While the Trump Administration has experimented with both offensive and reconciliatory gestures, violence perpetrated by the Taliban as well as ISIS continues stifling the process of political resolution and state-building exercises. This would prolong US presence in Afghanistan regardless of the Taliban’s demand that the foreign troops leave Afghanistan before any peace talks begin.
Monday, 17 December , 2018
Pakistan Imran Khan says US is scheduled to meet soon with the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad has facilitated the dialogue at Washington’s request as formerly President Trump asked in a letter seeking Islamabad’s support.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018
China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations met on Saturday in the latest round of diplomacy aimed at opening talks with the Taliban to end the Afghan war.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018
The second tier of Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral dialogues is being held today (Saturday) in Kabul aimed at discussing regional peace and strengthening economic and counter-terrorism cooperation.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018
US special representative for Afganistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad also traveled to Turkmenistan and discussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018
The chief executive officer of the NUG Abdullah Abdullah said at a national conference on peace in Kabul that armed oppositions have never been ready to negotiate with the government.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018
Earlier, Joseph Dunford admitted that the Taliban “are not losing” in Afghanistan, and that more efforts are needed to bring peace to the war-torn South Asian country.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018
The Taliban fighters have killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive overnight in coordinated attacks in the western Herat province of Afghanistan late on Thursday.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018
The Trump administration is pressing to open formal peace talks with insurgents in Afghanistan by April, a timetable driven by the president’s mounting impatience with the stalemated 17-year-old war.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018
One of the Taliban’s most senior commanders has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan.
Monday, 3 December , 2018
The Taliban has said it carried out an attack in Afghanistan on the base of the British security firm G4S.
Sunday, 2 December , 2018
Three US service members killed in Afghanistan marks deadliest day for troops there this year.
Wednesday, 28 November , 2018
The Impact of Indian Aid on Afghanistan: A Comprehensive Analysis Ariana News Agency – Afghanistan has long been a focal point for international aid, with India emerging as one of its most significant contributors. Over the years, India’s aid and assistance programs have played a pivotal role in Afghanistan’s civilian reconstruction efforts. This has fostered […]
Saturday, 24 November , 2018
The US-Afghan governments have made ‘little clear progres’ to compel Taliban to negotiate a peace deal.
Tuesday, 20 November , 2018
No agreement reached during the three-day meeting between the Taliban and the US special envoy for Afghanistan to pave the way for peace talks, the militant group said a day after the diplomat declared a deadline of April 2019 to end a 17-year-long war.
Monday, 19 November , 2018
Britain’s elite Parachute Regiment has been deployed again in Afghanistan to continue its combat against Taliban and ISIS, the mission which began since 2014.
Monday, 19 November , 2018
Pakistan and Afghanistan appear to have been locked in a renewed diplomatic row, following the killing of a Pakistani police officer on Afghan soil.
Saturday, 17 November , 2018
Russia is seeking to re-assert itself as a major player in Afghanistan.
Wednesday, 14 November , 2018
Between 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says.
Monday, 12 November , 2018
Taliban officials attended a diplomatic conference in Russia for the first time on Friday, but reaffirmed their stance that they would only hold direct talks on Afghanistan’s future with the United States, not with the Kabul government.
Sunday, 11 November , 2018