Biden vows support for diplomatic process to end Afghan war
US President Joe Biden has said Washington strongly supports the diplomatic process that is underway to bring an end to war in Afghanistan.
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NATO defers exit plan from Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – NATO has deferred their decision on withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan by May 1 later this year.
“Will only leave Afghanistan when the time is right”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the Alliance supports the peace process and will only leave Afghanistan when the time is right.
‘Troops’ withdrawal risks turning Afghanistan into terrorist haven’
The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said troops’ withdrawal risks turning Afghanistan into a safe haven for terrorists again.
$ 5m for information on missing US citizen
The US Department of State has announced a reward of $5 million for information leading to the location of American citizen Mark Randall Frerichs who was kidnapped in Kabul last year.
Biden hints abandoning May deadline for troops withdrawal
On his first visit to the Pentagon since taking office, US President Joe Biden has indicated he could abandon the approaching May 1 exit deadline to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan.
‘Violence in Afghanistan remains too high’
The commander of the United States Central Command, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, says the level of violence in Afghanistan remains too high and that the US is reviewing the Taliban actions as well as the peace agreement.
‘American troops will not leave Afghanistan in May’
Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham has said that the American troops will not leave Afghanistan in May as proposed in the deal inked with the Taliban last February.
Blinken, Khalilzad discuss ceasefire in Afghanistan
The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for the need of permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan.
President Ghani discusses peace process with Secretary Blinken
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday held a telephonic conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken over the peace process
Pentagon says Taliban have not honored the commitments
The Pentagon said Thursday that the Biden administration would not commit to a full drawdown of troops from Afghanistan by May because the Taliban have not honored the commitments they made in their deal with the United States.
US to review peace deal inked with the Taliban
The US has expressed intention to review its peace deal inked with the Taliban in February last year.
