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Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays: sources
Middle East
September 7, 2020
Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays: sources
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban…
Afghan negotiating team sent to Doha as more Taliban released
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Afghan negotiating team sent to Doha as more Taliban released
The Afghan government said Wednesday it sent a small technical team to Doha, Qatar, to prepare logistics for starting long-delayed…
Afghan officials to travel for talks with Taliban after agreement on prisoners: sources
Middle East
September 3, 2020
Afghan officials to travel for talks with Taliban after agreement on prisoners: sources
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan negotiators and senior officials were set to fly to Doha on Thursday ahead of planned peace…
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
Middle East
August 25, 2020
Three killed, 41 wounded in Taliban truck bomb in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents set off a truck bomb on Tuesday in an attack on Afghan army commandos, killing…
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
The Afghan government said Monday it would not release the remaining 320 Taliban prisoners, stalling peace talks that are set…
Afghan prisoner release: What it is, what it means for peace
Middle East
August 9, 2020
Afghan prisoner release: What it is, what it means for peace
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan grand assembly, known as the Loya Jirga, on Sunday approved the release of 400 “hard-core”…
Traditional council frees Taliban setting up peace talks
Middle East
August 9, 2020
Traditional council frees Taliban setting up peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional Afghan council concluded Sunday with hundreds of delegates agreeing to free 400 Taliban members,…
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
Middle East
August 7, 2020
Kabul opens traditional council on release of 400 Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A traditional council met Friday in Afghanistan’s capital to decide whether to release a final 400…
Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
Middle East
August 3, 2020
Afghan troops retake prison attacked by IS group; 29 killed
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan forces said they retook a prison in the country’s east on Monday afternoon, following an…
Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
Afghanistan’s government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners over the weekend as a rare cease-fire between the groups appeared to hold…