KABUL (Pajhwok): The US House Armed Services Committee has held a hearing on America’s military mission in Afghanistan , the panel said on Friday. Former US ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, who was among the witnesses, opposed the recent...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Australian prime minister has regretted war crime allegations against his country’s troops in Afghanistan as disturbing. Scott Morrison, however, said in an interview that his administration had no plans to considering...
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged Turkey’s continued support for the peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan . Erdogan renewed Turkey’s backing for stability in Afghanistan at a meeting with the High Council for...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday peace in Afghanistan will bring prosperity to both Afghans and Pakistanis. "After the Afghans, we have the greatest stake in this peace as it will allow for connectivity & trade,...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A reliable source in Doha says procedure for the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been finalized. The source, who did not want to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the procedure for talks, which...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to work jointly for peace, economic development, preventing those creating hurdles to the peace process and planning a dignified return of Afghan refugees. Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on...
KABUL (Pajhwok): US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has spoken with Uzbek officials about the importance of peace and reducing violence in Afghanistan and its positive effects on economic integration and development in the region.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who paid a day-long visit to Kabul on Thursday, called on all the Afghanistan conflict sides to take necessary measures for reduction in violence leading to ceasefire to protect Afghan lives...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who arrived on his first visit to Kabul, on Thursday said that Pakistan will do whatever is possible to help reduce violence in Afghanistan and establish durable peace. Addressing a joint press...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Reliable sources in Qatar say the code of conduct for intra-Afghan talks is being hopefully finalized soon as contact groups of both the sides have resumed meetings and discussions on the agenda are expected to start next week. The...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Kingdom, taking its cue from the Trump administration, on Thursday indicated its plans to cut troop levels in Afghanistan . On Tuesday, the outgoing American leader ignored warnings from the NATO general secretary and...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Kabul on Thursday morning for talks with President Ashraf Ghani and other officials. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood, Spymaster Lt. Gen...
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani held telephone conversations with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on the Afghan peace process. Also on Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Ministers-designate for Commerce, Religious Affairs and Communication on Wednesday explained their working plan to Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the parliament and pledged to ensure transparency and appoint qualified persons.
KABUL (Pajhwok): The undersigned participants discussed the modalities of their future international support to Afghan-owned and led peace and development in Afghanistan . The undersigned represents about 80% of the total official development...
KABUL (Pajhwok): On the invitation of President Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Kabul on 19 November 2020, according to a statement on Wednesday. This is the Prime Minister’s first visit to Afghanistan since assuming office. The...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The UK’s Ambassador for Human Rights – Rita French – has held a series of virtual meetings with Afghan and international partners, to discuss human rights in Afghanistan and reaffirm UK commitment to improving the current situation...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar has thanked the UNHCR Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi for his continued cooperation with Afghan refugees. The sides discussed the role of various organisations, especially the World...