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KABUL (Pajhwok): A top Taliban negotiator has once again ruled out agreeing to a ceasefire until international forces are pulled out of Afghanistan.
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai insurgents also promised on Tuesday the militant movement did not... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): A top US commander has supported peace parleys between special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban representatives.
According to a global news website, CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel, testifying before a Senate panel on... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): The government of Uzbekistan has reaffirmed its willingness to host peace negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban.
Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov made the offer at a meeting with UN Secretary-... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stressed the need for a ceasefire allowing Afghan groups, including the Taliban, to reach a settlement.
Pompeo had spoken with President Ashraf Ghani by telephone on Tuesday, hours before the... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Donald Trump says he is considering withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, a decision opposed by Senate Republicans.
Trump reiterated his plan in his State of the Union address on Tuesday -- hours after the Senate voted... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017, the number of armed private security contractors has seen a massive increase in Afghanistan, says a digital news site.
Over the past two years, Task &... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): In a rebuke to President Donald Trump, US senators from across party lines have supported an amendment against plans to withdraw troops out of Afghanistan.
The lawmakers, voting resoundingly on Monday in favour of the American... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): Hundreds of US troops are set to return home from a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, an American TV channel reported.
Over 700 Task Force Destiny, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): Three Afghan banks plan to set up branches in Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, an emerging commercial hub, says an official.
Chabahar Free Trade Zone Organisation official Gholam-Reza Panah says the Afghan banks would launch... read more
KABUL (Pajhwok): A quick US troop pullout will fuel violence and bloodshed in Afghanistan, High Peace Council head Omar Daudzai fears.
In an interview with CNN on Friday, he warned a disorderly US withdrawal would create a vacuum. As a result,... read more
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