MONITORING (SW) – A landmark one-day meeting between the delegation of the Islamic Emirate led by Amir Khan Mottaqi, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a number of Afghan political figures and civil activists was held in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
KABUL (SW) – The top US diplomat in Kabul told Salam Watandar in an exclusive interview Washington was not giving up on peace drive despite ensuing Taliban led advances on towns and villages.
MONITORING (SW) – An important round of intra-Afghan peace talks began in Doha with the senior figures from the Afghan government and the Taliban participating.
KABUL (SW) – A top delegation led by the peace council chairman Abdullah Abdullah departed for Doha on Friday for crucial talks with the Taliban amid ensuing violence in Afghanistan.
The top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan proposed the idea of a grand conference of Afghan and Taliban leaders to create an interim government, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The top US peace broker Zalmay Khalilzad met senior Afghan officials here on Monday as he resumed the shuttle diplomacy under the new Biden Administration.
It has been exactly a year since the US and Taliban inked the landmark Doha Agreement after months of intense negotiations.
The Doha deal between the Taliban and the US has not helped with the peace efforts in Afghanistan, said the National Security Council.
KABUL (SW) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar on Thursday urged the Taliban to resume intra-Afghan peace talks without further delay.
Analysts believe the Taliban are seeking to garner legitimacy with rounds of trip to a number of regional countries.
Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation has sharply criticized the Taliban for hindering and delaying progress in intra-Afghan talks.
The Wolesi Jirga (lower house) on Monday witnessed heated debate over recent remarks by speaker Mir Rehman Rehmani for establishment of an interim government.
