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KABUL – Pakistan says it has been making serious and sincere efforts for facilitating intra-Afghan peace process for an inclusive political settlement. “We hope that Afghans would seize this opportunity for achieving lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan,“ said Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) on Monday. FO spokesperson, commenting on the …

ISLAMBAD – Significant reduction in violence is central to ensuring peace and security in Afghanistan, Pakistan said on Monday. The Afghan government and the Taliban must demonstrate flexibility to reach a peaceful settlement, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi stressed. Addressing the inaugural session of the Pak-Afghan Bilateral Dialogue in Islamabad, …

ISLAMABAD – Afghan political leaders, former diplomats, members of civil society, women activists and senior journalists have arrived in Pakistan for a two-day Pakistan-Afghanistan track-II dialogue, beginning on Monday amid stalemate in peace process and tension between the two countries over a series of statements by Afghan leaders. The first …

KABUL – Following Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s meeting with Afghan leadership, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi expressed optimism for long-term stability in Afghanistan. FM Qureshi said on Tuesday at a press conference in Islamabad that stability in Afghanistan is critical for regional peace and security. …

KABUL – Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special peace envoy for Afghanistan, has said the level of violence in Afghanistan is too high and that peace talks need to resume as soon as possible. “Both sides have to be realistic about finding common ground. If there is no peace agreement, the …

The role of international and regional countries in the success and failure of the Afghan peace process cannot be denied. Pakistan, meanwhile, as Afghanistan’s largest neighbor, has been instrumental in Afghanistan since its inception in 1947 and is still a key player in the Afghan peace process. The recent US …

KABUL – The current situation in the country is critical and sensitive and there is a need for meaningful political consensus to move the peace process forward and save the country, said the deputy head of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), Ata-ur-Rahman Salim. He said that President Ghani, …

Announcement of the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan has been one of the most controversial issues in recent weeks and has been met with mixed reactions from Afghans. Some welcome the decision by the US government and NATO, while others see the withdrawal of foreign troops as …

Many political pundits in Afghanistan have come to the conclusion that President Ashraf Ghani has been using the call for a democratic system as a means of staying in power and using it as a deterrent to threats aimed at his political power. For him it does not make any …

KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey, seeking an agreement with the Taliban and a ceasefire before elections, Reuters reported on Sunday, quoting an official document. Washington is pushing for a conference to be hosted by Turkey, …