Ashraf Ghani Declares: ‘I Am Still President of Afghanistan’
Deposed Afghan President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani insisted in his first television interview since fleeing the country that he remains its legitimate head of state.
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Fleeing Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Resurfaces, Denies Allegations of Theft
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani spoke in a BBC radio interview on Thursday for the first time since he mysteriously disappeared during the fall of Kabul in August.
Biden Administration Begs Afghanistan’s Neighbors Not to Recognize Taliban Government
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday sent special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad to a meeting in Doha, Qatar, to ask Asian and Middle Eastern powers not to recognize the Taliban as a legitimate government after it conquers Afghanistan.
NATO to Begin Leaving Afghanistan by Trump Deal Deadline May 1
The head of NATO, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, confirmed Thursday that the coalition would begin withdrawing from Afghanistan on May 1, the original deadline set in a deal brokered by the administration of President Donald Trump, but extended this week under successor Joe Biden.
Army Special Forces Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Two Days Before Christmas
An American service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Sunday, just two days before Christmas, the Pentagon announced.
U.S. Envoy Says Latest Taliban Peace Talks ‘Most Productive’ So Far
Peace talks between representatives from the United States and the Taliban continued in Qatar over the weekend as the narco-jihadi group detonated a car bomb outside a government security compound in central Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, killing 14 people and injuring more than 180, including many children.
Afghan Peace Talks Row: Pakistani Minister Calls U.S. Amb. in Kabul ‘Little Pigmy’
A dispute erupted on Twitter this week between rival neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan over U.S.-led peace talks with the Taliban, prompting the Pakistani minister for human rights to dismiss the American ambassador in Kabul as “little pigmy.”
Report: Afghan Official Refuses U.S. Demand to Apologize for Diatribe Against U.S. Envoy
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration privately requested a formal apology from a top Afghan official who accused the United States of sidelining Kabul during the ongoing negotiations with the Taliban to end the war in Afghanistan, NBC News reported Wednesday.
Kabul Accuses U.S. Peace Envoy of ‘Delegitimizing’ Afghan Govt, ‘Elevating’ Taliban
The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan on Thursday accused U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy in charge of peace negotiations with the Taliban of “delegitimizing” and “weakening” the Kabul government during the talks to serve his ambitions of one day running the war-ravaged country.
Trump Envoy: Taliban Peace Talks Yield ‘Draft’ Agreement on U.S. Withdrawal, Anti-Terror Assurances
The longest round yet of peace talks between the U.S. and the Afghan Taliban ended in Qatar on Tuesday with a draft agreement on two issues — the withdrawal of American troops and assurances from the terrorist group that Afghanistan will not harbor international jihadis like its ally al-Qaeda, the top negotiator from the United States revealed on Tuesday.
U.S., Taliban Kickstart Highest-Level Talks So Far to End Afghan War
American diplomats and Afghan Taliban narco-jihadis, including one of the group’s co-founders, reportedly began the highest-level negotiations so far in Qatar on Monday as part of efforts by U.S. Donald Trump’s administration to end to more than 17-year-old war in Afghanistan.
State on Taliban Heroin amid Peace Talks: U.S. Supports ‘Balanced Counternarcotics Strategy’
The Department of State (DOS) indicated to Breitbart News on Monday that the U.S. supports a “balanced counternarcotics strategy” in Afghanistan where the Taliban appears to remain among the world’s most prolific opium producers.
U.S., Taliban Agree on Draft Peace Deal That Could See Troops Withdraw in 18 Months
The U.S. and the Taliban reportedly agreed over the weekend on a draft framework for a peace accord in which the American-NATO-led foreign troops would withdraw from Afghanistan.
U.S. Envoy on Stalled Afghanistan Peace Negotiations: ‘If Taliban Want to Talk, We Can Talk’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Afghanistan reconciliation envoy insisted Wednesday that the discussions of a negotiated political settlement to end the war “will happen soon” despite the Taliban threatening to cancel the discussions.
Pakistan Takes Credit for Latest Round of U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks
Pakistan facilitated the negotiations this week between the United States and Taliban to end the more than 17-year-old war in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan declared via Twitter on Tuesday.
Pakistan Welcomes Trump’s Approach to Ending Afghan War
Pakistan this week welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to make political reconciliation between the Afghan Taliban and Kabul the primary goal of America’s strategy to end the more than 17-year-old war in Afghanistan.
Four U.S. Troops Killed in Four Days in Afghanistan
The U.S. military announced Tuesday that three U.S. service members were killed in Afghanistan and three more wounded when they hit a roadside bomb.
Taliban: ‘No Agreement’ with U.S. on Deadline to End Afghan War
A three-day meeting between the Taliban and a “high-ranking delegation of the United States” in Qatar to find an end to the war in Afghanistan yielded “no agreement,” the terrorist group proclaimed on Monday.
