Taliban writes to Afghan leaders, invite them individually for talks
In what appears a move to disrupt the unity of the Afghan government, the Taliban, the main Afghan insurgent group, has reportedly written letters to prominent Afghan leaders, inviting them personally to hold peace talks with the group, reported TOLOnews. Those who received the letter include former President Hamid Karzai and the head of the High Council for National Reconciliation Dr. Abdullah Abdullah.
As Biden sets new 9/11 withdrawal deadline, India invited to Afghan peace meet in Istanbul
India has been invited to an Afghanistan peace conference in Turkey to back up the slowed down negotiations in Qatar between the Taliban and the Kabul government ahead of a delayed US withdrawal from that country, according to diplomatic sources.
Comprehensive political settlement needed to end Afghan conflict: Pakistan foreign minister
Islamabad: There is no military solution to the Afghan conflict, and an inclusive, broad-based, and comprehensive political settlement was the only way forward to achieve peace in the war-torn country, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi conveyed to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Pakistani army chief, US special envoy discuss Afghan peace process
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Rawalpindi on Thursday and discussed the Afghan peace process, the Pakistani army said.
Afghan government team seeks to end ongoing war, violence via talks with Taliban: Kabul
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan government's team intends to put an end to the longstanding war and violence in the country and ensure lasting peace via the ongoing peace talks with the Taliban in the Qatari capital of Doha, Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Monday.
Intra-Afghan peace talks in China postponed, sides prepare participant lists- Spokesperson
Kabul, Oct 27 (Sputnik/UNI) A meeting on Afghan peace, which was supposed to take place last Tuesday in China, has been postponed to an uncertain period of time, allowing the government and the Taliban group to work on heir lists of representatives, Najia Anwari, spokeswoman for the Ministry of State for Peace Affairs, said Sunday.
Taliban may want India in peace deal: Afghanistan media owner
Kabul, Aug 11 (IBNS): An Afghanistani media baron has said that he feels Taliban group will want India to play a role in the peace deal connected with the South Asian nation and not act as a spoiler in the process.