Afghan envoy’s daughter ‘kidnapped’ in Islamabad on July 18, 2021Afghanistan said on Saturday that the daughter of the country’s envoy was abducted in Islamabad while on her way home and was tortured, demanding arrest of those involved. The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the daughter of the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad Ms Silsila Alikhil was abducted for several hours and severely tortured […]
Senior Afghan leaders arrive in Qatar to meet Taliban on July 17, 2021Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, leading a high level delegation arrived in Qatar Friday evening for talks with the Taliban on ways to push the fragile peace process, Afghan officials said. Taliban political spokesman Suhail Shaheen told Daily Times that the Taliban will meet the Kabul’s delegation. Dr Abdullah […]
Pakistan to host Afghan peace conference on July 17-19: FO on July 16, 2021Pakistan announced on Thursday to host a three-day conference on Afghan peace process on July 17-19. But an Afghan presidential envoy said the government invitees may not participate “due to time constraints.” Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri told the weekly briefing in Islamabad Pakistan is hosting the Afghan Peace Conference on 17-19 July and […]
US special envoy holds talks with Afghan gov’t team in Qatar on July 13, 2021US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has held talks with members of the Afghan government negotiation team in Qatar and both sides stressed the need to resolve problems as soon as possible and speed up the peace process, the Pace Negotiation Team of the Afghan government said on Monday. The team in […]
Afghan peace process: Qatari envoy due Thursday, Taliban land in Iran on July 8, 2021Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, senior Qatari official dealing with the Afghan peace process, is expected to arrive in Islamabad on Thursday for talks with Pakistani officials on ways to push the fragile peace process, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. In another development Iran hosted political envoys of the Taliban and Afghan government officials in […]
Pakistan begins repatriation of 4,000 stranded nationals from Afghanistan on July 6, 2021Pakistan has begun repatriation of its 4,000 nationals stranded in Afghanistan due to suspension of flights to Saudi Arabia via Kabul. Pakistanis would proceed to Saudi Arabia from Kabul airport after the Kingdom banned flights from Pakistan due to Covid-19 months ago. Thousands of Pakistanis were left stranded at Kabul airport waiting for departure, when […]
Pakistan dismisses reports of closing Consulate in Afghan city on July 5, 2021Pakistan’s embassy in Afghanistan on Sunday dismissed media reports that Islamabad has closed its consulate in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif and relocated its staff. “The Embassy has seen some media reports regarding closure of Pakistan Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif and relocation of its diplomats in Kabul,” said an official communique released by the consulate. “The […]
Afghanistan unveils liberal visa policy for Pakistani nationals on July 4, 2021Afghanistan has approved a new visa policy for Pakistani nationals that includes long-term multiple visas for students, businessmen, families, patients, workers and tourists. Afghanistan has unveiled a new visa policy months after Pakistan had announced a new liberal visa policy for Afghan nationals that include long-term visas with multiple entries for businessmen, students, families, tourism […]
Pakistan dismisses Kabul’s claim of TTP not being active in Afghanistan on June 29, 2021Pakistan on Monday dismissed as ‘contrary to facts’ a statement by Kabul that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is not active in Afghanistan. In response to media queries about the remarks of press office of Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding TTP’s activities in Afghanistan, Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said the assertions of the […]
Senior Taliban leader urges commanders to install own system in captured areas on June 27, 2021An influential Taliban leader has asked the military commanders and the group’s officials to install their own system in districts they have overrun in recent weeks. Briefing the United Nations Security Council on June 22 about the Taliban’s recent advances, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ms. Deborah Lyons said more than 50 of Afghanistan’s […]