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Taliban hold rare talks with senior Afghan politicians in Moscow
Feb 06, 2019 02:42Representatives from the Taliban militant group have attended a meeting with high-ranking Afghan politicians in the Russian capital city of Moscow, where the participants called for an interim government as they negotiated without delegates from the incumbent administration in attendance.
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UK army permitted killing civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan: Report
Feb 04, 2019 10:20A report has found that the British army allowed soldiers to shoot and kill unarmed civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan for activities defined as suspicious such as those holding a mobile telephone or a shovel.
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Afghan Taliban: Trump administration ‘appears serious’ in talks
Feb 02, 2019 02:34The Taliban militant group in Afghanistan says the administration of United States President Donald Trump “appears” to be “serious” in its negotiations with the group on bringing an end to the war in the Asian country.
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Iran reiterates support for Afghanistan peace process led by govt.
Feb 02, 2019 01:36Iran’s envoy to a meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan has reiterated Tehran’s support for the Afghan peace process, praising the key role played by the Kabul government in restoring peace to the war-torn country.
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US troops to leave Afghanistan if peace deal reached with Taliban: Trump
Feb 01, 2019 03:50United States President Donald Trump says American troops in Afghanistan will return home if his administration's talks with the Taliban militant group lead to an "agreement".
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Afghan president accuses Islamabad again, says 'keys to war' in Pakistan
Jan 30, 2019 15:04Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has once again accused Pakistan of providing a safe haven for militants in three major cities.
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‘Mumbai-Chabahar-Bandar Abbas shipping line launched’
Jan 27, 2019 14:11Provincial Director-General of the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMOI) in Sistan-e Balouchestan Province, Behrouz Aqaei announced that a shipping line has launched work between Mumbai Port in India and Chabahar and Bandar Abbas ports in Southern Iran amid the US sanctions.
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US says progress made in Taliban talks amid reports of troop pull-out deal
Jan 27, 2019 04:01The US envoy leading the so-called “peace talks” with the Taliban terrorist group has confirmed “significant progress” in the negotiations amid claims by the group that the American side has agreed to a troop-withdrawal deal.
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US, Taliban hold 4th day of talks in Doha; mechanism for ceasefire on agenda
Jan 24, 2019 12:43The United States special envoy for Afghanistan and representatives of the Taliban militant group meet for a fourth straight day in the Qatari capital, after the negotiations were extended.
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Afghan intelligence agency kills mastermind of recent deadly raid
Jan 23, 2019 10:23Afghanistan’s intelligence agency says it has killed a Taliban commander who masterminded a recent deadly terror attack on a military base in the central province of Maidan Wardak, which reportedly killed some 126 security forces.