Posts Tagged: Ashraf Ghani
Afghan Pavilion at Dubai World Fair Stays Shut After Taliban Takeover
Hours after the world expo fair opened in Dubai on Friday, Afghanistan's exhibition remained closed to visitors in a sign of the challenges facing the...
Afghan President Departs After Taliban Return to Kabul
President Ashraf Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday after Taliban fighters entered the capital Kabul, capping their return to power two decades after being forced out...
Afghan President in Urgent Talks as Taliban Take Key Town Near Kabul
Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani held urgent talks with local leaders and international partners on Saturday as Taliban rebels pushed closer to Kabul, capturing a town...
Resurgent Taliban Take Provincial Capital, Kill Afghan Govt Spokesman
Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government's senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as US...
Resurgent Taliban Take Provincial Capital, Kill Afghan Gov’t Spokesman
The Taliban captured an Afghan provincial capital and assassinated the government's top media officer in Kabul on Friday, dealing twin high-profile blows to the Western-backed...
Biden Meets Afghan Leaders as US Troops Leave, Fighting Rages
US President Joe Biden meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his former political foe, Abdullah Abdullah, on Friday to discuss Washington's support for Afghanistan as...
Afghan Leader Proposes Peace Road Map in Three Phases-Document
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey, seeking an agreement with the Taliban...
US Envoy Seeking Support to Shakeup Afghan Peace Process, Warring Parties Object
The US special envoy to Afghanistan proposed a shakeup of the stalled peace process this week, including an interim government and a conference of key...
Afghanistan to Release 400 ‘Hard-Core’ Taliban in Bid for Peace
Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 "hardcore" Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war. Under election-year...
Pentagon Chief in Afghanistan as US Looks to Kickstart Taliban Talks
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday in a bid to bring talks with the Taliban back on track after President Donald...
US Envoy Hopes for Peace Deal With Taliban in 2019
The US special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April 2019, local media reported on Sunday. Zalmay Khalilzad, in...
