Kabul, Oct 10 : The elder brother of President Hamid Karzai has said that his visit to Saudi Arabia last month was part of an Afghan push for the kingdom to convene peace talks with Taliban insurgents.
Qayoum Karzai, the elder brother of the Afghan president, confirmed that no representatives of the militia were present at the meeting although the Afghan delegation had included former Taliban leaders.
“The Saudi king wants to help the people of Afghanistan in bringing peace so our trip was in that connection,” The News quoted Qayoum Karzai, as saying.
“We briefed them about Afghanistan’s situation, we told them about what is going on here, about our misery and asked them to mediate as an impartial country,” he said.
Kabul - More than 100 Taliban insurgents were killed in two separate operations using NATO air power in the southern province of Helmand, a government spokesman said Sunday.
Kabul - Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced on Saturday a reshuffle in five ministries including the interior portfolio, amid mounting concerns about insecurity and rule of law caused by Taliban-led insurgents and criminal gangs in the war-torn country.
Kabul- A suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan killed two Afghan officials and wounded three others, while 46 militants were killed in clashes with Afghan and foreign troops in the country's south, officials said Friday.
Kabul - The start of secret talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban might have sparked hope among many war-weary Afghans who see negotiations as the only solution to end the conflict, but deep-seated scepticism remains whether the government took the right approach.
Kabul- More than 30 militants were killed in various clashes with Afghan and international forces across Afghanistan in recent days, military sources said Thursday.
