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Afghans deserve much more than an Eid ceasefire, says US envoy Khalilzad
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 11 (ANI): Amid the surge in violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks, US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday welcomed the announcements by the Taliban and the Afghan government to uphold ceasefire in the country during the festival of Eid.
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Pakistan should play sincere role in Afghan peace process, says President
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met with Pakistan army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa and Gen. Sir Nick Carter, Britain's Chief of the Defence Staff and Head of the British Armed Forces in Kabul on Monday and discussed Pakistan's role in the peace process, and
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US, NATO and EU condemn continued violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 8 (ANI): The United States, NATO, and European Union on Friday (local time) issued a joint statement that strongly condemned the continued violence in Afghanistan and demanded all parties to take immediate steps for its reduction, and especially to avoid civilian casu
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Taliban threaten journalists amid surge in violence in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 6 (ANI): Taliban have issued a threat to Afghan media outlets and have accused them of siding with Afghanistan's intelligence agency, saying "media must be aware" to maintain their neutrality and avoid becoming the Kabul administration's propaganda tool.
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Both India, Afghanistan want to see region free of terrorism, says PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the rising violence in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed targeting of the civilians, journalists and workers by the terrorists a "cowardice act" and asserted that both India and Afghanistan want to see the region
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Pompeo warns 'unacceptably high level' of violence in Afghanistan threaten
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The negotiations process between the Afghan government and the Taliban will fail if the high level of violence continues, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday.
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Peace process must be led, owned and controlled by Afghanistan: India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): Calling for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire to stop violence in Afghanistan, India on Tuesday reiterated that the peace process must be Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled.
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23 rockets hit Kabul after Pak PM vows to "do everything" to help Afghanis
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 21 (ANI): Days after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to do "everything" to help curb violence in Afghanistan, as many as 23 rockets struck various parts of Kabul on Saturday that killed at least 8 people and injured 31 persons.
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Violence in Afghanistan remains high despite Taliban commitments to reduce
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 10 (ANI): Violence in Afghanistan by Taliban remained high despite the terrorist group commitments, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday adding that regional and global framework is key to dealing with all terror networks attempting to disrupt peace, progress
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Pakistan will not be able to escape FATF grey-list : Afghan lawmaker
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI): Despite high-level diplomacy, hiring a top lobbying firm and offering its leverage with the Taliban to the United States for reduction of violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan will not be able to escape the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, said Mar
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Khalilzad meets Ghani in Qatar, says violence 'too high', many 'Afghans dy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], October 6 (ANI): Asserting that violence in Afghanistan is "too high" despite the ongoing Afghan peace talks, United States special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday said Washington is pressing for a significant reduction in violence that will lead to a permanent and comprehens
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Pakistan's behind-the-scenes role in thwarting intra-Afghan talks comes to
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 18 (ANI): With an intensified Taliban-perpetrated violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks, Pakistan's behind-the-scenes role in thwarting intra-Afghan talks in Doha and intentions of getting a Taliban dispensation in Kabul have come to the fore, a European think
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