Taliban: Conditional prisoner release against US deal
The Taliban said on Wednesday a plan from the Afghan president to stagger the release of Taliban prisoners violated a deal they closed with the US.
Karzai blames US for crisis in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai has blamed the US policies and “insulting” and “divisive” treatment of Afghan people for the current political crisis in the country.
Ashraf Ghani Sworn In for Second Term
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term on Monday.
Afghanistan Peace Deal Smells Disintegration
Doha, the capital of Qatar, recently hosted U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban forces’ representative Mullah Abdul Ghani where the world watched a peace deal which was a mere loss and flop for the whole region
‘Executive Guarantee’ for Taliban Prisoners Freedom; Ghani Says
The proposed release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners, required under their peace deal with the US, can happen only if the Afghan government gets a guarantee that they will not “return to violence”, President Ashraf Ghani said.
Afghan Political Rivals Divided over Release of 5000 Taliban Prisoners
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's main political rival supports a Taliban demand for the release of thousands of their prisoners before they will take part in peace talks with the government, his spokesman said Thursday.
Zarif holds phone talk with Austrian, Pakistani FM on anti-corona coop.
In separated phone conversations, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed anti-corona collaboration with his Austrian and Pakistani counterparts.
US leaving Afghanistan after years
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US is leaving Afghanistan after two decades of "humiliation".
Peace Should Be Reached via Inter-Afghan Consensus
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi cast doubt over the sincerity of the US in a recent agreement with Afghanistan’s Taliban and said peace and stability in the West Asian country should be reached through “an inter-Afghan consensus”.
Iran rejects US deal with Taliban
Iran says a so-called peace deal between the Taliban and the United States is an attempt by Washington to justify its illegal presence in Afghanistan.