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Zalmay Khalilzad urges Afghan leaders to take advantage of opportunity ava
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday (local time) urged the Afghan leaders to take advantage of the opportunity for a political settlement now available to them, for the ongoing peace process in Kabul.
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Khalilzad meets Jaishankar to discuss intra-Afghan negotiations
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, on Tuesday met to hold discussions on the recent Doha meeting and its follow up.
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US pledges $36.7M for COVID-19 response in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 26 (ANI): The United States has set aside more than $36.7 million to aid the Afghanistan response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as expedited $90 million in the continued development assistance through the World Bank to support the war-torn country's national hea
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Khalilzad meets Taliban deputy leader Mullah Baradar for Intra-Afghan talk
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 8 (ANI): The US peace envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and the commander of foreign troops in Afghanistan, US General Scott Miller, met with the Taliban's deputy leader Mullah Baradar in Doha on Sunday (local time).
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Pompeo congratulates Afghan President Ghani, Abdullah for power-sharing de
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 18 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Sunday (local time) called Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah to congratulate the two leaders for signing a power-sharing agreement and ending a bitter months-long feud that plunged the Asia
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BJD's Sasmit Patra urges govt to rejig geopolitical approach in Afghanista
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): BJD's Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has urged the Central government to rejig its geopolitical approach in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the recently negotiated peace deal between the United States and the Taliban which he described as geopolitical disadvanta
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US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 10 days after inking deal with
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 10 (ANI): The US has started withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, a spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan said on Monday, exactly 10 days after the United States signed a deal with the Taliban in Doha amid looming political chaos in Kabul.
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International Criminal Court allows probeinto US actions in Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
The Hague [Netherlands], Mar 06 (ANI): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has cleared decks for its prosecutor to investigate possible war crimes committed in Afghanistan, including allegations against the United States as well as Afghan and Taliban armed fighters.
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During Afghanistan visit, Foreign Secretary reiterates India's commitment
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 29 (ANI): In his first visit abroad after taking over as the Foreign Secretary, Harsha Vardhan Shringla visited Afghanistan on February 28-29, where he interacted with top leadership of the country and reiterated India's commitment to enhanced political, economic and d
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We will calibrate pace of withdrawal from Afghanistan with Taliban's actio
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Feb 29 (ANI): The United States will calibrate the pace of its withdrawal from Afghanistan with the actions of the Taliban, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Saturday as Washington signed the peace deal with the group.
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Foreign Secretary conveys India's support for Afghans in pursuit of peace
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 28 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsha Vardhan Shringla on Friday met acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Haroon Chakhansuri here and conveyed India's support for Afghans in their pursuit for sustainable peace, security and development.
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Ahead of US-Taliban peace deal in Qatar, Imran Khan leaves for Doha
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 27 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday left for a one-day visit to Qatar. The trip comes ahead the long-awaited deal seeking an end to decades-old long turmoil in Afghanistan is to be signed between United States and Taliban in Qatari capital Doha.
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