Prince Harry‘s upcoming visit to London for the WellChild Awards on September 7 presents a potential opportunity for reconciliation within the royal family. While the alleged ‘peace talks’ with King Charles might not be confirmed, royal expert Marlene Koenig believes this event could prompt Harry to mend ties with his family, especially considering the proximity … Read more
The president of Colombia announced that the government of Colombia and the ELN rebel group have made progress in their peace negotiations. The last rebel group still fighting is the left-leaning National Liberation Army (ELN), and no ceasefire has yet been reached. Cuba, Norway, and Venezuela have all committed to co-sponsor the peace effort. The … Read more
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of Abu Dhabi stated on Saturday that he will spare no effort to provide all available support to Yemen, praising “the historical links unifying the two nations,” according to state news agency WAM. Sheikh Mohammed also underlined his country’s support for the newly formed Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council in “doing … Read more
Armenia and Azerbaijan are preparing for peace talks, according to Armenia’s foreign ministry, following a flare-up last month in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory, over which they waged a war in 2020. During an EU-mediated meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev “directed foreign ministers to begin preliminary … Read more
Hours after Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed that Pakistan was in talks with “some” Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) groups in Afghanistan to “surrender”, a major group on Friday announced a 20-day ceasefire with the Pakistan Army. In an audio message, Saddar Hayat, a senior commander of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group of the TTP, told his … Read more
China has expressed will to facilitate intra-Afghan negotiations as part of efforts to end the two-decade-long war and a recent surge of violence that has claimed the lives of hundreds in recent weeks across the country. According to the reports, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi while talking to Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib offered … Read more
The State Department on Tuesday, April 27, ordered some of its remaining staff to leave its embassy in Kabul. The United States is currently preparing to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Ross Wilson, the US ambassador to Afghanistan, said in a tweet that In light of increasing violence & threat reports in Kabul, the State … Read more
Turkey said an international peace conference on Afghanistan scheduled for April 24 in Istanbul has been postponed until mid-May. As per reports, the peace conference between the Afghan government and the Taliban that had been planned to take place in Turkey on Saturday has been postponed, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan while commenting on the intra-Afghan talks said that joint efforts have finally come to fruition. According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed the commencement of intra-Afghan talks and said that Afghanistan has been suffering from conflict and bloodshed for 40 years, Pakistan also suffered from the Afghan conflict, terrorism, … Read more
A Taliban delegation has arrived in Qatar, paving the way for peace talks with the Afghan government. “All members of our negotiating team have arrived in Doha. Negotiations will begin after some minor technical issues are resolved,” said Sohail Shaheen, a spokesman for the Taliban’s political office. The inter-Afghan talks are part of a peace … Read more
Afghanistan has resumed the release of Taliban prisoners in wake of peace deal. A Taliban reported to the international news agency, Afghanistan has released 200 prisoners since Monday. On the contrary, the Taliban set free four Afghan commandos. Peace negotiations between Afghanistan and the Taliban are likely to begin in Qatar within days of the … Read more
Qatar has invited Pakistan to attend the peace signing deal between United States and the Afghan Taliban to be held on Saturday in Doha Radio Pakistan reported. On behalf of the Qatari Foreign Minister, the invitation was extended by the Qatari Ambassador to Pakistan Saqr Bin Mubarak during a meeting with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood … Read more
The United States will announce the withdrawal of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan later this week. According to US media reports, talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban resumed a week ago while the parties sought a way to reduce violence or even reach a ceasefire. The reports further stated that Washington has … Read more
The United States has restarted peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar after three months halt. According US State Department spokesperson, US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad held the first official talks with the Afghan Taliban in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Three month before US. President Donald Trump had abruptly halted peace talks and all the diplomatic … Read more
U.S. special representative Zalmay Khalilzad visited Kabul for amelioration of talks and to end the war in Afghanistan. He met President Ashraf Ghani and discussed steps that could lead to a peace deal. According to a statement, Khalilzad will fly to Doha, where he will rejoin talks with Taliban negotiators to discuss steps that could … Read more
A Taliban delegation met US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday. According to sources, the first known contact between the two sides since US President Donald Trump called off talks last month. Trump halted the talks, which aimed at a plan to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan in exchange for Taliban security guarantees, … Read more
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (SAPM) of Pakistan on Information and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan called the recent meeting of Afghan Taliban delegation in Pakistan’s foreign office, a good omen, the reports said on Friday. Taking to the social networking website, Twitter, Dr. Firdous said that the dialogues with the Afghan Taliban have yet … Read more
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that French offer for talks with America is broadly accepted. Iranian cabinet meeting was aired on Iranian national TV. Iranian President shared his views on French Plan during the cabinet meeting. Hassan Rouhani said that they accept the French offer for talks but some words should be changed. … Read more
A 12 member contingent of the Afghan Taliban under the leadership of Mullah Baradar arrived in Islamabad here on Wednesday. Official spokesman for the Taliban in a tweet confirmed their arrival prior. American Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is already in Islamabad indicating a possible restart for the recently ‘called off’ Afghan peace … Read more
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has met with 14th commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) General Kenneth F. McKenzie at General Headquarters (GHQ) in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. According to the Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), during the meeting the overall situation of the region including Afghanistan and Kashmir was discussed. … Read more
US President Donald Trump said he had called off a secret summit with the Taliban and Afghanistan’s leader, abruptly slamming the door on a year of diplomacy to end America’s longest war. On Saturday, Trump said that he had planned unprecedented, albeit separate, talks with the two sides Sunday in Camp David, the presidential retreat … Read more
The United States special envoy to Afghanistan has shown the Afghan president the draft of an agreement between the US and the Taliban after almost a year of negotiations with the group, Afghan officials said. The president’s spokesman, told on Monday that the US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad shared “key details” of the US-Taliban draft agreement … Read more
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
The United States and Afghan Taliban group resumed their eighth round of talks in the Qatari capital of Doha here on Sunday, hoping to halt 18 years of fighting. According to a Taliban source, efforts were under way to organize a direct meeting between the U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and Mullah Baradar, a … Read more
