International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials told Reuters. The move could however escalate tensions with the Taliban which is demanding a full withdrawal.
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Iran’s Zarif meets Taliban, calls for inclusive government
During talks with a visiting Taliban delegation, Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
Read more ›Afghan Republic’s talks team meets with leaders of world Muslim union
Members of the Afghan Republic’s religious delegation of the peace talks team on Sunday met with leaders of the International Union of Muslim Scholars in Doha to discuss the peace process.
Read more ›Daesh militants moving from Middle East to Afghanistan: SCO chief
The secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov said on Friday ISIS (Daesh) militants have moved to Afghanistan from the Middle East and posed a threat to regional security.
Read more ›Ghani suggests US troops might not be withdrawn by May as planned
President Ashraf Ghani implied on Friday that he expects the Biden administration to keep US troops in Afghanistan for longer than anticipated under the US-Taliban deal, signed by the Trump administration, saying the Taliban aren’t meeting their obligations to reduce violence.
Read more ›Pakistani militants key leader killed in Afghanistan
Mangal Bagh along with 2 other militants killed in roadside bomb attack in Nangarhar, local official says A key commander of Pakistani militants was killed in eastern Afghanistan, a local official said on Thursday.
Read more ›Biden Pentagon says Trump right-sized Afghanistan force, but officials won’t commit to full withdrawal
The Trump administration-set level of 2,500 American troops in Afghanistan is enough to achieve the decades-old U.S. mission there, but a full withdrawal by May is a “big if” due to Taliban violence, the Pentagon’s top spokesman said.
Read more ›Taliban, Russian officials discuss Afghan peace talks
The deputy head of the Taliban negotiating team that is holding peace talks with the Afghan government, met Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov and other Foreign Ministry officials during the Moscow visit.
Read more ›Afghan Army Chief Tweets Back at Iranian Security Leader
“The Taliban is fighting against the people of Afghanistan, not against the US,” Afghan Chief of Army Staff Gen. Zia said. Afghanistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Mohammad Yasin Zia, in reaction to a tweet of Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said: “Unfortunately, your understanding of the current war in Afghanistan is incorrect. The Taliban […]
Read more ›Govt, Taliban reject power-sharing strategy claim
Reports that a strategy has been finalized under which the Afghan government and the Taliban would share power and would be given control of areas currently under their respective control are misleading.
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