Tag Archives: #Peace

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, …

KABUL – A 15-member committee of political leaders will be briefed on Saturday on the results of a review of the US-proposed peace plan for Afghanistan by various parties collected by the State Ministry for Peace Affairs, two members of the High Council for National Reconciliation said on Friday. The …

KABUL – The United States and the Taliban have discussed the implementation of the peace pact they signed in Doha last year, says the insurgent movement. America’s special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met senior Taliban leaders, including Mullah Baradar, in Qatar on Wednesday. The release of the remaining …

KABUL – Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan will continue to support a peaceful, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan, at peace with itself and with it’s neighbors. Besides facilitating the peace process, Pakistan is extending all possible support to Afghanistan, he said, adding that Pakistan had …

KABUL – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that American forces will only withdraw from Afghanistan in coordination with their NATO allies. “We’ve been very clear, and NATO has been very clear, that the approach that we’re taking to this is we went in together, we’ve adapted …

ANKARA – Turkey has great potential to step up the peace process in Afghanistan, and the upcoming peace talks in Istanbul slated for April will hopefully pave the way for a cease-fire first, then an agreement on fair and sustainable peace, according to Amir Mohammad Ramin, the Afghan ambassador to …