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Pakistan, Afghanistan Speak On 'Abduction' Incident Afghan foreign minister says Kabul ready to assist Pakistan in probing ‘abduction’ of Afghan envoy’s daughter. Afghanistan warned Monday that "unprofessional remarks and premature judgments" related to the "abduction" and "torture" of Afghan envoy Najibullah Alikhel's daughter in Pakistan have the potential to damage bilateral relations. Speaking by phone with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar was referr...

Biden to reassure Afghan leaders nervous about U.S. withdrawal Anne Gearan, Missy Ryan American presidents used visits to NATO headquarters over the past 20 years to talk up the military and moral imperatives in Afghanistan, where U.S. and allied forces fought side by side. But President Biden pivoted at NATO last week, focusing on China and cyber threats. As the last U.S. forces prepare to leave Afghanistan, the conflict was almost a footnote. “Our troops are coming home, but we agreed that our diplomatic, economic and humanitarian commitment to the Afghan people an...

KABUL: The Taliban on Wednesday said they would no longer participate in peace talks for Afghanistan until all US-led troops withdrew from the country, amid reports that President Joe Biden was expected to delay the May 1 deadline by four months.  “This is our stance: until all foreign forces completely withdraw from our homeland, the Islamic Emirate (the name of the Taliban’s government) will not participate in any conference that shall make a decision on Afghanistan,” Dr. Mohammad Naeem, the group’s Qatar-based spokesman, told Arab News on Wednesday.  According to a plan disclose...

President Ghani: Imposed Decisions Not Acceptable President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said that he will not transfer authority without elections, as pressure mounts for Afghans to consider a new US proposal for peace, which includes a plan for an interim government. Ghani made the remarks during a seminar on Afghanistan’s foreign policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ghani said that he will not accept what he described as an imposed decision on the Afghans. “If the Taliban are ready for elections tomorrow, we are also ready to participate in the elections, but I am not ready to trans...

Kabul’s ban on girls singing in public reversed after social media protest campaign Criticism of the recently issued ban arose almost instantaneously, accompanied by videos uploaded by Afghan girls and women singing their favorite songs. By Sharif Hassan and Susannah GeorgeThe Washington Post Share KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan government has reversed Kabul authorities’ ban on schoolgirls older than 12 singing in public at official ceremonies after mounting backlash, including a social media campaign of videos uploaded by Afghan girls and women singing their favorite songs in prote...