The Afghan Republic’s talks team and the Taliban’s team each presented their demands during discussions on Wednesday and while the republic’s team wants achievements to be...
The Afghan government and Taliban peace talks teams announced Wednesday that they had finalized the rules and procedures for the intra-Afghan talks and will start discussing...
President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that the Taliban have “substantially” increased their violence despite the group had committed to reduce it. Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says that the Doha talks are “fragile” but the best chance for peace. Stoltenberg following the second day of the NATO Defense...
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and their chief negotiator Mawlawi Abdul Hakim in...
After meeting with Afghan government officials and Taliban leaders in Doha on Saturday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the process is moving along at...
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has welcomed the announcement of the start of long-awaited peace talks between Afghanistan and the Taliban. Talks will officially start...
The EU Delegation, in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission based in Kabul and the Ambassador of Canada, say that “democratic and human rights” achievements...
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hizb-e-Islami, says that Afghan political parties have already started negotiations with the Taliban, and that initial agreements have been made. In...
Russia said Sunday night on Twitter that any delays in starting the intra-Afghan negotiations undermine the international efforts to achieve a political settlement in Afghanistan. Russian...
Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah spoke with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on the phone Wednesday to discuss the Afghan peace...
A Taliban delegation from their political office in Qatar, led by Mullah Abdul Baradar, met with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday to discuss the...
A delegation from the Taliban’s Qatar office will visit Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for formal talks on Tuesday, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed. ...
Spokesman for the High Council for National Reconciliation Fraidoon Khwazoon confirmed Saturday that six deputies and more than 40 members have been appointed to the body...
Russia expects that obstacles related to the prisoner swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban militants will not hinder the start of intra-Afghan talks. Russian...
The Afghan government has begun releasing the final batch of 400 controversial Taliban prisoners, a step advancing to the start of intra-Afghan negotiations. The government freed...
Taliban on Wednesday warned the Afghan government of a possible Daesh attack against the group’s 400 remaining prisoners. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, said...
President Ashraf Ghani met with the Afghan government’s negotiating team on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming peace talks with the Taliban which are expected to start...
Long-awaited intra-Afghan negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban are expected to start in Doha, Qatar within a week once the final 400 Taliban prisoners...
The Afghan government is ready to begin the peace talks with the Taliban without any preconditions, said Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National...