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Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US, talks with Afghan govt -sources
Middle East
January 18, 2020
Taliban open to 10-day ceasefire with US, talks with Afghan govt -sources
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban will implement a 10-day ceasefire with US troops, a reduction in violence with Afghan…
Taliban target Afghan security forces, killing 26: officials
Middle East
January 1, 2020
Taliban target Afghan security forces, killing 26: officials
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban unleashed a new wave of attacks in northern Afghanistan, targeting members of the country’s…
In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom
Middle East
December 30, 2019
In Afghanistan, jailed Taliban await peace, their freedom
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of Taliban prisoners jailed in Afghanistan as insurgents see a peace deal being hammered out…
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Twenty-seven local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants have kidnapped 27 peace activists from a highway in Afghanistan’s western Farah province, local officials…
Taliban claim attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan
Middle East
December 23, 2019
Taliban claim attack that killed US soldier in Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility Monday for an attack on an American convoy that killed one US soldier and, according to…
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
Middle East
December 23, 2019
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
At his home in the mountains north of Kabul, former mujahideen fighter Shah Sulaiman closed his damaged eyes, took a…
Afghanistan’s Ghani on track for second term: initial results
Middle East
December 22, 2019
Afghanistan’s Ghani on track for second term: initial results
Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani appeared to have won a second term Sunday, narrowly scoring an outright win in preliminary polling…
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source
Middle East
December 7, 2019
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source
Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly…
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at Hague international court
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at Hague international court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court opened a three-day hearing Wednesday at which prosecutors and victims aim…
Stunned residents return after IS losses in east Afghanistan
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Stunned residents return after IS losses in east Afghanistan
Afghan farmer Gulnar Malik had seen her share of hardships as war ravaged her country for decades — but nothing…