IRNA - The special envoy of Irans foreign minister for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherianfard said that Iran emphasizes the need for peace, based on the results of the Afghan-Afghan-led talks. Rejecting US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzads claims with regard to Irans views and performance in Afghan peace process, Taherianfard said on Sunday that the ...

Tasnim Irans Embassy in Kabul dismissed comments from US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation about Tehrans insufficient support for the Afghan peace process, reaffirming the Islamic Republics backing for the intra-Afghan negotiations. In a statement on Saturday, the Iranian Embassy refuted the recent remarks by American diplomat ...

Al-Monitor | Hamed A. Kermani: The month of February came to a close with a watershed event: The United States formally signed an agreement with the Taliban, the Islamist militant group it has been fighting in Afghanistan since October 2001. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Feb. 29 with Taliban delegation leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha,...

Financial Tribune - The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war. The agreement is expected to lead to a dialogue between the Taliban and the Kabul government that, if successful, could ultimately ...

Press TV - US peace envoy to talks with Afghanistans Taliban militant group has visited Pakistan in efforts to gather regional backing for reducing Afghan violence ahead of a final deal to end America's longest war, even though official military figures show the US dropped record number of bombs on the country since 2013. During the Islamabad visit,...

RT - The US envoy leading negotiations with the Taliban met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Wednesday, amid a renewed push to reach an accord with the insurgents. US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Ghani discussed several topics, including the need for a ceasefire, the presidents spokesman Sediq ...

The Diplomat |C. Christine Fair: The Trump administrationappointed Zalmay Khalilzad as special advisor to Afghanistan,in hopes the controversial long-time Afghan hand can conjure some form of negotiated settlement with the Taliban and wrap up the 17-year war in Afghanistan.Seasoned observers of South Asia are skeptical.Why would the Taliban negotiate ...

Alwaght - Zalmay Khalilzad, the US presidents special peace envoy to Afghanistan, arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul in early October and since then he has been preparing the ground for the peace talks between the government and the Taliban. As part of the efforts, the special envoy pushes to arrange a five-member team for serious negotiations ...