A senior Afghan official was summoned by Trump’s administration to the State Department to express displeasure over criticizing Washington for talking to the Taliban. This led to the disclosure of differences between the US and Afghan government over the peace talks in front of the public this week. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino stated […]
Peace talks
23 soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Afghan Army Camp
Helmand: At least 23 soldiers killed and 15 injured in an attack on a military camp by Taliban fighters in South Helmand province on Saturday. Spokesperson Ministry of defense said that “The operation is over, 23 security forces killed, 15 injured and 20 insurgents killed.” The attack on Sohrab camp lasted for 17 hours. Afghan […]
Shah Mehmood to attend three nation peace dialogue in Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will attend a dialogue on the Afghan peace process along with China and Afghanistan later this month. Shah Mehmood Qureshi will leave for Afghanistan on December 15 to attend the dialogue with his Chinese and Afghan counterpart Wang Yi and Salahuddin Rabbani respectively. The meeting will discuss the ongoing […]
UN prepares ground for Yemen peace talks as battles flare
UN envoy Martin Griffiths was preparing Tuesday to head to war-torn Yemen to lay the groundwork for peace talks in Sweden, after fresh fighting shook the flashpoint city of Hodeida. Griffiths whose efforts at kickstarting peace talks collapsed in September — is again trying to get the Iran-aligned Huthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government to […]
On India and Pakistan
The government of Pakistan is focusing on formulating a robust foreign policy, adopting an approach of conflict resolution to improve relations with its eastern and western neighbors, among others. On September 22, India rejected the step of peace initiative taken by Pakistan government by making an excuse of the issuance of stamps of Kashmiri freedom […]
Taliban, Afghan govt engaging in talks to achieve ceasefire, reveals US general
Senior Taliban officials have been secretly negotiating with Afghan officials on a possible ceasefire, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan disclosed Wednesday. “A lot of the diplomatic activity and dialogue is occurring off the stage, and it is occurring at multiple levels,” General John Nicholson said in a teleconference with reporters at […]
Afghan president unveils plan for peace talks with Taliban
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday unveiled a plan to open peace talks with the Taliban, including eventually recognising them as a political party, days after the militants called for direct negotiations with the US. The apparent openness by both sides to some form of negotiations came as civilian casualties have soared in recent months, […]