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US committed to protect Afghan people's interests in Doha talks: Khalilzad
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): The United States is committed to ensure that personal interests do not take precedence over the national interests during the crucial negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban in Doha, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconcilia
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In contrast to Pakistan, China concerned about Taliban coming to power in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): China is concerned about terror groups like Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan while its close ally Pakistan, in contrast, wants to see a Taliban government that will be remotely controlled by Islamabad, according to an expert in international aff
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Fresh clashes between Taliban, Afghan army result in multiple casualties
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Clashes between the Afghan army and the Taliban in the country's southern province of Kandahar and eastern province of Nangarhar have left at least six insurgents killed and many others injured, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday,
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Pompeo calls Afghan peace talks 'truly momentous occasion,' urges govt, Ta
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 12 (ANI): Calling the beginning of intra-Afghan peace talks a "truly momentous occasion," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the warring sides--Afghan government and Taliban-- to "seize the opportunity", adding that Washington is ready to support the negotiations
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Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan offer to host Intra-Afghan peace talks
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov offered on Saturday their respective countries' services to provide a platform for negotiations between the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban radical movemen
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Taliban releases 22 Afghan soldiers as goodwill gesture
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 12 (ANI): The Taliban on Saturday said it has released 22 Afghan soldiers in the southern Hemland province as a goodwill gesture.
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Lasting ceasefire in Afghanistan only after govt implements 'Islamic' syst
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 12 (ANI): A lasting ceasefire in Afghanistan will be reached once the government system in the country becomes 'Islamic', Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman for the Taliban's political office, said on the sidelines of the ongoing peace talks in Doha on Saturday.
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Afghan soil should never be used for anti-India activities: Jaishankar
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said Afghan soil should never be used for carrying out anti-India activities and supported the need for an immediate ceasefire in order to establish long-lasting peace in Afghanistan.
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Pompeo to hold separate meets with delegations of Afghan govt, Taliban in
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will hold on Saturday separate meetings with the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban on the sidelines of intra-Afghan talks in Qatar's Doha, the US Department of State said.
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Intra-Afghan peace talks 'a test for both sides': Zalmay Khalilzad
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 12 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday (local time) he is hopeful that talks between the Afghan government and Taliban due to begin on Saturday would pave the way for a peace process and withdrawal of foreign troops afte
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US will decide its Afghanistan policy based on peace talks results: State
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will decide on its policy and relations with Afghanistan based on the agreements reached during the upcoming peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban movement, US Department of State Special Representative
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Taliban kill 16 Afghan servicemen in Nangarhar province
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban Islamist movement has attacked positions of the Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, leaving 16 servicemen dead and some more injured, a local source told Sputnik on Friday.
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