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KABUL (Pajhwok): Al Jazeera has reported the Taliban have expressed scepticism about the US proposal for an interim government in Afghanistan. But Dr. Mohammad Naeem, spokesman for the rebel group’s Qatar office, said the US participatory government idea was still under their consideration. Claim: Al Jazeera reported the Taliban expressed scepticism…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Reports about forceful return of an Afghan government negotiating team member Mohammad Amin Ahmadi from Doha to Kabul on President Ashraf Ghani’s order are false. Some media reports said Mohammad Amin Ahmad was forced to return to Kabul after his statement on the establishment of an interim government…

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) have rejected rumors about Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar’s removal from office after failing to develop regional consensus on the peace process. Claim:  Kabul-based newspaper claims Atmar being removed as foreign minister The newspaper published a story titled ‘Atmar will…

KABUL (Pajhwok): The government claim evolving a regional consensus has proved wrong in the backdrop of contradictory assertions from some government officials, experts and the Taliban recent trips to the regional countries. While President Ghani, Foreign Minister Atmar talked claiming regional consensus evolved on Afghan peace process, but the Taliban…

KABUL (Pajhwok): NATO in a statement on Monday categorically rejected Reuter’s reports on its troops stay in Afghanistan beyond May this year and termed it as misleading. The alliance in a statement said: “No decision has been made. NATO defence ministers will address Afghanistan at their meeting on February 17-18.” Reuters Report:…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan government and the Taliban negotiating teams have denied any discussion on interim government and an audio clip of Afghan negotiating team member circulating in the social media in this regard has been dubbed as his personal view. Afghan government negotiating team member Mohammad Amin Ahmadi after his…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Reports that a strategy has been finalized under which the Afghan government and the Taliban would share power and would be given control of areas currently under their respective control are misleading. The Afghan government and Taliban negotiating teams have agreed on procedural rules in Doha after around…

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban on Saturday rejected Facebook and Twitter posts regarding the killing of their Defence Minister Maulvi Abdul Qayyum Zakir as false and baseless. Claim: Facebook and twitter users claim Maulvi Abdul QayyumZakir was killed when Afghan government and Taliban negotiating teams are engaged in the second round of…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Reuter’s news agency has reported that the intra-Afghan talks that resumed in Doha a few days ago “are effectively on hold”, and some sources claim the talks have been stopped, but both the negotiating sides refuted the claims. Ground rules for future talks have already been agreed between…

KABUL (Pajhwok): Social media reports claim senior Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan (JIA) leaders Atta Mohammad Noor and Younis Qanoni have discussed the establishment of an interim government in Afghanistan in Dubai with US Chief Negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad. However, US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson on Wednesday said the US was not advocating an…