Tag Archives: Afghanistan

KABUL – The Taliban are not ready to attend the Turkey conference on the expected date, April 16, given their consultations on the details of the event, Taliban spokesperson Mohammad Naeem said. He said the Taliban are reviewing the details of the Turkey conference agenda shared with them by the …

KABUL – The UN’s top diplomat in Afghanistan on Monday highlighted the pressing need for an end to violence in the country. UN Secretary-General Special Representative Deborah Lyons underlined a political settlement meeting aspirations of all Afghans, including women. At a meeting here, she discussed with President Ashraf Ghani the …

KABUL – An official of the US Department of State on Thursday said that the Turkey conference will complement the ongoing peace talks between the negotiating teams representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban and that the United States aims at accelerating the Afghan peace efforts. “The gathering, …

ISLAMABAD – Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment to promote bilateral cooperation with Pakistan in various fields, including economy, trade and defense. The Russian official expressed his determination during delegation-level talks with Pakistan in Islamabad on Wednesday. Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, led the Pakistani side. Qureshi, …

PESHAWAR – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, currently on a two-day visit to Islamabad, lauded Pakistan’s proactive role in bringing the Afghan adversaries to the negotiating table, where he said that Russia hopes the March 18 meeting of the extended ‘Troika’ in Moscow will give an impetus to intra-Afghan peace …

KABUL – European Union on Tuesday announced that the organization will provide Afghanistan with €2.9 million to be utilized as debt relief for supporting the country to maintain and progress towards sustainable development aims. The EU stated that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought severe health, social and economic consequences …

Afghanistan, a country that has historically been home to different ethnic groups, has experienced different systems during different periods. Some systems have worked in Afghanistan for certain reasons, even brought political stability and garnered two-dimensional support (internal and external) for years. While some other systems have not even been able …

KABUL – Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday agreed to extend the transit trade agreement by signing a protocol in a ceremony held through video link. Advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood and Minister for Commerce and Industry Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani signed the document in the presence …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, gave this assurance during a joint press briefing with his Tajik counterpart, Sirajuddin Mehruddin, in Dushanbe to make all possible efforts for the early completion of the CASA-1000 project. The Central Asia-South Asia project (CASA-1000) will not only benefit the two countries …

KABUL – The World Bank (WB) on Thursday approved the allocation of an additional $25 million in financing from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to increase access to primary and secondary education in Afghanistan, particularly for girls. In a statement issued by the World Bank, the organization said the …