The Afghan Taliban said they had concluded their peace talks with the United States officials in Qatar and were close to sign a peace agreement. Senior Taliban members said the talks with the US negotiating team concluded Tuesday night. They claimed to have resolved “98 percent” of the issues with the Americans. Taliban claimed the … Read more
Taliban insurgents attacked security check-post on Wednesday, leaving 14 Afghan-Malay soldiers dead. According to an International News Agency, Taliban insurgents have stormed a checkpoint in western Herat province, killing 14 pro-government militia members. Whereas, several civilians have also been wounded in the attack. Herat police said that nine soldiers were killed in Rubat-e-Sangi district of … Read more
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal said that Pakistan has regretted twisting of facts by the Afghan government about recent incidents of firing along the border and categorically stated that in principle its forces do not fire across Pak-Afghan border. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dr. Muhammad Faisal said the Pakistani forces are only … Read more
A series of bombings struck restaurants and public squares on Monday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, wounding at least 34 people, as the country marked the 100th anniversary of its independence. No group claimed responsibility for the 10 bombs but both Islamic State (IS) and the Taliban militants operate in the area. IS … Read more
An Afghan policeman opens fire at colleagues killing seven. According to Afghan media, a policeman opened fire at colleagues killing seven. The incident occurred at Shah Wali district of Kandahar. According to sources, policeman also fled the scene after killing colleagues. Afghan Taliban claimed the responsibility of the attack calling the attacker their militant. Government … Read more
United States Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad visited Pakistan. The reason of the visit is to inform Pakistan about ongoing peace talk’s process about Afghan issue. Prime Minister Imran Khan also met Zalmay Khalilzad on the implementation of peace process of Afghan war. PM and US envoy discussed the progress of dialogues between US and Afghan … Read more
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Islamabad and met Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi here on Thursday. Zalmay Khalilzad also briefed the Foreign Minister about the progress of the seventh round of US-Taliban peace talks in Doha and details of his recent visit to Kabul. Speaking on the occasion, Shah Mehmood … Read more
