD Anticipates Significant Troop Reduction in Afghanistan
Based on the current conditions in Afghanistan, the Defense Department expects there will be fewer than 5,000 U.S. military service members in that country by the end of November, a DOD official said.