President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (L) and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw (R) talk to the media at a press conference on Afghanistan at the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London on …
Peace and prosperity in Afghanistan and Pakistan inter-linked: Abdullah
980419-AbdullahAbdullah-1446008915Dr Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman, Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) appreciated Pakistan’s efforts with regards to Afghan peace …
Afghanistan’s Abdullah Discusses Iran, Pakistan, Peace Process
The man heading Afghanistan’s peace efforts said Iran did not attend the ceremony marking the opening of talks with the Taliban due to tensions with the United States. “Iran was invited…Sometimes …
Meet Afghanistan’s female mountaineer
Kabul, Afghanistan Eighteen-year-old Fatima Sultani and her team of nine mountaineers are tackling some of the country’s highest peaks and the world’s hardest climbs (SOUNDBITE) (Dari) AFGHAN FEMALE …
PM Imran Khan talks about ‘interesting conversation’ with Afghanistan’s Abdullah Abdullah
PM Imran Khan, Abdullah Abdullah discussed how Pakistan and Afghanistan should learn lessons from the past, not live in it …
Pakistan and Afghanistan: Blueprint for a shared destiny
As Pakistan welcomes Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, on his visit to the country for the first time in over a decade, the region finds itself …
Clemency for the Taliban will not lead to peace in Afghanistan
They would choose safety over justice. In the case of Afghanistan, this has fed a continuous cycle of violence over the past few decades. The absence of any legal consequences for violence and war …
Nanda: Talk of peace is slow in Afghanistan, but the U.S. must not abandon them now
Afghanistan continues to suffer from deadly violence while the historic Taliban-Afghan peace talks are underway thousands of miles away in Doha, Qatar. These U.S.-brokered talks follow the …
World Bank: $100 Million to Stabilize Afghanistan’s Financial Sector and Spur Economic Recovery
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $100 million grant to help Afghanistan stabilize its financial sector and support small enterprises as the country strives to spur its …
Pakistan Unveils New ‘Friendly’ Visa Policy for Afghanistan
Pakistan introduced Tuesday a new visa policy for Afghanistan to facilitate business and people-to-people contacts between the two countries. Officials said the travel document, approved by the …