Afghanistan

Afghan President signs decree to release 1,500 Taliban fighters

Mar 11, 2020 09:25

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has signed a decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as a move to launch direct talks with the armed group to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan.
Ashraf Ghani in a hurry to reach an agreement with the Taliban

Mar 10, 2020 13:22

Kabul (IP): Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghan, in his swearing-in ceremony, talked of the formation of a negotiating team with the Taliban, saying soon an order to free Taliban detainees will be issued.
Afghanistan: Kabul is rocked by two blasts

Mar 09, 2020 15:50

Two explosions were heard as Afghanistan's rival leaders held parallel presidential inaugurations in Kabul.
Rival presidents sworn in Afghanistan

Mar 09, 2020 15:03

Two political rivals in Afghanistan - who both claim they won the presidential election - held inauguration ceremonies on Monday.
Afghan president-elect's inauguration pushed back: Spox

Mar 09, 2020 12:10

Afghan President has postponed the inaugural ceremony for his second term in office, his spokesman said, after his rival Abdullah Abdullah suspended a plan for parallel swearing-in event, averting a political crisis for now after US mediation efforts.
Afghan forces to launch offensive unless Taliban stops attacks

Mar 09, 2020 06:41

The Afghan forces will go into the offensive unless the Taliban movement stops its attacks in the coming days, Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid said on Sunday.
Secret Accord with the Taliban: When and How US Would Leave Afghanistan

Mar 09, 2020 11:28

In a secure facility underneath the Capitol, members of Congress stopped by all last week to review two classified annexes to the Afghan peace accord with the Taliban that set the criteria for a critical element of the agreement: What constitutes enough "peace" for the United States to withdraw its forces?
Ghani, Abdullah set to hold parallel inaugurations

Mar 08, 2020 11:40

Political rivals in Afghanistan have issued separate invitations for inauguration ceremonies on Monday.
Bomb explodes in Pakistan-Afghan border

Mar 07, 2020 23:23

Eight people were injured in a bomb blast in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region.
Commentary: US pushes forward Taliban Peace Talks, despite bloody week in Afghanistan

Mar 07, 2020 10:59

With less than three days to go before peace talks are to begin in Afghanistan between that nation's authorities and the Taliban insurgency, things are not looking promising.