Afghan War
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the agreement signed between US and Taliban is an important development.
Updated 01 Mar, 2020 09:01am
"Now all stakeholders have to ensure that spoilers are kept at bay," says PM Imran.
Updated 01 Mar, 2020 07:37am
Analysts term the deal a milestone, but caution the intra-Afghan dialogue that will follow will be much more complex.
Updated 01 Mar, 2020 09:51am
“The biggest thing is that we hope the US remain committed to their promises during the negotiation and peace deal.”
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 05:17pm
Foreign minister meets US envoy Khalilzad in Doha hours before historic peace deal between US, Taliban set to be signed.
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 08:16pm
Taliban say they will release 1,000 Afghan prisoners and expect 5,000 of their men to be released in return.
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 07:22pm
A full withdrawal of US and coalition forces will occur within 14 months if the Taliban hold up their end of the deal.
Updated 06 Mar, 2020 03:06pm
Overall, it’s not hard to empathise with the Taliban demand for an American withdrawal.
Published 26 Feb, 2020 07:37am
Future political stability will depend on the cessation of violence and how the intra-Afghan dialogue is organised.
Updated 26 Feb, 2020 10:05am
The historic agreement is set to be signed on Feb 29 if a week-long partial truce holds.
Published 25 Feb, 2020 02:00pm
There is a quiet wave of concern over the uncertainty that faces Afghanistan.
Updated 26 Feb, 2020 10:13am
Vali Nasr says peace in Afghanistan opens the door for Pakistan for a new relationship with US.
Updated 25 Feb, 2020 08:27am
It appears that a deal between the Afghan Taliban and the Americans is finally on the horizon.
Updated 24 Feb, 2020 08:10am
More than 10,000 civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan in 2019.
Updated 24 Feb, 2020 08:44am
Pakistan should have a blueprint for the future.
Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:53am
The UN mission in the country says more than 10,000 people were killed or wounded last year alone.
Updated 23 Feb, 2020 08:44am
"It is the first morning that I go out without fear of being killed by a bomb or suicide bomber," says a taxi driver.
Updated 23 Feb, 2020 08:44am
Afghan govt to hold talks with militants if ‘reduction of violence’ continues for a week.
Updated 22 Feb, 2020 08:48am
FO says the signing of the US-Taliban agreement will "pave the way for the next step of intra-Afghan negotiations".
Published 21 Feb, 2020 11:07pm
"This is an important step on a long road to peace," says US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 05:24pm
An opinion piece by Sirajuddin Haqqani in NYT says Afghan insurgents are “fully committed” to a deal with Washington.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 08:25am
The US president’s remarks are political, not policy statements.
Updated 20 Feb, 2020 09:50am
Fighting between militants and Afghan forces continues.
Updated 19 Feb, 2020 08:37am
A divided dispensation in Kabul makes it extremely difficult to reach a political settlement.
Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:11am
Esper says it is time to give peace a chance in Afghanistan through a political negotiation.
Updated 16 Feb, 2020 09:06am
Pompeo says peace talks have made real progress in the last few days.
Updated 14 Feb, 2020 08:32am
"Our primary objective is to end the senseless bloodshed," says Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Published 12 Feb, 2020 12:41pm
Reports suggest an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined US and Afghan force with a machine gun.
Published 09 Feb, 2020 01:27pm
No group immediately claims responsibility for the apparent "green-on-blue" attack.
Updated 09 Feb, 2020 09:00am
Washington and the Taliban are still wrangling over a possible deal.
Updated 05 Feb, 2020 08:51am
