Category: South East Asia

Afghan Govt says regional rivalry harmful for peace process

The Afghan government on Monday said that the regional countries’ attempts to engage in rivalry in the peace process in Afghanistan is quite harmful and the issue further complicates the peace process. Meanwhile, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Beijing where he is holding talks with senior Chinese officials about the peace process in Afghanistan.

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls for friendly ties with India, says Kashmir basic problem

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has pitched for friendly relations with India while opining that the “basic problem” between the two countries is Kashmir. “We are trying to have a dialogue, trying to move towards a friendly relationship with India…Pakistan obviously wants stability because we want economic progress,” Khan remarked during a joint press conference held with Turkish President Recep […]

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India seeking peace in Afghanistan, says Abdullah Abdullah

Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah said that India is seeking peace in Afghanistan. Abdullah gave this statement while addressing a session with the Council of Ministers here on Monday.

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India, Afghanistan ink Memorandum o Understandings for social-economic, infrastructure

India and Afghanistan have further cemented the close cooperation in the field of development partnership by signing 11 Memorandum o Understanding (MoUs) for people-centric projects, according to a statement on Monday. These projects come under the ambit of community based Small Development Projects (SDP) which are aimed at building capacities and capabilities of Afghan nationals and institutions for governance and […]

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Security forces kill key Taliban insurgent in Kabul

Afghan security forces have killed a key member of the Taliban extremist group in a night raid in Qarabagh district of Kabul on Sunday, said officials on Monday.

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Germany donates equipment to Afghan Interpol

German Police donated detection equipment to the Afghan Interpol in a bid to help them identify and arrest criminals. The equipment donated by Germany police included security camera, smart camera, night vision cameras, TVs, projectors and sound recorders, said a statement issued by Ministry of Interior (MoI).

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Mohib meets Khalilzad, UAE counterpart

As part of Afghanistan’s regional engagement on peace and security,the National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib met with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Tahnoon in Abu Dhabi and the U.S. special envoy for peaceZalmay Khalilzadin the United Arab Emirates.

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US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on India visit

US special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad begins a two-day visit to India on Thursday, his first after being appointed to the post in September 2018. Khalilzad is expected to discuss US plans for withdrawing troops from the country as well as the efforts that are underway to bring the hardline Taliban to the talks table.

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Pakistan official says Afghan govt should be part of regional peace process

Awami National Party (ANP) head Asfandyar Wali Khan has urged the regional countries to make the Afghan government part of the ongoing peace process to bring stability to the region. He was talking to a delegation from Afghanistan Wednesday at his residence in Wali Bagh in Charsadda district.

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Airstrike in Afghanistan kills 20 talibans and a commander

A commander of the Taliban group Mullah Abdul Basir and his twenty fighters have been killed in an airstrike in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan. The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in a statement said the airstrike was carried out by coalition forces late on afternoon evening.

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