Pakistan has not severed official communication with Afghan NSA on May 31, 2021Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib on Sunday said that Pakistan has not broken-off official engagement with him, denying reports that Islamabad has cut official communication with him. The speculation arose after Voice of American on Friday quoted unnamed Pakistani officials as saying that Pakistan has conveyed to the leadership in Afghanistan that it will […]
Is Istanbul conference in jeopardy after fresh conditions from the Taliban? on May 29, 2021The Taliban conditions for the Istanbul conference on Afghanistan will be a source of embarrassment for the organizers as they were expecting comprehensive discussions on key issues and possibly important decisions about the future set-up in the war-ravaged country and a ceasefire. The conference was postponed twice in April after the Taliban’s refusal, apparently over […]
Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over leaders’ ‘irresponsible statements’ on May 18, 2021Pakistan said on Monday said it has conveyed its serious concerns to the Afghan side by making a strong demarche with the ambassador of Afghanistan in Islamabad on the recent ‘irresponsible statements and baseless allegations’ made by the Afghan leadership. “Pakistan operates an organized system of support. The Taliban receive logistics there, their finances are […]
Rebel Taliban leader dies of injuries days after attack on May 16, 2021Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, leader of a breakaway faction of the Afghan Taliban, died of serious injuries days after he came under attack in western Herat province, one of his family members and Afghan media said on Saturday. A family member said Niazi who has served as the Taliban governor of Kabul, died at a […]
US, UK working on Pakistan-Afghanistan security agreement: Khalilzad on May 13, 2021US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad says the United States and the United Kingdom are making efforts for “improving security cooperation” between Pakistan and Afghanistan that could lead to signing of an agreement. Khalilzad was speaking to German largest website DER SPIEGEL amid reports that the UK defence chief General Nicholas Patrick Carter has […]
COAS assures Pakistan’s all-out support to Afghan peace process on May 11, 2021Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday assured Pakistan’s full support to Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process during his day-long visit to the neighbouring country, the military said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said General Bajwa held meetings with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National […]
Taliban hold US responsible for violating Doha agreement on May 10, 2021Taliban chief Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada has accused the United States of “violating” the Doha agreement that was signed in February last year for the withdrawal of all foreign troops. The Taliban leader also blamed the Afghan government for trying “to sabotage the ongoing political process through various means” and continuing “to engage in such activity.” […]
Pakistan presses Kabul to act as terrorists martyr soldiers on May 6, 2021Pakistan on Wednesday called upon neighboring Afghanistan to take action against terrorists after four soldiers were martyred and six others injured in an attack by terrorists near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Balochistan province. “Pakistan strongly condemns such organized attacks and considers these detrimental to ongoing peace and stability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border,” Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, […]
Khalilzad in Kabul amid rise in violence, uncertain peace process on May 4, 2021US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Dr Abdullah Abdullah on Monday on the fragile peace process. Khalilzad arrived in Kabul amid reports of rise in violence in parts of the war-shattered country with no signs of progress in the peace […]
Pakistan has no control over Afghan Taliban: FO on April 30, 2021Pakistan on Thursday dismissed the notion that it has control over the Afghan Taliban but said it will encourage them to pursue the peace process to find out a political solution to the Afghan conflict. “Pakistan has always maintained that it does not control the Taliban. We will continue encouraging them to remain engaged in […]