KABUL (Pajhwok): The start of intra-Afghan talks represents a historic opportunity for Afghanistan to end four decades of war and bloodshed, says the US secretary of state. On the eve of the long-awaited negotiations, Michael R. Pompeo said on...
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Despite a string of challenges, the United States and Pakistan have made progress in advancing the Afghan peace process, the US secretary of state says. Pakistan played a major role in the signing of the Feb. 29 peace pact...
PESHAWAR: (Pajhwok): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed Islamabad’s role in promoting peace in Afghanistan .
KABUL (Pajhwok): Kabul has welcomed US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s reiteration of America’s firm commitment to ending the conflict in Afghanistan through peaceful means. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Saturday: “By arranging the...
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Taliban ’s political office head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar have discussed intra-Afghan talks and prisoner releases.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Top diplomat from the US and Russia have discusses the current situation in Afghanistan , including reports of bounties offered to Taliban for killing American soldiers. US Foreign Secretary Mike Pompeo called Russian Foreign...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A top US diplomat has congratulated President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah, the new chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on signing a power-sharing deal. On Sunday, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke...
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed optimism that the Afghan leaders will resolve their political differences. Speaking to journalists, Pompeo said he had encouraged the Afghan leaders to remain committed to Afghanistan...
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and head of Taliban ’s political office Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar have discussed implementation of the peace pact and release of prisoners. The US and Taliban singed the peace agreement in Doha...
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have discussed the need for a political settlement in Afghanistan . The officials discussed recent progress towards a political settlement in Afghanistan,...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A Trump administration official has downplayed President Ashraf Ghani’s refusal to release thousands of Taliban fighters. Freeing 5,000 Taliban inmates is a key clause of the US-Taliban peace pact that was signed in Doha on Saturday...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban must give “demonstrable evidence of their will and capacity to reduce violence and the violence must stop before an Afghan peace deal, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Pompeo made the remarks in Tashkent, the...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The US secretary of state has denounced a coordinated terrorist attack near the Bagram air base in central Parwan province. Mike Pompeo, speaking to reporters in Washington on Wednesday, said at least five US-led coalition troops...
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah have discussed a range of issues during a telephonic conversation. The CEO tweeted he had the telephone call with Pompeo late on Monday...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States, hailing the release of US and Australian professors by the Taliban , hopes the development will contribute to the success of intra-Afghan peace negotiations. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement: “...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for coordinated strikes on the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, saying they marked an unprecedented attack on the world ’s energy supply, according to a media report on Sunday. The...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Seeking to bring down the political temperature in the Middle East, the United States has offered Iran open-ended negotiations. But Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who held out the offer on Sunday, made clear the US would continue...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Russian President Vladimir Putin and US secretary of State Mike Pempeo have discussed range of international issues, including Afghanistan during a meeting, according to a media report on Wednesday. "They mostly focused on...