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US-Pakistan cooperation becomes more important in the face of multiple crises in the region
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday for talks on the region beset with multiple crises including Afghan uncertainty, Iranian unrest and Kashmir siege, all on borders of Pakistan which...January 17, 2020 851 0 -
Afghan peace talks dead – Trump
President Donald Trump Monday said the U.S. talks with the Afghan Taliban as a peaceful way to conclude the longest American war are dead. “As far as I’m concerned, they are dead,” Trump said following his...September 9, 2019 639 0 -
U.S. to withdraw 5,400 troops from Afghanistan under a deal with Taliban: Report
Under a deal agreed ‘in principle’ between the United States and the Taliban, Washington would withdraw 5,400 from Afghanistan within 20 weeks once it comes into effect after President Donald Trump’s approval. The deal – revealed...September 3, 2019 713 0 -
Women must have a voice in shaping Afghanistan’s future
Afghanistan is on the verge of some big changes. Next month’s elections and an unfolding Afghan peace process will shape the future of the country as the U.S. plans to pull its forces out of the...July 26, 2019 756 0 -
U.S. acknowledgs Pakistan’s support as it engages allies on Afghan peace process
Following a week of diplomatic temper tantrums involving the U.S., Pakistani and Afghan officials over peace process in Afghanistan, things seemed to be recovering by Monday. U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad acknowledged Islamabad’s support for help...April 1, 2019 770 0 -
Imran Khan sees hope for Afghan peace as Pakistan assists U.S. talks with Taliban representatives
In a promising diplomatic move, Pakistan arranged face-to-face meeting between a top U.S. envoy and the warring Afghan Taliban as part of efforts to kickstart peace process to end the conflict in Afghanistan. Washington’s Special Envoy...December 18, 2018 1606 1 -
U.S. backs Afghan offer to extend ceasefire with Taliban, begin peace talks
The United States on Saturday expressed its support for Kabul’s offer to extend ceasefire with the Taliban insurgents and launch negotiations, saying all Afghans will benefit from an end to bloodshed. “We support President Ghani’s offer...June 16, 2018 898 0 -
U.S. drone kills notorious Pakistani militant Fazlullah in Afghanistan’s Kunar province
An MQ 9 Reaper Drone, Image Credit: US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons Mullah Fazlullah, the notorious head of terrorist group TTP, has been killed in a U.S. airstrike on his sanctuary in Kunar province, the Afghan Defense Ministry...June 15, 2018 1298 0 -
U.S. supports Afghanistan’s ceasefire offer to the Taliban during Eid holidays
Photo: UNAMA / Fraidoon Poya – A family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan The United States has welcomed President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of a temporary ceasefire between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban to...June 7, 2018 930 0 -
Thawing US-Pakistan relations raise Afghan peace hopes
The downslide in U.S.-Pakistan relations that began with President Donald Trump’s Twitter tirade against Islamabad, seems to have stopped, or at least halted. Washington and Islamabad have taken the route of constructive diplomacy with exchange visits...March 18, 2018 1001 0
