Washington: The U.S. military launched several airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban insurgents, including in the strategically important province of Kandahar, officials said Thursday. The strikes demonstrate U.S. intentions to continue supporting Afghan forces with combat aircraft based outside the country, at least until the scheduled conclusion of the U.S. military withdrawal on August 31. The Biden administration has not said whether it will continue […]
Read MoreWashington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afghanistan’s president Ashra Ghani published Sunday by Afghanistan’s TOLONews. The letter calls for bringing the two sides together for a UN-facilitated conference with foreign ministers and envoys from Russia, China, Pakistan, Iran, India and the United States “to discuss a unified approach […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: With talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban stalled and the new administration in Washington mulling its options, Russia is stepping up efforts to try and find a way forward in the peace process. Moscow’s emissaries have been making the rounds, visiting regional players and meeting officials and senior Taliban figures — even […]
Read MoreNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for an immediate and a comprehensive ceasefire to end violence in Afghanistan as he said ”no external power” can stop India’s friendship with it and both countries want to see the region free of ”grave threat” of terrorism. He was speaking at a virtual meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that saw both sides […]
Read MoreIslamabad : Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the authorities to set up border markets along the country’s borders with Afghanistan and Iran to boost employment opportunities and help curb smuggling. The decision to establish border markets was taken in September last year with the objective to provide jobs and promote peace. Khan chaired a review meeting here to […]
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