Pakistan hopes Taliban won't allow TTP to operate in Afghanistan: Sheikh Rashid

Islamabad: Pakistan's Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said Islamabad is expecting the Afghan Taliban will not allow terrorist groups like TTP to carry out activities against Pakistan.

Pakistan, Iran discuss Afghanistan peace issue

Islamabad: Top Pakistani and Iranian diplomats on Thursday discussed the issue of peace in Afghanistan, media reports said.

Security Council resolution endorses moves towards long-sought Afghanistan peace

New York/IBNS: The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday afternoon welcoming recent steps towards ending the conflict in Afghanistan. All 15 members supported the resolution, tabled by the United States, which endorses a joint US-Afghan declaration on peace and an agreement signed between Washington and the Taliban.

Afghanistan peace prospects ‘slim’ without women’s participation: Hillary Clinton

New York/IBNS: There can be no sustainable peace in Afghanistan if women are not at the negotiating table, former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ambassadors and activists at UN Headquarters on Tuesday.

Peace will be ‘paramount’ issue for incoming Afghan Government: UN mission chief

New York/IBNS: The search for peace will remain of “paramount importance” to Afghanistan as the country awaits the outcome of the recent presidential election, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Monday. 

Prospect of negotiated peace in Afghanistan ‘never been more real’ – UN mission chief

New York, Dec 18 (IBNS): A negotiated end to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan “has never been more real…than it is now”, the head of the United Nations peace mission in the country has said, highlighting a series of important milestones achieved over recent months.

Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan: Top US military officer

Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): A top US military official has said that Taliban "are not losing" in the Asian nation of Afghanistan.

UN official sees ‘unprecedented opportunities’ to make progress on peace in Afghanistan

New York, June 27 (IBNS): The coming months will present critical opportunities for the international community to review assistance to Afghanistan, as the country works towards a lasting peace, stable democracy and self-reliance, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council in New York on Tuesday.