ISWNews Analysis Group: Taliban and Ashraf Ghani administration released some of each other’s prisoners according to the peace agreement between USA and Taliban.
In the continuing of the crisis after the Afghanistan presidential election and the confrontation between Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the newest controversial issue of these days has been the assigning of negotiation board with the Taliban.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ashraf Ghani in a command abolished office of the chief executive of Afghanistan and called any order or communication of Abdullah Abdullah is invalid.
Abdullah Abdullah on Monday organised a parallel inaugural ceremony in the capital, Kabul, after the incumbent Ashraf Ghani was sworn-in for his second term as president triggering a fresh political crisis.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Sonny Leggett, US forces spokesperson in Afghanistan reported of starting to reduce number of forces in Afghanistan.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah called themselves president in separate ceremonies.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah tomorrow oath as president of Afghanistan, in separate ceremonies!
Chief negotiator of Taliban said in an interview that the current government of Afghanistan is imposed and a government accepted by everyone should come up.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, a leader of Jihad era and Hamid Karzai, former president of Afghanistan, met with Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani separately to solve the discord between them.
After announcement of final result of presidential election that Ashraf Ghani is the winner, Abdullah Abdullah, his main rival, called it cheating and a “coup against democracy” and called himself the true winner, in a statement. Ashraf Ghani on the other hand considered his victory, people’s victory and invite other sides to accept the result.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Election commission of Afghanistan presidential announced Muhammed Ashraf Ghani as the final winner.
A US contractor was captured by the unknowns in Khost province last week.
