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Mullah Omar's son takes charge of Taliban following disarray over leadersh
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 1 (ANI): Mullah Yaqoob, the son of Mullah Omar--founder of Afghan Taliban, has taken over as interim commander following disagreements among members of the group over the leadership, after a number of senior Taliban operatives fell ill to coronavirus, according A
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Afghan President Ghani vows to expedite release of Taliban prisoners
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said that the process of the release of Taliban prisoners would be expedited.
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Khalilzad reaches Kabul to press Afghan govt, Taliban to begin peace talks
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 20 (ANI): United States special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday reached Afghanistan, days after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the new Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, signed a power-sharing deal.
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Russia, Pakistan, Iran, China envoys discuss Afghan power-sharing deal
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 19 (ANI): Special Representatives for Afghanistan from Russia, Pakistan, Iran and China have expressed hope that the agreement reached between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the new Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation will help
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Afghan-India ties are within international framework: Kabul to Taliban on
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], may 18 (ANI): Reacting to the recent remarks from the Taliban stating that India has been playing a negative role in the country since past 40 years, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan (MoFA) has said that its relations with India are within "international fr
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US special envoy to visit India, Qatar, Pakistan to revive Afghan peace ta
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 07 (ANI): United States special envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will visit India to discuss the important role of New Delhi in sustainable peace in Kabul and the region, the State Department said on Wednesday.
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Taliban halts talks with Afghan govt on prisoner exchange
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on prisoner exchange, the main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with the group.
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India welcomes peace negotiating team formed by Afghan govt
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): India on Wednesday welcomed the formation of a 21-member peace negotiating team by the Afghan government intended to hold intra-Afghan peace talks with the Taliban.
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UN mission in Afghanistan calls for inclusion of women in peace talks
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called for the inclusion of women in the peace talks with the Taliban, the mission said here on Sunday on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
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Afghan President briefed by US officials on peace talks with Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has received top US and NATO representatives in Kabul and was briefed about the ongoing peace negotiations with the Taliban, presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Sunday.
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US peace envoy Khalilzad in Kabul to meet Afghan leaders over peace talks
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) Dec 18 (ANI): US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Wednesday arrived in Kabul to meet Afghan leaders to discuss the Taliban peace talks that were put to rest after a suicide attack was carried out last week by Taliban near a US airbase.
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Khalilzad visits Pakistan, updates officials on Taliban Talks
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 14 (Sputnik/ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Islamabad on Friday briefed Pakistani government officials on the latest developments in the Taliban peace talks, the US Embassy in Pakistan said in a statement.
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