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Nicholas Kay: Afghan gov’t should soon form the peace delegation

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(Last Updated On: February 13, 2020)

The NATO’s Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay, urged the Afghan government to form the peace negotiator team as soon as possible.

Addressing on the sidelines of NATO Ministerial Conference, Kay said that Afghans are running out of time, therefore, the Afghan government should form a comprehensive negotiating team.

Kay says it is important that the delegation should be inclusive. All Afghans should feel involved in the talks, but since all 34 million Afghans cannot participate in the negotiation process, therefore a team of at least 10 members should be formed. It is also important for the laterals to politically trust each other.

Meanwhile, some Afghan prominent political figures call for a national consensus regarding the Afghan peace process.

Mohammad Hanif Atmar said, “Our first responsibility and obligation is to create a political consensus and unity in Afghanistan in order to get ready for peace talks.

However, the Chief Executive Office remained in the dark regarding the formation of a negotiating team with the Taliban.

It comes as the US President Donald Trump, Wednesday approved a conditional peace deal with the Taliban, which could lead to the reduction of violence and intra-Afghan talks.

Meanwhile, President Ghani has welcomed the progress made in the process, saying “The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will manage the next steps in a manner that positively supports the overall peace process and will keep the public reported.”

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Girls’ education is a ‘vital issue’ for Afghanistan: Karzai

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(Last Updated On: April 25, 2024)

Former president Hamid Karzai said in a meeting with Iran’s ambassador and special representative, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, that education of girls was a “vital issue” for Afghanistan.

Karzai said he appreciated Iran’s cooperation and its standing with the Afghan people, especially Iran’s contributions to education in Afghanistan.

During the meeting, Karzai said peace and stability in the region are in the interest of all regional countries.

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Uzbekistan’s humanitarian aid arrives in Balkh

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(Last Updated On: April 25, 2024)

A shipment of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan was handed over on Thursday to the local officials of Balkh province in the trade port of Hairatan.

Local authorities said the aid, which includes flour, oil, wheat, sugar and meat, has been handed over by Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya governor to the governor of Balkh.

The governor of Surkhandarya stated the purpose of sending this aid was to support the people of Afghanistan and stressed the need for the development of good relations between the two countries.

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Afghanistan’s problems caused more damage to Pakistan than 3 wars with India: Durrani

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(Last Updated On: April 25, 2024)

Islamabad’s special envoy for Afghanistan Asif Durrani said on Wednesday that Pakistan has suffered more due to Afghanistan’s internal situation than Pakistan has suffered in three wars with India in terms of blood spilt and finances drained.

Durrani said at a one-day International Conference titled “Pakistan in the Emerging Geopolitical Landscape”, which was organized by the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and the German Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), that over 80,000 Pakistanis died in the two decades of the War on Terror and that his country was still counting its dead and injured.

“After the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was hoped that peace in Afghanistan would bring peace to the region. However, such expectations were short-lived,” he said.

He also stated that attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group on Pakistan’s border areas increased by 65 percent, while suicide attacks increased by 500 percent.

“The TTP’s enhanced attacks on Pakistan while using Afghan soil have been a serious concern for Pakistan. Another worrying aspect is the participation of Afghan nationals in these attacks,” he said.

Durrani also said Pakistan had suffered geopolitically since the Soviet Union invaded the neighboring country.

“The post-9/11 world order has negatively impacted Pakistan. Apart from losing 80,000 citizens’ lives, including 8,000 law enforcement agency personnel, the country’s economic opportunity cost is estimated at $150 billion,” Durrani said.

Talking about the future outlook for Pakistan in the regional context, Durrani said that while “our eastern neighbor is likely to continue with its anti-Pakistan pursuits, the western border poses an avoidable irritant in the short to medium term.”

However, he said Pakistan can overcome its difficulties with Afghanistan, including the TTP challenge.

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