Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said he expects Taliban leaders to eventually agree to peace talks with the government -- an offer the militant group rejected earlier this month. In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL in Kabul, Ghani also said Pakistan must play a role in combating extremism.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has dismissed the Taliban’s rejection of his offer of peace talks, suggesting that the militant group can still be persuaded to come to the negotiating table.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari from seeking the job his mother and grandfather both held: prime minister of Pakistan.
NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan says the transatlantic alliance is committed to Afghanistan until it succeeds in creating peace and lasting stability in the country.
Atta Mohammad Noor discusses some of the accusations and controversies surrounding him. He also weighed in on major issues and his future ambitions.
Pakistan is the one country in the region that has done the most against terrorism, and no country can accuse Pakistan of not doing enough against terrorism and extremism, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Pakistan's outgoing ambassador to the U.S., told VOA.
General John Nicholson is the longest-serving top U.S. commander in Afghanistan. In an interview with Radio Free Afghanistan, he weighed in on the various aspects of the struggle in a country where peace and stability has so far evaded the U.S.-led international effort.
Afghanistan’s national security adviser wants greater regional antiterrorism cooperation to prevent his country from descending into the sort of abyss into which Syria and Iraq have fallen.
An interview the U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance is committed to Afghanistan until its people have the right conditions to build their country with freedom and equality of life.
Manzoor Pashteen says the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement ultimately wants Islamabad to address their concerns within the laws and constitution of Pakistan.
In a wide-ranging interview with Radio Free Afghanistan, John Bass, U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, he reflects on the prospects and challenges to peace and security in Afghanistan.
In an interview career diplomat Richard G. Olson weighs in on whether there is hope for salvaging the now-troubled relations between the two countries.
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