Taliban Talks
Credits Imran for facilitating Doha dialogue.
Updated 15 Sep, 2020 08:12am
Baradar, Abdullah meet Qatar’s emir separately.
Updated 14 Sep, 2020 09:15am
Achieving a reduction in violence and getting to a permanent ceasefire would be among the first issues both sides would discuss.
Published 13 Sep, 2020 04:50pm
Afghan peace council chief Abdullah says Kabul joining negotiation with ‘good intentions’.
Updated 13 Sep, 2020 08:26am
FM Qureshi terms development as "historic occasion" and a "major step forward" by the Afghans in their struggle for peace.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 01:40pm
"Pakistan will remain in solidarity with the Afghan people as they march forward in this journey for peace," says PM Imran.
Updated 12 Sep, 2020 08:10am
A rise in violent incidents on both sides of Pak-Afghan border is meant to derail the Afghanistan peace process, says ISPR DG.
Updated 11 Sep, 2020 09:25am
Seeks Pakistan's support to ensure rights granted to Afghan women are protected in any new arrangement.
Updated 09 Sep, 2020 10:22am
Negotiations are to begin in Doha after release of last half a dozen or so of 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
Updated 09 Sep, 2020 08:17am
Delay partly due to both sides sorting out final questions over the opening ceremony, says official.
Updated 08 Sep, 2020 10:13am
Members of Taliban delegation return to Qatari capital after visit to Pakistan.
Updated 06 Sep, 2020 08:20am
A date for the talks has not been set but the warring sides have made signals that negotiations could launch soon.
Published 05 Sep, 2020 08:26pm
“This is a miracle that is actually happening," says the premier.
Updated 04 Sep, 2020 08:56am
“The release of Taliban prisoners is a clear demonstration of the government’s commitment to peace," says President Ashraf Ghani.
Updated 03 Sep, 2020 10:10am
Their presence at the negotiating table is significant, though they will be outnumbered by 16 men in the Afghan govt team.
Updated 31 Aug, 2020 04:37pm
The key challenge now is to bring the two Afghan sides together to start negotiating a power-sharing agreement.
Published 27 Aug, 2020 10:02am
Ways to clear path to intra-Afghan dialogue will be discussed with Dr Abdullah Abdullah.
Updated 27 Aug, 2020 08:28am
FM Qureshi warns Taliban delegation of potential dangers of sabotage of peace process by ‘spoilers’.
Updated 26 Aug, 2020 08:33am
"The FM underscored the premier's consistent stance that there was no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan," says FO.
Updated 25 Aug, 2020 10:07pm
FM Qureshi hopes complexities holding back intra-Afghan dialogue can be addressed.
Updated 25 Aug, 2020 08:58am
Winning the peace remains a formidable challenge even though the stakes are so high.
Updated 24 Aug, 2020 10:06am
No militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Published 18 Aug, 2020 06:44pm
Negotiations likely to start in Doha soon.
Updated 17 Aug, 2020 09:30am
Fawzia Koofi, a former member of parliament and strong critic of the Taliban, was shot in her right hand.
Published 16 Aug, 2020 03:25pm
Extends greetings and best wishes on Independence Day.
Published 15 Aug, 2020 09:22am
Diplomat sees the process being very complex, protracted.
Updated 16 Aug, 2020 09:31am
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says "there was a consensus on the desirability of peace but not on the cost of it."
Updated 14 Aug, 2020 11:14am
Taliban spokesperson says "we are ready for the intra-Afghan talks within a week" if prisoner release is completed.
Updated 11 Aug, 2020 09:19am
Pakistan hopes "intra-Afghan negotiations will commence at the earliest" following prisoners' release.
Updated 10 Aug, 2020 08:34am
Negotiations between Kabul’s political leadership and the Taliban are expected to begin as early as next week.
Updated 09 Aug, 2020 06:33pm
