Afghanistan Times
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amid reports on a possible withdrawal of a “significant” number of US forces from Afghanistan, the US Vice President Mike Pence said Trump “is in the process of evaluating” whether to remove troops from Afghanistan. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Fox News. The …
Read More »Iran says it promotes intra-Afghan dialogue
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that his country strongly supports peace and stability in Afghanistan, adding that Tehran’s talks with the Taliban are being held in coordination with Kabul. Before meeting with the Taliban delegation, we held talks with the Afghan government, Mahmoud …
Read More »Pakistan’s FM in Qatar, disusing Afghan peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday arrived in Qatar following his 4-nation visits, where he would discuss Afghan reconciliation process and other regional issues. During his one-day official visit, Qureshi will hold meeting with Qatari leaders, Pakistani media reported. The officials are expected to exchange …
Read More »Trump hasn’t ordered Afghan troop withdrawal, says White House
AT Monitoring Desk-Donald Trump hasn’t ordered the Pentagon to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, a White House spokesman said, contradicting reports last week that he’s directed the military to pull 7,000 soldiers out of a conflict he’s long criticized. “The president has not made a determination to drawdown U.S. military presence …
Read More »Germany may withdraw troops in Afghanistan if American leaves
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former German Defense Chief General Harald Kujat warned that a probable American military withdrawal from Afghanistan may jeopardize German troops and force them to leave. “If the United States reduces itself to a small contingent in Afghanistan there’s no reason for us to continue the mission anymore,” …
Read More »ANP leader says peace talks sans Afghan govt are ineffective exercise
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior leader of KP based party “Awami National Party (ANA)” has put the ongoing peace talks sans inclusion of the Afghan government as a futile exercise. Addressing a function organized by the Bacha Khan Trust Educational Foundation at the University of Peshawar, the ANP central general …
Read More »Moscow, Islamabad discuss Afghan peace
KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday held a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on his trip to Moscow, his last stop on a whirlwind four-nation tour, according to a media report. The ministers talked about the revival of peace process in Afghanistan. They also discussed …
Read More »U.S. general says still no orders on troop pullout
KABUL: The commander of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller has said that no official order regarding withdrawal of half of the U.S. troops has been received yet. In a trip to eastern Nangarhar province, Miller visited the Army’s Selab Military Corps and held …
Read More »NATO touts Afghan army as U.S. weighs troop withdrawal
KABUL: Amid speculations doing the rounds vis-à-vis a possible U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, NATOhas touted resilience of Afghan army and police in ensuring security for the past four years. “We have seen the reports. For any comments, I refer you to the US authorities. In general, let me remind you …
Read More »Riyadh vows continued effort for peace in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A top Saudi diplomat says the oil-rich kingdom and the United Arab Emirates have worked hard to achieve success at the just-concluded Afghan reconciliation talks. Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi ambassador to the United States, claimed Riyadh and Abu Dhabi had been able to …
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