US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has said Pakistan played important role on making Afghan Taliban agree for peace talks and encouraged them to reduce violence.
CONDOLEEZA RICE AND KOFI ANNAN ATTEND AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE IN LONDON
Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, American Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and Russian Foreign Min ister Sergey Lavrov attend a press conference on …
The Changing winds from Pakistan towards Afghanistan
Government of Pakistan has announced new visa policy for afghan nationals; living or visiting across Pakistan. In a revised policy, the government of Pakistan has relaxed visa policy for Afghan …
Officials: Suicide attack kills 13 in eastern Afghanistan
A suicide truck bomb attack on Saturday killed at least 13 people in eastern Afghanistan, government officials said.Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian says that at least 38 people were wounded in …
Army to shut down units created to help soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq
The Army intends to close two units developed to fix problems faced by troops fighting America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the service said in a statement Friday. The Asymmetric Warfare Group and …
At least 15 killed in Afghanistan car bomb attack
The Taliban have stepped up attacks across the country even as the group is meeting for peace talks with Afghan government negotiators in Doha …
Whose Islam? The New Battle for Afghanistan
Finding common ground on the role of Islam is the most decisive task in the peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government.
Opinion: For the women of Afghanistan, peace with the Taliban may not end the war
With peace talks ongoing in the country, women are hopeful the violence may end, but they fear their voices will remain unheard or underrepresented. This op-ed discusses what needs to be done to …
Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Chambers ink MoU
The CEOs of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, Sayed Zaman Hashemi, and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Manjula de Silva, virtually signed a historic MoU of Cooperation between the …
Former Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal endorses Joe Biden, despite previous tension between them
Before overseeing all U.S. operations in Afghanistan under the Obama administration, U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal led the Pentagon’s most secretive black ops for five years. During his military …