The European Parliament (EU) has issued a fresh document on Kashmir that contains history of Kashmir dispute, its damaging impact on the development in South Asia, UN resolutions, struggle of Kashmiri people against the Indian the rule and human rights violations by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir. The document titled ‘Kashmir: 70 years of disputes’ was published by European Parliamentary […]

The US is in “close consultation” with the Afghan government to work out a peace process which Washington insists will be “Afghan-led,” an official said on Wednesday. The US is currently “exploring all avenues to advance a peace process in close consultation with the Afghan government,” said State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert.

National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar on Wednesday during Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) session said that peace and counter terrorism efforts will be followed side by side across the country. “As we are following the peace strategy with Afghan networks, we will pursue counter terrorism strategy with foreign networks,” said Atmar. He said that the army will be a […]

United Arab Emirates (UAE), an important Arab country, has suggested “bilateral” resolution of the outstanding issue of Kashmir between India and Pakistan. A top UAE source told India Today that they believe India and Pakistan are “sovereign” countries and that Kashmir should be worked out between them. “If India and Pakistan work with each other it would be far better […]

A senior Pakistani diplomat has urged Afghan parties and the world community to seize the opportunity presented by the recent moves towards reconciliation in Afghanistan to help promote durable peace in the war-torn country, saying Pakistan would assist the process. “While the onus for seizing the moment rests on the parties directly involved in the Afghan conflict, Pakistan, for its […]

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alice G. Wells — is scheduled to visit Pakistan next week to explore the possibility of a permanent peace in Afghanistan, official sources told Dawn. US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis told Pentagon reporters on Monday that he saw encouraging signs for substantive talks between the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban after 17 years […]

The Afghan and Pakistani military officials have reportedly met in Pakistan to boost the bilateral cooperation on security level amid ongoing efforts to establish the joint working groups as part of the Afghanistan Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS). The Afghan and Pakistani operations chiefs participated in the last round of the bilateral talks on Sunday to review […]

Tariq Shah Bahrami the Afghan Defense Minister says the government will extend the temporary ceasefire with the Taliban if the insurgent group respect the continuation of the truce. “If Taliban respect the ceasefire announcement ordered by President Ashraf Ghani, we will extend the ceasefire. It is a matter of gratitude that the Taliban has welcomed the ceasefire announcement and will […]

At least 34 militants have been killed and nine others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security official said Monday. In a press release issued here, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and […]

Admiring Afghan forces’ courage and bravery, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said the Afghan forces had improved, preventing the Taliban from reaching strategic goals. Stoltenberg told a press conference in Brussels ahead of defence ministers’ meeting that: “Taliban should understand that they can gain more through a political settlement with the Afghan government than fighting against them in […]