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Trump makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan, says talks with Taliban revi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bagram [Afghanistan], Nov 29 (ANI): US President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thursday evening and met American troops stationed here and gave his Thanksgiving greetings to them before sitting down with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for a bilateral meeting.
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US, Taliban hold unofficial talks in Doha
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 24 (ANI): Discussion between the US officials and the Taliban once again began in the Qatari capital on Sunday, but in an unofficial capacity to end the decades-long turmoil in war-ravaged Afghanistan.
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Disagreement over ceasefire, troops withdrawal prolonging US-Taliban talks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Aug 29 (ANI): Disagreement between the Taliban and the United States on issues regarding a permanent ceasefire and the modalities of American forces' withdrawal from Afghanistan is prolonging the ninth round of peace negotiations in Doha, sources familiar with the proces
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US would leave strong intelligence presence in Afghanistan: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 2 (ANI): Against the backdrop of the ongoing peace talks between Taliban and the United States, President Donald Trump on Monday said that Washington would leave a strong intelligence presence in Afghanistan even after the US troops depart from the country.
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Afghanistan to hold peace talks with Taliban in Qatar
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Apr 8 (ANI): In a landmark decision, Afghanistan on Sunday (local time) announced that it will send an official delegation to Qatar later this month for peace talks with the Taliban.
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US-Taliban talks in Pakistan postponed
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 18 (ANI): Negotiations between US officials and Taliban members which were supposed to be held in Islamabad on Monday has now been postponed.
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US-Taliban talks quite successful, more good news expected: Qureshi
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 27 (ANI): The talks between US and the Afghan Taliban in Qatar were quite successful and "more good news" is expected in the next few days, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday amid reports that the two sides had finalised a draft deal to
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Army Chief Gen Rawat favours talks with Taliban if needed
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said that India would talk with the Taliban if New Delhi feels the dialogue will serve the country's interests in Afghanistan.
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'Moscow summit first step towards peace in Afghanistan'
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 17 (ANI): The meeting in Moscow last week, which saw the participation of a Taliban delegation and officials from nearly a dozen countries, was the first and positive step towards ensuring a long-lasting peace in Afghanistan, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said
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Launch of direct Kabul-Taliban talks to be discussed at Moscow meeting: Hi
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Nov 09 (Sputnik/ANI): The Afghan High Peace Council plans to raise the issue of launching direct talks between the authorities in Kabul and the Taliban movement at the second round of the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan slated for Friday, council's spokesman Ihsan
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Afghan govt won't attend Moscow peace talks
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 23 (ANI): Afghanistan government will not be attending the peace talks in Moscow scheduled next month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday.
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Pak FM to ask U.S. to hold talks with Taliban for peace in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said that he would ask the United States President Donald Trump administration to shun its "militaristic approach" in resolving the Afghanistan issue and that the "talks with the Taliban will bring pea
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