US and Taliban negotiators enter into most crucial phase of talks
DOHA, Qatar: US and Taliban negotiators have begun a fresh round of negotiations in Qatar’s capital Doha to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan. Delegates …
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Turkish President Erdogan, PM Imran discuss Afghan peace process
ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan and discuss matters related to the Afghan peace process. Bilateral …
Will visit Pakistan if invited: Taliban spokesman
DOHA: Afghan Taliban on Thursday stated that if they were invited by Pakistan they would travel to Islamabad and meet Prime Minister Imran Khan. The …
Gunmen kill female ex-Afghan journalist in Kabul
KABUL: Gunmen shot dead a former television journalist and adviser to the Afghan parliament in Kabul on Saturday, underlining threats to women and drawing …
Envoy says US ready for ‘all sides’ to lay down arms in Afghan war
DOHA: The US special envoy tasked with forging a peace deal with the Taliban said Saturday that America stands ready for “all sides” to lay down …
Pakistan played its due role in Afghan peace process: Qureshi
MUNICH: Foreign Minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan has always been in favour of dialogue with Afghan Taliban regarding peace in Afghanistan, …
Afghan forces kill 4 militants in southern province
QALAT,AFGHANISTAN: At least four militants were confirmed dead and three others sustained injuries as government forces stormed a Taliban hideout in Arghandab …
Russia seeks to vindicate Afghan war, 30 years after pullout
MOSCOW: Soviet authorities themselves condemned the USSR’s bloody occupation of Afghanistan, but 30 years later some in Vladimir Putin’s Russia are …
Taliban local office, but group wants Doha instead
KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday offered the Taliban the possibility of opening an office in Afghanistan but the proposal was swiftly spurned by …
Taliban takes centre stage as Kabul cut out of peace talks
KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignores his overtures for peace and negotiates instead with his friends, and …