Challenges in Afghan Peace Process: Regional Prospects
Afghanistan is considered the central point of attention when it comes to South Asian geopolitics. Particularly since the last one year, Afghanistan has caught a lot of international attention.
Loya Jirga Asks for prisoner release
\”In order to remove the hurdles for the start of peace talks, stopping the bloodshed, and for the good of the public, the jirga approves the release of 400 prisoners as demanded by the Taliban,\” Jirga member Atefa Tayeb announced. Following the announcement, President Ghani said: \”Today, I will sign the release order of these […]
Loya Jirga Continues Over Release of Remaining Taliban Prisoners
A few days ago, Kabul administration head, president Ashraf Ghani called for \’Loya Jirga\’. A traditional public meeting. It started on Friday. President Ghani while calling for Loya Jirga argued that he cannot free the remaining 400 Taliban prisoners because they are convicted of serious crimes. Moreover, he can’t set them free without consulting the […]
Majority of prisoners released by Taliban and Kabul administration
Security and Diplomacy The Afghan government is resisting freeing the final batch of 5,000 prisoners whose release was demanded by the Taliban as a condition to start peace talks.Majority of prisoners released by Taliban and Kabul administration. Additionally, the Americans and their allies agree that it would not be feasible to let some of the […]
TTP/ISIS-K Hijacking nationalist\’s narrative
A UN report where it was mentioned that 1000s of \”Anti-Pak\” terrorists were hiding in Afgh surfaced recently. The TTP has issued a statement. The statement has interesting elements – e.g: Using Pashtun nationalism as the basis for their cause. A widely circulated report It claimed that some 6000+ \”anti-Pak\” terrorists, affiliated with TTP have […]
Nearly 3,500 Afghans Killed or Hurt in First Half of 2020, UN
Despite a pact between the United States and Taliban militants, fighting continues to rage in Afghanistan. The UN estimates that over 1,280 Afghan civilians have been killed in the first six months of the year 2020. The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan state that 1,282 Afghans have been killed and another 2,176 maimed or injured […]