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Turkey to host meeting on Afghan peace late in March

(Last Updated On: March 10, 2021) Sources told ArianaNews on Wednesday that Turkey will host a meeting on Afghan peace process on 27 March. According to the sources the meeting will be take place in Ankara, capital of Turkey. This comes after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said in a letter to President Ashraf Ghani, that a meeting facilitated by the UN will be hosted in Turkey to discuss the Afghan peace process. Taliban delegation, Afghan government representatives, and foreign countries will participate . Meanwhile, Anadolu Agency reported that Turkey is ready to mediate between the talks teams. “Afghanistan is a very important country for us,” said Omer Celik, spokesman for the Justice and Development (AK) Party, quoted by Anadolu Agency.

Talk teams meet with UNAMA as stalled talks tackled

(Last Updated On: March 10, 2021) Yesterday evening, a meeting was held between the the Head of the Political office of the Islamic Emirate, Mullah Baradar Akhand, and his deputy, with UNAMA chief Deborah Lyons & her accompanying delegation. In addition to the situation in Afghanistan, the delegates discussed the intra-Afghan talks, the implementation of the Doha Agreement, the release of prisoners, the end of the blacklist & the new plan proposed by the US. Sources said it was said by the Taliban that they are reviewing the proposal. The Taliban has called on the United Nations, as it has ratified the Doha Pact, which is a good step, to use its influence to implement it.

SIGAR warns of continued threat – with or without peace

(Last Updated On: March 10, 2021) The United States’ Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warned on Wednesday night that security remains the most crucial and enduring high-risk area for Afghanistan and with or without a sustainable peace agreement and nationwide ceasefire, Afghanistan will likely continue to be threatened by multiple violent-extremist organizations. Presenting SIGAR’s 2021 High-Risk List to US Congress, John F. Sopko, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, said any political agreement risks subordinate groups going rogue, possibly manifesting as another insurgency or insecurity from criminal gangs or networks. These issues could become even more pronounced if US forces are no longer in country to provide counterterrorism support and to train, advise, and assist Afghanistan’s security institutions, his report stated.

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