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Afghan president expresses readiness to declare ceasefire with Taliban
May 03, 2019 12:52Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani says his government is ready to declare a ceasefire with the Taliban militant group as the grand peace assembly, known as a Loya Jirga, demanded an immediate and permanent truce.
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Taliban: US should stop violence instead of asking militants to lay down arms
May 03, 2019 08:42The Taliban have called on the US to end the use of force in Afghanistan instead of putting pressure on the militant group to lay down its arms.
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Afghanistan’s Loya Jirga urges both govt., Taliban to announce ceasefire
May 03, 2019 02:15Attendees at Afghanistan’s most important national gathering have urged ceasefire between the government and the Taliban militant group as a foretaste to a potential peace deal.
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Afghanistan kicks off grand peace assembly in Kabul under tight security
Apr 29, 2019 06:10Thousands of Afghans have got together under tight security in the capital Kabul to hold four days of negotiations aimed at finding ways to strike a peace deal with the Taliban militant group.
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Afghanistan: Ghani urges new MPs to participate in peace process with Taliban
Apr 26, 2019 13:45Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has called on newly-elected lawmakers to take part in the peace process with the Taliban militant group aimed at finding a way to solve the country's 17-year conflict.
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Blast, gunfire heard as attackers enter Afghan ministry
Apr 20, 2019 08:40An explosion hit the center of the Afghan capital Kabul and unidentified attackers appear to have entered a multi-storey building of the communications ministry, officials said.
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Collapse of peace talks with Taliban leaves US reeling
Apr 19, 2019 09:01The US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan is “disappointed” over the collapse of a peace talks even before they started between the Taliban and Afghan politicians in Qatar.
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Taliban announce spring offensive in Afghanistan amid peace talks with US
Apr 13, 2019 11:29The Taliban militant group has announced the beginning of its spring offensive in Afghanistan despite involvement in peace talks with the United States.
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EU backs ICC after US revokes prosecutor's visa over probe into Afghan war crimes
Apr 12, 2019 12:40The European Union has expressed its “full support” for the International Criminal Court (ICC), voicing “serious concern” after the United States revoked the entry visa for the intergovernmental organization’s chief prosecutor over a possible probe into US soldiers’ actions in Afghanistan.
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Afghan war crimes probe would not serve interests of justice: ICC judges
Apr 12, 2019 12:34Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have turned down a request by the court's prosecutor to open an investigation into possible war crimes during the conflict in Afghanistan, saying it would not serve the interests of justice.