Afghanistan
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3.4KAfghanistan set to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban prisoners, peace talks expected in a few days
The Afghanistan Government on Sunday granted the release of 400 “hard-core” Taliban members, paving the way for direct peace talks with the...
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Afghan Government is ready for talks with Taliban ‘at any moment’: Peace Negotiator
Afghanistan’s top peace negotiator on Saturday said the government is ready to start direct talks with the Taliban ‘at any moment’. Abdullah Abdullah,...
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Afghan commander killed in Ghazni by Army soldiers ‘affiliated with the Taliban’
A commander of the Afghan National Army in the central province of Ghazni, was killed in an attack by two Army soldiers,...
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5 killed, 11 injured after minor blows himself up in Afghanistan
Five people were killed and 11 others injured after a 13-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at a wedding in eastern Afghanistan’s...
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Taliban rejects Afghan Govt’s ceasefire offer, says ‘attacks to continue during Ramzan’
An Afghan grand council known as the Loya Jirga convened by the President Ashraf Ghani came to an end on Friday with...
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Sixth round of talks between US, Taliban to start in Doha on Wednesday: Taliban
The sixth round talks between US and Taliban negotiators will begin in Qatar on Wednesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a...
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US, Afghan forces killed more civilians than Taliban, other insurgents, reveals UN report
A United Nations report on Wednesday revealed that more Afghan civilians have been killed by the US and pro-government forces than the...
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Talks between Afghan delegation, Taliban in Doha ‘cancelled’
The much-anticipated talks between Afghan politicians, civil society members and other representatives of Afghanistan’s society with the Taliban scheduled for April 20-21...
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In the biggest known capture, Taliban take 150 Afghan soldiers as prisoners: Report
In the biggest known capture of Afghan soldiers, the Taliban has taken 150 prisoners after they chased units into neighboring Turkmenistan and that...
