FM Mutaqqi to visit Islamabad
MONITORING (SW) – Afghanistan’s acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit Pakistan this week for talks on the relationship between the two countries, a Pakistani official said on Monday.
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India proposes meeting on Afghanistan in New Delhi
MONITORING (SW) – India has proposed to host an in-person meet of the National Security Advisors (NSA) on Afghanistan in Delhi in November. Key stakeholders in the region, including Russia, China, and Pakistan, have been invited to the meet.
Pakistan bars Kam Air from operating between Kabul, Islamabad
KABUL (SW) – The government of Pakistan has denied Afghanistan’s Kam Air from operating flights between Kabul and Islamabad.
Dawar demands details into ISI chief’s trip to Kabul
KABUL (SW) – Mohsin Dawar, a parliamentarian in Pakistan, has called for details into the visit of the spy agency’ chief to Kabul last month.
PM of Pakistan says Taliban wants President Ghani’s ouster
MONITORING (SW) – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan has said the Taliban will not talk to Afghan govt until Ashraf Ghani remains President of Afghanistan.
MFA dubs Pakistani minister’s remarks as ‘unprofessional, premature judgments’
KABUL (SW) – Afghanistan has warned the ‘unprofessional remarks and premature judgments’ in the case of abduction and torture of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in Pakistan would damage bilateral relations.
Kidnapping of the Afghan envoy’s daughter: Police in Pakistan given 48 hours ultimatum
MONITORING (SW) – Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on Saturday directed Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed to utilise all resources to apprehend the culprits involved in the temporary “kidnapping” of the Afghan envoy’s daughter in Islamabad.
US underlines role of neighbors for pace in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The US has underlined the role and support of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries for just and durable settlement and a comprehensive ceasefire.
MFA tells Pakistan not to use Afghan refugees as tool for political pressure
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday urged Pakistan not to use Afghan refugees as tool for political pressure.
EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards behind Taliban’s deadly assaults
HERAT CITY (SW) – Findings by Salam Watandar indicate Iran’s all-powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or most commonly known as ‘Pasdaran’ are behind the Taliban’s deadly assaults in Herat and Farah provinces in Afghanistan.
MFA rebukes Pakistan’s stance on ‘spoilers’ of peace
KABUL (SW) – The Ministry of Foreign ministry in Afghanistan on Friday, in reaction to the Pakistani foreign minister’s remarks, asserted that the true ‘spoilers’ of peace in Afghanistan are those who reject the legitimate demands of the Afghan people for peace, ceasefire.
China, Pakistan and Afghanistan vow to jointly fight terrorism
MONITORING (SW) – China, Pakistan and Afghanistan have reaffirmed that they will jointly fight terrorism in all its forms and underscored that it is important to reject “double standards” in counter-terrorism.
