by Tahir Khan in Daily Times, Nov 23, 20220The Taliban and the Afghan government have inched closer towards starting formal negotiations after they resolved differences over a code of conduct, sources aware of the discussions in Qatar said on Sunday. Two Taliban officials have reported “progress” but refused to offer more comments as they would wait for issuing a formal statement by both sides about the end to a stalemate. Sources said that the government…
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This writer is a senior foreign affairs correspondent at The Express TribunePrime Minister Imran Khan undertook his maiden visit to Kabul last week. He was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, DG ISI Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed and other senior officials. The visit was important in the context of Afghanistan’s current situation. While the intra-Afghan talks are underway in Doha, Pakistan and Afghanistan have been trying for months to remove mistrust between them. The heart…
report in Khaama Press, Nov 22, 2020 at 03:37 PMHERAT At least eight Taliban insurgents, including one of their commanders, were killed during a battle with Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Herat province Saturday night, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Sunday. Officials did not provide further details on a possible casualties the Afghan forces may have suffered but said further 14 Taliban were wounded during clashes. “8 Taliban including…
report in Khaama Press, Nov 22, 2020 at 01:42 PMAt least eight Taliban insurgents were killed during a battle with Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in southern province of Kandahar, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Sunday. According to the statement, the Taliban were “preparing to attack ANDSF” at their locations in Panjwae and Aherai districts before being haunted by the Afghan Air Force. “8 Taliban were killed in Panjwae and…
report in Khaama Press, Nov 22, 2020 at 01:38 PMOfficials in Kandahar say a roadside bomb has injured two civilians, including a child. The incident took place on Sunday morning in Dand district of the province, officials added. Kandahar is one of the most insecure provinces in the country and Taliban attackers are present in different parts of the province. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that security forces have cleared the Maimi district…
report in Khaama Press, Nov 22, 2020 at 02:09 PMKABUL – A special unit of the Afghan National Police (ANP) has discovered and defused at least two roadside mines in Police District 7 of the capital city Kabul Sunday, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs in a statement. Officials did not provide further details, but said the explosive devices were “planted by terrorists” in Rishkhor area of Kabul. “ANP bomb disposal unit discovered & defused…
The sitting government in Kabul is genuinely unhappy over the fast exit strategy of the United States. In an interview with the Associated Press in Ankara, Abdullah Abdullah Chairman Afghan High Peace Council expressed reservation about the process of American troops’ drawdown. He said that the US decision to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan has come too soon, as his country is still struggling to attain peace and security amid the ongoing conflict. However, he…
report in the News, Nov 22, 2020DOHA: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha Saturday, amid signs of progress in their talks as Washington speeds up its withdrawal. Pompeo’s visit comes in the wake of a rocket attack which struck densely populated areas of Kabul, killing at least eight people in the latest outbreak of violence in the Afghan capital. The Taliban denied responsibility and…
report in The Express Tribune, Nov 22,2020ANKARA: The Afghan government and the Taliban are “very close” to breaking a deadlock in peace talks, a senior Afghan official said on Saturday, adding that the US troops military presence was still necessary. Talks began in Doha on September 12, but there were soon issues over agenda disagreements, the basic framework of discussions and religious interpretations. Meanwhile, violence has raged in Afghanistan with a series of rocket attacks…
report in Khaama Press, Nov 22, 2020 at 11:32 AMMuzghan and her Aunt Nasreen are the female assassins who lured an Afghan security official to his death with promises of sex before shooting him dead. Following the assassination, they dumped his body at a cemetery, the women are among thousands of Taliban affiliated assassinators freed as part of a fragile peace plan, AFP reports. As ultra-conservative Islamists ban women from many areas of life and…
report in The News, Nov 21, 2020ISLAMABAD: The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved their key sticking points that had stalled ‘peace talks’ between the parties for weeks, sources told on Friday, clearing the way for negotiations to move forward. Reports said the talks started September 12 in Doha but almost faltered shortly over disagreements about the agenda, the basic framework of discussions and religious interpretations. Meanwhile, the sideline discussions helped negotiators to draw…