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Talks with US in Doha stumble over troop withdrawal timetable: Afghan Taliban
May 06, 2019 09:36The Taliban militant group says peace talks with the US — which have been underway in Qatar for months — have stalled over the key issue of a timetable for American and other foreign troops to pull out of Afghanistan, a longtime Taliban demand.
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Taliban attack hits police HQ in northern Afghanistan, kills several
May 05, 2019 09:40At least seven people have been killed and 55 others injured in an attack by the Taliban militant group on the police headquarters in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan Province.
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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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US, Taliban resume talks in Qatar as Kabul holds grand meeting on peace
May 01, 2019 09:11The Afghan Taliban militant group and the United States have resumed a new round of negotiations — excluding the Kabul government — in Qatar while Afghan officials continue to host a rare assembly at home to ensure their interests are met in any peace deal with Taliban.
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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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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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Taliban ban WHO, Red Cross in Afghanistan, citing 'suspicious' activity
Apr 12, 2019 02:32The Taliban have banned the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from operating in Afghanistan, citing “suspicious” activity.