KABUL: Afghanistan will release two senior Taliban commanders and a leader of the Haqqani militant group in exchange for an American and an Australian professor who were kidnapped in 2016, Afghan President Ashraf…
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday the United States should clarify remarks President Donald Trump made about Afghanistan, including a claim he could easily win the war but didn’t “want…
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haque on Wednesday said that PM Imran Khan would meet the Taliban leadership for a peaceful resolution to the Afghan crisis. The Afghan government…
LAHORE: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Punjab Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar at Governor House in Lahore on Friday. Matters of mutual interest and cooperation for promotion of peace were discussed during the…
–Afghan president holds one-on-one meeting with Pakistani PM, discusses regional security and geopolitics –FM says Afghan president’s visit to Pakistan would bring both countries closer and strengthen bilateral relations ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Tuesday to discuss ongoing peace talks with the Taliban and the security situation ahead…
–PM Imran’s office says Afghan president’s visit would provide opportunity to further focus on political, security, economic and people-to-people contacts KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said he will visit Pakistan on…
WASHINGTON: A close aide to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday sparked a diplomatic spat with the United States by offering tough criticism of Washington’s talks with the Taliban. The advisor, Hamdullah Mohib,…
Member National Assembly (MNA) Moshin Dawar, who belongs to the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), has thanked Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for expressing concern over alleged rights abuses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan…
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and enemies, over the future of Afghanistan. From Doha to…
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday called for an investigation into claims of sexual abuse against the national women’s football team, calling the allegations “shocking” and vowing to act immediately. The president’s…
KABUL: An hours-long battle in the Afghan capital involving insurgent rocket attacks and military airstrikes ended Tuesday with the death of two militants, authorities said. The assault came as President Ashraf Ghani…
Afghan Air force airstrike on Friday night killed at least 12 Taliban fighters, according to police KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declared a formal end to his government’s ceasefire with the Taliban…
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday warned Pakistan of the consequences for supporting the illegal armed groups. Speaking during a consultative conference on peace in Kabul, President Ghani said supporting the illegal armed…
KARACHI: The federal government will clarify its position regarding Hafiz Saeed’s release to the US during US Defence Secretary James Mattis’ visit to Pakistan in the first week of December. Daily Express…
