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.
As Afghanistan peace talks stutter, U.S. says violence levels too high
The level of violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably high and the United States expects further setbacks during talks, the Special Representative for Afghanistan said on Tuesday, as the Afghan governm …
Official: Pentagon has started ‘prudent planning’ for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May
The Pentagon has started planning to have zero U.S. troops in Afghanistan by spring, though orders have not yet been issued for a full withdrawal, a Defense Department official said Tuesday.
Analysis: Don’t trust estimates of Al Qaeda’s strength in Afghanistan
The U.S. government, military, and intelligence services have provided inaccurate assessments of Al Qaeda’s strength in Afghanistan for more than a decade. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …