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Nabil: Democracy has taken its last breath after election resulted announced

Nabil objected 300,000 controversial votes and said election result is not acceptable.

Ghani, Khalilzad discussed reduction in violence plan

Khalilzad briefed Ghani about the next steps after the implementation of the plan.

International community has kept silence toward election result announcement

International community is reluctant to comment or intercede in Afghanistan’s post-election chaos that is intuitively unfolding. This silence is speculated to be owing to a cynicism of our allies toward the eccentrically protracted elections and seek a peaceful solution to this crisis.

Hekmatyar accused Ghani of fraud

Hekmatyar accused Ghani of fraud and said the electoral commissioners violated laws.

After the declaration of Ashraf Ghani as the president

Afghanistan is no closer to peace

The U.S. just wants to get out of a lost war. Mr. Ghani wants to retain his presidency. Mr. Abdullah may want to make sure there is power sharing with the Opposition.

Election result has put Afghanistan at risk of new tensions

The Taliban militant group said in a statement, that the election results contradict the content of the peace process.

For success of talks, conditional peace deal crucial

US President Trump has conditionally approved a peace deal with the Taliban leadership saying that the agreement will be signed if the Taliban prove their commitment to a durable reduction of violence over a test period of about seven days later this month.

Ghani wins the election, Abdullah rejected the result

Following the announcement of the election results on Tuesday night, M. Ashraf Ghani was declared as the winner.

UN chief praises Iran, Pakistan for hosting Afghan refugees

The UN secretary general praised Iran and Pakistan for showing hospitality for such extended period to the millions of Afghans.

Khalilzad met with Imran Khan

Khalilzad said the US-Taliban agreement would open the door for Afghans to sit across the table and negotiate.

Sediq Sediqqi: The conditional US-Taliban peace deal will be finalized next week

The demand of the government of Afghanistan was a ceasefire, but agreements have been made over a major reduction in violence, Sediqqi said

Taliban: Afghanistan peace deal with US will be signed by end of the month

American negotiator is ‘cautiously optimistic’ as senior Taliban leader says talks have concluded

The result for presidential elections are due to be announced today

The long-awaited final results of the landmark presidential polls in Afghanistan will be announced late today, Tuesday.

Massoud Andarabi: In next five days, violence reduction period begins

The seven-day reduction in violence negotiated between the United States and the Taliban will begin in next five days.

Abdullah: America-Taliban peace agreement finalized

Abdullah hopes that the latest progress in the peace process will continue to intra-Afghan talks and then lasting peace in Afghanistan.

Afghan ambassador to UAE:

If Taliban serious about peace shown by passing time

Abdul Farid Zikria said the Taliban must be prepared to open a new page as an expected violence reduction deal looms

Danish: The refugees should not be used as a political pressure tool by any country

He believes that Pakistan’s role in the Afghan peace process is “vital,” and says: “Afghanistan is not the country that it was in 2001, and peace means not returning to that.”

Karim Khalili: If fraud results announced, a national government led by Abdullah wil be formed

Karim Khalili said, “If election authority announces a flawed government having emerged from fraud, we will have to announce a national government led by Abdullah Abdullah – in deference to people’s will and valid votes.”

Ghani: Taliban may be up to some kind of deceit

Ghani said that just two days ago the Taliban had told their allies that they had decided the west, will do the same to the government and will eventually, conquer Afghanistan by force.

How a seven-day truce could start Afghanistan on an uncertain road to peace

“The U.S.-Taliban deal is not a peace deal,” said Laurel Miller, Asia director for the International Crisis Group. “It’s a first step in that direction. The peace process will be the talks among Afghans, which may or may not reach a conclusion.”