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Zalmay Khalilzad rebukes Taliban for not laying down arms for peace in Afg
Updated : 7 years 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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Clashes in Afghanistan leave 17 dead, including police personnel
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): At least 17 people, including police officers and Taliban militants, were killed during clashes here on Saturday, according to the provincial police chief.
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Afghan Prez inaugurates Jirga; calls for peace in the war-torn country
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 29 (ANI): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday inaugurated Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace to determine the framework for talks with the Taliban, saying peace in the war-torn country is his "top priority".
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Withdrawal of forces from Afghan will be done only after peace deal, says
Updated : 7 years 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: 2 civilians amongst 11 killed in clash
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Faryab [Afghanistan], Apr 28 (ANI): 11 people, including two civilians, lost their lives in the fighting between security forces and the Taliban in Qaisar here on Sunday, according to an army spokesperson.
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17th legislative term of Afghan Parliament inaugurated
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 26 (ANI): The 17th legislative term of the Wolesi Jirga, or the Afghan Parliament, was inaugurated on Friday by President Ashraf Ghani, even though the final results of five provinces is awaited.
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53 people rescued from Taliban prison in Afghanistan
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Zabul [Afghanistan], Apr 26 (ANI): The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces freed at least 53 people from a Taliban prison in an operation in Daichopan here, the Afghan Ministry of Defence said on Friday.
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US never targets innocents: Zalmay Khalilzad on UN report
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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More civilians killed by US, Afghan forces than Taliban: UN report on Afgh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 24 (ANI): More civilians have been killed by airstrikes carried out by Afghan and US forces than by the Taliban in the first quarter of 2019, as per a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) report.
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Doha talks on Afghan peace postponed as Taliban object to Afghan delegatio
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 19 (ANI): A United States-led peace conference that was slated to be held in the Qatari capital from Saturday (April 20) has been postponed after the Taliban on Thursday objected to a new delegation of Afghan government officials selected to attend the talks. Read More
Another spring offensive will result in more suffering, destruction: UNSC
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 16 (ANI): United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned the announcement of another spring offensive by the Taliban, saying it will "result in more suffering and destruction for the Afghan people."
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Khalilzad bats for ceasefire to prevent casualties
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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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