‘People do not believe in the Taliban’s sincerity in talks’
In a meeting with Stefano Ponticorvo, NATO’s senior civilian representative to Afghanistan, Danish said that the Afghan people do not believe in the Taliban’s sincerity in peace talks.
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Taliban deny reports of third party mediation in Doha talks
This followed reports about Qatar, Uzbekistan, Germany, Norway and Indonesia taking the role of mediators to break the deadlock hindering progress at the intra-Afghan talks.
‘Window to achieve a political settlement will not stay open forever’
The State Department said Khalilzad departed for Oslo on October 26 where he discussed international coordination and support of the Afghan peace process
4 members of the official peace delegation return from Doha
Fawzia Koofi, Abdul Mateen Baik and Kalimullah Naqibi are among those who have arrived in Kabul and will return to Doha soon to resume the intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban.
NATO reiterates support to the Afghan security forces
They reviewed the implementation of their financial contributions in support to the Afghan security forces, discussed contributions for 2021.
Khalilzad rejects Taliban charges of violating peace deal
He warned the belief that says violence must escalate to win concessions at the negotiating table is ‘very risky.
Abdullah meets Iranian FM in Tehran
MONITORING (SW) – Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, on Sunday met Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif in Tehran during an
UNAMA calls for halting violence
UNAMA said the violence unleashed in Helmand this week has forced thousands of civilians to leave their homes and initial reports suggest civilians have been killed and injured, including women and children.
Contact groups resume talks for intra-Afghan negotiations
Reports suggest the meetings resumed after the mediation of Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special representatives for Afghanistan reconciliation.
‘Extremely important to continue to be committed to the future of Afghanistan’
“We support the peace process. And we welcome the talks between the government in Afghanistan and the Taliban. And as part of the peace effort we have reduced our presence in Afghanistan”, he said.
Trump wants troops in Afghanistan home by Christmas
“We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!” Trump said on Twitter.
Taliban urged to understand realities of modern Afghanistan
He said 75 percent of Afghans are under the age of 30, many young people have not experienced Taliban rule and that the Taliban need to know and understand this.
