Monthly Archives: October 2020

Afghan, Uzbek Officials Meet in Kabul, Sign Agreements

(TOLO News): In his meeting with Ghani, Umurzakov said his country supports the peace process and the Afghan government’s plans, the Palace said in a statement.  The two sides discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral, economic and trade ties as well as cultural cooperation between the two countries, the Palace said.   The Uzbek delegation attended

President, PM discuss Afghan peace process with Hekmatyar

(Pakistan Today): President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan met Afghanistan’s Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who called on them separately during his three-day visit to Pakistan. During the meeting, the president said that Pakistan would continue to support the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process for an inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political settlement in

Gailani calls for Afghans to unite under the umbrella of Islam

(ATN News): Gailani called on both government and the Taliban to take steps consistent with what “the mighty Allah has said about peace”. Citing the Holy Quran, Gailani said “and peace is good”  and that “we should do good for the people.” “We are both Afghan and Muslim and it is the Afghans and Muslims

US and Taliban agree to cease fighting in Afghanistan

(Digital Journal): The US airstrikes were in clear violation of the Doha agreement signed in February and the Taliban was warning they would retaliate over them. The Taliban offensive in the province of Helmand also threatened intra-Afghan peace talks. The agreement is likely to bring calm to both situations. The Taliban did not lose much

Afghan Security Forces Push Back Taliban Attack in N. Afghanistan

(BNA): Afghan security forces succeeded to push back Taliban attack in Khost district, northern Baghlan province last night.  Mawlavi Abdul Wali Raji member of provincial council of Baghlan told BNA reporter, group of Taliban fighters have launched attack to capture Khost district’s building, but their attack faced with full resistance of Afghan security forces. Taliban

14 Killed in Crime, Security Incidents in Kabul in 10 Days

(TOLO News): The findings show that five of those killed in crime incidents are military personnel. Three explosions and 20 crime incidents have happened in less than the last 10 days, according to the findings. On Thursday, a group of armed robbers entered Abdulhai Habibi High School in PD8 of Kabul and looted the mobile

Afghanistan, Taliban continue talks to resolve dispute

(Afghanistan Times): Afghanistan is attempting to engage in discussions with the Taliban to resolve the longstanding dispute over the agenda and roadmap for peace talks, after weeks of stalemate in the negotiations to end Afghanistan’s war. The Afghan government and the Taliban’s negotiating teams held a general meeting in Doha Thursday night after weeks of

Escalation of violence stymies peace process, Khalilzad

(Afghanistan Times): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that attacks have been on the rise in recent weeks in Afghanistan that  threatening the peace process and alarming the Afghan people and their regional and international supporters. In series of tweets, Khalilzad said, “Following several meetings General Miller and I had with the

Roadside blast kills six civilians in Ghor

(Afghanistan Times): A roadside blast of an improvised explosive device in Ghor province killed at least six civilians, officials confirmed Friday. Spokesman to the Interior Ministry, Tariq Aryan, told reporters on Friday that a vehicle carrying civilians collided with a roadside mine in the Planshahr area of ​​Firuzkuh. Four civilians were injured, the Interior Ministry

President Ghani Pays Tribute to Bodies of Martyrs of Recent Helmand Incident

(BNA): President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh and other high-ranking officials on Thursday morning attended the funeral ceremony of eight Afghan Air Force pilots and personnel that lost their lives in two helicopter collision in southern Helmand province the other day The Afghan Air Forces service members were martyred in Helmand in

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