WASHINGTON: The US special envoy for Afghanistan on Thursday demanded that all sides reduce violence, after shuttling from Kabul to the Gulf to push a peace effort that looks increasingly precarious. The…
BEIJING: Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States peace envoy to Afghanistan, is in Beijing for a previously scheduled meeting, an American Embassy spokesman said on Thursday, as indications grew of new momentum in…
DOHA: Afghan peace talks with the US in Doha have been paused for consultations with higher leaders on both sides, the Afghan Taliban spokesman told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday. Zabihullah Mujahed, the Taliban spokesperson, said…
WASHINGTON: The United States has been actively pushing Afghanistan and Pakistan to improve bilateral ties in order to attain sustainable peace in the aftermath of the Afghan war’s conclusion. A tweet of…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States (US) on Monday acknowledged that the ongoing peace talks provided a ‘historic opportunity’ to end the prolonged Afghan conflict. This came after US Secretary of State’s Special…
WASHINGTON: Special Representative of US for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has praised Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statement on Afghanistan. “Greatly appreciate @ImranKhanPTI’s statement yesterday on #Afghanistan. His appeal for reduction of violence and policy…
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday reiterated that the intra-Afghan dialogue is a key component of the Afghan reconciliation process. He was talking to US Secretary of State’s Special Representative for Afghan…
WASHINGTON: The US envoy seeking a peace deal with the Taliban to end 17 years of war is heading back to the region for a new round of talks, the State Department…
WASHINGTON: US and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their latest round of marathon peace talks on Tuesday with “real strides” made but no agreement on a timetable for troop withdrawal, the US special…
US diplomat and the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday said that the talks with Afghan Taliban representatives in Doha were productive and that they would resume on Saturday…
DOHA: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban’s top political leader in Doha Monday, in what is believed to be the highest level engagement between the US and the Taliban…
The Taliban have announced a 14-member negotiating team ahead of talks this month with United States envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who has been meeting with the insurgents to try to end America’s longest…
WASHINGTON: A senior US diplomat is set to lead a large delegation on a six-nation tour, including Afghanistan, to boost that country’s peace process and bring “all Afghan parties together in an…
–Taliban official says had ‘very successful’ talks with Afghan political leaders WASHINGTON: United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad clarified early Thursday that the United States had not outlined a…
The head of a Taliban delegation visiting Moscow said on Tuesday that Afghanistan peace talks with the United States last month had been a success, the Interfax news agency reported. The United…
While sharing his views about the ongoing negotiations between the United States and the Taliban, renowned foreign policy author Ahmed Rashid has said the Taliban were talking from a position of strength…
ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad did not arrive in Pakistan on Wednesday as scheduled after his visit was delayed yet again. According to reports, Khalilzad was scheduled to…
