Tag: Afghan govt

Afghan govt considering new Eid ceasefire offer

KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani may offer the Taliban a ceasefire during next month's Eid holiday after the truce in June which saw unprecedented...

Afghan govt to shut down Taliban’s Qatar office

The Afghan government initiated discussions with the Qatari government to close down Taliban’s Doha wing as it has “no positive consequence in terms of...

Afghan officials, Taliban talk despite wave of violence

--High Peace Council member confirms Stanikzai is maintaining regular contact with Taliban’s point man for peace talks, Mullah Abbas   KABUL: Afghan officials are carrying out...

Afghan govt seeks extension of refugees’ stay in Pakistan

Afghan diplomat says over one million refugees cannot be sent back home in one month time Elders reject govt’s Jan 31 deadline; demand...

No plans to revive peace talks with Taliban, says Afghan govt

Kabul has no plans to revive a peace process aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table after a four-nation effort earlier this...

Afghan govt bars ‘Pak-Afghan Dosti Bus Service’

Some of the Afghan transport mafia backed by the Afghan government barred the ‘Pak-Afghan Dosti Bus Service’ in Afghanistan while thousands of passengers, including...

Afghan govt presses Pakistan to suppress opposition groups

Afghan Presidential Palace has said that Pakistan should suppress the irreconcilable groups; otherwise Afghanistan would not participate in the upcoming quartet peace meeting, Afghan...