Muhib warns against haphazard withdrawal of foreign troops
National Security Adviser Hamdullah Muhib said on Saturday that with the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, there is a danger of a return to civil war.
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‘Taliban could overrun Afghanistan if US leave’
U.S. intelligence agencies have told the Biden administration that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within two to three years if U.S. troops leave before a power-sharing deal is reached between the warring sides, a news report said on Friday
Biden eyeing to keep forces in Afghanistan
The Biden administration is looking to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan past a May 1 deadline while exploring a deal in which the Taliban would allow a U.S. counter-terrorism force to remain as they confront their Islamic State foes, reported Reuters.
Analysts: President Ghani seeking to buy time with early polls
Analysts believe President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is trying to buy time by proposing early elections as an alternate to the interim government in the country.
American troops target Taliban in air raid in Kandahar
The US Forces – Afghanistan (USFOR-A) on Wednesday claimed to have targeted the Taliban in an aerial raid in Kandahar province.
Russia seeking to solidify its clout with the Moscow meeting
Analysts believe Russia is seeking to solidify its clout in the region with a proposed peace conference on Afghanistan in the capital Moscow later this week.
SIGAR highlights high-risk areas in Afghanistan
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has published its 2021 High Risk List to alert Members of the US Congress and the Secretaries of State and Defense to major areas of the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan at risk of waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or mission failure.
‘No compromise on Constitution, people’s rights
Frist Vice President Amrullah Saleh has asserted that there would be no compromise on the Constitution and the people’s right in the country.
Khalilzad proposes ‘grand conference’ for interim government 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.
Zalmay Khalilzad meets Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul
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.
UN sanctions on Taliban dubbed important for peace
Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Adviser, has said the UN sanctions are important in enforcing conditionality on the Taliban for peace in Afghanistan.
Drawdown of foreign advisers paralyzes training mission at AAF
The sharp drawdown of foreign military advisers, mainly from the U.S., has virtually paralyzed the mission to train the Afghan Air Force (AAF) crews and maintain the service’s aircraft, said a new report.
