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US envoy to visit Afghanistan this week to facilitate peace process
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): The US State Department on Saturday said that Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, will travel to Afghanistan this week to facilitate the Afghan peace process with an aim to end the 18-years long war
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Taliban, Afghan officials to meet in Moscow for peace talks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): A delegation of Taliban officials is set to attend a two-day meeting with Afghan politicians in Moscow this week, officials confirmed on Monday, as fighting continues to rage in Afghanistan amid troubled peace talks between the United States and the militan
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India, China to cooperate closely on Afghanistan's peace efforts
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India and China on Friday agreed to work closely on the ongoing efforts to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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'US forces should stay in Afghanistan until no insurgency left'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 9 (ANI) : A top US military official, during a congressional hearing here on Wednesday (local time) suggested that the United States should not withdraw their troops from Afghanistan until insurgency is uprooted from the country.
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Zalmay Khalilzad holds talks with Sushma Swaraj on Afghan peace process
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): United States Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held consultations with Indian government officials and other stakeholders, including External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here, the US Embassy said on Tuesday.
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Afghanistan: Taliban attacks police headquaters in Baghlan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghlan [Afghanistan], May 5 (ANI): Gunmen affiliated to Taliban launched an attack on the police headquarters in Pul-e-Khumri city in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Sunday.
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Zalmay Khalilzad rebukes Taliban for not laying down arms for peace in Afg
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 4 (ANI): United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday lashed out at the Taliban for rejecting his call for laying down their arms and stopping the violence as part of efforts to move forward the ongoing peace p
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Withdrawal of forces from Afghan will be done only after peace deal, says
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanisthan], Apr 28 (ANI): The withdrawal of US forces from war-torn Afghanistan will be done only after peace is attained, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has said.
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Afghanistan ready for peace, says Abdullah
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 28 (ANI): Afghanistan's Chief Executive Order Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday stressed that the government and the people of the country are ready to participate in the peace process, with an aim to end the nearly two-decade-long civil war.
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US never targets innocents: Zalmay Khalilzad on UN report
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 25 (ANI): Asserting that his country never targets innocents, US peace envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday said Washington is "distressed" after the release of the United Nations reports that have stated that Afghan forces and their US allies had kil
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Khalilzad to visit India to hold Afghan peace talks
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Apr 22 (ANI): The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, will embark on a six-day visit to India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, and the United Kingdom from April 21 to May 11.
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Khalilzad bats for ceasefire to prevent casualties
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 15 (ANI): A ceasefire between the Afghan government and the Taliban is the "quickest way to prevent casualties" in war-torn Afghanistan, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said on Monday.
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