Challenging aspect of US-Taliban deal: Prisoners swap to begin soon
Afghan government officials will speak face-to-face with the Taliban in a historic meeting to discuss an initial release of insurgent prisoners, Afghanistan's National Security...
US & Ghani is failing Afghan peace process
In an extraordinary statement titled On the Political Impasse in Afghanistan, Washington has admitted the failure of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s mission to...
US cuts Afghan aid but Ghani & Abdullah fight continues
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah showed no sign Tuesday of ending their bitter feud, even after it cost the impoverished...
Surprise Afghan mission: Pompeo slashes aid, meets Taliban
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slashed aid to Afghanistan's government after a mission to Kabul failed to bridge a divide between...
Afghan Peace Process analysis: Factors and Possible Outcome
Arsalan/Talha/Sania/Sadia/Maham/Aliya/Nasir| After years of war, the Afghan situation seems poised towards a trajectory to uncomfortable peace. The situation is tense and uncomfortable as the system...
Indo-Russia Strategic Triangle: plan to open major trade route via Iran
Opening a long-pending multi-modal transportation corridor via Iran will be a big boost for bilateral trade between Russia and India, but it’s not just...
Pakistan opens Afghan border despite corona threat
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed authorities to open the Chaman-Spinbuldak border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and said Islamabad would continue to support...
Dozens of Afghan troops killed in insider attack
At least two dozen Afghan security forces were killed Friday in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, officials told AFP, as...
Ceasefire with Talibans is inevitable to stop virus: Afghan minister
The Taliban should commit to a ceasefire as a way of tackling the novel coronavirus, Afghanistan's defence minister said Thursday, while also vowing that...
Afghan prisoners swap must begin as soon as possible: asserts Khalilzad
The United States on Wednesday pressed the Afghan government and Taliban to move ahead with a delayed plan to free prisoners, saying the coronavirus...
Afghan Peace Process uncertain as Kabul denies Taliban prisoner release
The Afghan government has postponed its plan to release Taliban prisoners, a senior official said, throwing a precarious peace process between the insurgents and...
Ashraf Ghani vs Abdullah Abdullah: Afghanistan’s crisis a comedy show!
In the backdrop of unending violence, bloodletting and mayhem, two parallel oath-taking ceremonies provided comic relief to the citizens of Kabul on Monday. Incumbent...