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Pak PM meets US special envoy for Afghanistan in New York
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 23 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday (local time) met United States' special envoy for Afghan peace talks Zalmay Khalilzad.
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Former Afghan president Karzai urges US to resume peace talks with Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 19 (ANI): Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday urged the US government to resume peace talks with the Taliban.
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7 people killed in Afghanistan explosion
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Zabul [Afghanistan], Sept 19 (ANI): At least seven people were killed and 80 others suffered injuries in an explosion in Qalat city of Afghanistan's Zabul on Thursday morning.
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Afghan presidential candidate Hekmatyar says incumbent govt a hurdle in wa
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sept 14 (ANI): Afghan presidential candidate Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Saturday said that the incumbent government in Kabul is 'a hurdle' in the way of bringing peace to the war-ravaged country.
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Russia's special envoy to Afghanistan meets Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Sept 14 (ANI): Russian President's special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on Friday met a delegation of the Taliban in Moscow and emphasised the need for resumption of peace talks between the militant group and the United States to end 18-year of war in Afghani
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Trump's cancellation of Taliban deal a 'good step,' say experts
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump's decision to call off the peace talks with the Taliban is a 'good step', said former senior diplomat Suresh K Goel, adding that the deal would have otherwise authorised the terror group to exercise more power in the strife-torn count
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Trump's tweets on calling off peace talks 'unbelievable', says Taliban
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], Sept 9 (ANI): The Taliban on Sunday termed US President Donald Trump's decision to call off peace talks with the group as "unbelievable", asserting that his "disappointing" tweets "damaged his credibility".
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US is still working toward a Taliban peace deal: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 8 (ANI): Despite President Donald Trump announcing the decision to call off US-Taliban peace talks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said that the administration is still working toward a deal and but it will not proceed until the Taliban delivers on its commitm
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Blast targets Afghan President's office in Jalalabad
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 8 (ANI): A blast occurred near President Ashraf Ghani's campaign office in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar province early on Sunday morning (local time), local officials told Tolo News.
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Taliban abducts 6 radio journalists in eastern Afghanistan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 8 (ANI): At least six mediapersons, working for private and government media organisations here, were abducted by the Taliban in Zurmat district in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia.
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Trump calls off US-Taliban peace talks after Kabul attack
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Sept 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he called off peace negotiations with the Taliban after the group claimed responsibility for the Kabul car bombing which killed 12 people, including an American soldier.
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US to withdraw 5000 troops from Afghanistan under agreement reached with T
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Sep 3 (ANI): The United States will withdraw about 5000 troops from five bases in Afghanistan within 135 days if Taliban meets conditions set in the draft agreement reached upon by the two sides during the latest round of peace talks, Washington's peace envoy Zalmay Khal
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