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At Doha meet, US censures Taliban on rights issues in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], July 2 (ANI): A high-level US delegation met with senior Taliban representatives in Qatar to discuss concerns about expanding restrictions on the rights of Afghans and issues concerning the continuing presence of terrorist organizations in the country.
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US, Taliban to hold talk in Doha on Afghan frozen funds
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 30 (ANI): The Taliban official Amir Khan Muttaqi, along with his delegation, left for Qatar on Wednesday to discuss with the US officials the release of withheld Afghan assets worth USD 9 billion amid country's struggles with famine and poverty.
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US declined humanitarian parole visas to 90% of Afghan applicants: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 21 (ANI): According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) statistics, the bulk of Afghan humanitarian parole applications to the US are still pending.
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Key Taliban leader Haqqani seeks good relations with US, international com
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 17 (ANI): Key Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani on Monday said that his outfit, which now rules Afghanistan, seeks "good relations with the US and the international community."
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Counter-terror center did not evaluate Afghan evacuees before they entered
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): Afghans evacuated to the US during the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan last summer were not fully vetted by the National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC) before arrival, a new report revealed on Thursday.
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Afghan govt's collapse began after US, Taliban ink Doha agreement in Feb 2
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): The actual collapse of the Afghan government started after the US and the Taliban inked the Doha agreement in February 2019, Afghanistan's former National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.
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'Much more needed', says US envoy after Taliban decree on women's rights
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 4 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West welcomed an order of the Taliban, under which a woman can not be married against her will, but noted that much more needs to be done to ensure women's rights in all spheres in the country.
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Taliban misconstrued facts in letter to congress for assets release: US en
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washingon [US], November 20 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West said that the Taliban misconstrued facts in its recent letter to the US Congress warning of humanitarian consequences if the United States fails to unfreeze more than USD 9 billion in Afghan assets.
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US special representative to Afghanistan to meet Taliban FM in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 11 (ANI): Thomas West, US special representative to Afghanistan, and Amir Khan Motaqi, one of the top leaders of the Taliban are intended to meet each other in Islamabad, where they are scheduled to attend Troika Plus meeting, reported Khaama Press.
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US not yet ready to provide financial aid to Afghanistan via Taliban regim
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 8 (ANI): National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Sunday said that the US is yet not ready to provide financial aid to Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan until they fulfil their commitments like inclusive government, protecting rights of women and not allowing the Afg
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Conditions of US-Taliban agreement unfulfilled, US has unfinished business
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 1 (ANI): Former US special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has said that some conditions of the agreement between the US and Taliban remain to be materialised and the country has unfinished business in Afghanistan, reported a local media.
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Taliban denies former US envoy's claims of Al-Qaeda's presence in Afghanis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 24 (ANI): The Taliban has denied the statements of former US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad who raised concerns over the presence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, and said that such information has not been received yet.
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