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22 Aug 2020 - 11:48

Pakistan orders full compliance with UN sanctions against Afghan Taliban

Pakistani government has issued "statutory notification" ordering full compliance with UN Security Council sanctions against Afghan Taliban and other groups associated with it.

6 Apr 2020 - 05:43

Taliban threaten more attacks if peace deal not honored

The Afghan Taliban warned Sunday that it will resume full-scale attacks if a peace agreement signed with the U.S. in February is not followed in letter and spirit.

17 Mar 2020 - 12:49

U.S. envoy welcomes Taliban’s statement on ISIS

The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad welcomed the statement by Afghan Taliban in which the group denounced the ISIS terrorist group and vowed to stop any attempts by the terror group to recruit, fundraise or train inside Afghanistan.

12 Mar 2020 - 11:15

British forces to begin their final retreat from Afghanistan

After nearly two decades of military intervention in Afghanistan, the UK finally looks set to depart the country following the US peace deal with the Afghan Taliban.

11 Mar 2020 - 11:42

U.S. general says Taliban fought ISIS with limited U.S. support

Commander of U.S. Central Command Kenneth McKenzie said on Tuesday that Afghan Taliban had pushed back the ISIS militants in eastern Afghanistan with "very limited" support from the U.S. military.

3 Mar 2020 - 12:47

Afghan Taliban say they will resume fighting against Govt forces

Afghan Taliban say they will resume fighting against government forces.

1 Mar 2020 - 16:55

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would meet with the Taliban leaders soon.

Trump said this on the day US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad signed a peace deal with the Taliban in Qatar.

29 Feb 2020 - 11:22

Human Rights Must Be At The Heart of Peace Process: AI

Amnesty International in response to the peace agreement signed by the United States of America and the Afghan Taliban said that no one desires peace more than the people of Afghanistan.

29 Feb 2020 - 10:26

Trump sends Pompeo to attend signing of U.S.-Taliban deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will attend the signing of U.S.-Taliban agreement, which could be one step forward to ultimate U.S. troops withdrawal and lasting peace in Afghanistan.

26 Feb 2020 - 10:58

Pompeo says U.S.-Taliban deal to include timeline for troops withdrawal, intra-Afghan negotiations

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that a possible U.S.-Taliban peace deal will include a timetable for conditions-based U.S. troop withdrawals and the start of the intra-Afghan negotiations.

22 Feb 2020 - 10:31

US, Afghan Taliban agreement to lead reduction in violence across Afghanistan: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that his country and the Afghan Taliban have reached an understanding that could lead to a significant and nationwide reduction in violence across Afghanistan.

11 Feb 2020 - 01:50

Taliban weapons facilitator killed in Afghan army airstrike: gov't

A weapons facilitator of the Afghan Taliban was targeted and killed in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, the country's Defense Ministry said Monday.

10 Jan 2020 - 22:35

Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, rising death toll

A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan on Friday evening

20 Aug 2019 - 02:02

Afghan Taliban shadow district chief among 5 killed in airstrikes

Five militants including a Taliban shadow governor for Azra district of the eastern Logar province were killed as fighting aircraft targeted the armed group's hideout Sunday evening, provincial police spokesman Shahpor Ahmadzai said Monday.

11 May 2019 - 02:13

Afghan Taliban claimed some progress in peace negotiations with USA

The Afghan Taliban on Thursday claimed “some progress” in peace negotiations with the United States, as both sides concluded another round of talks in Qatar, but failed to reach any agreement over the withdrawal of the foreign forces.

3 May 2019 - 16:53

Don't tell us to halt the violence, tell the Americans, Afghan Taliban say

The U.S. special peace envoy for Afghanistan should stop calling on Taliban militants to lay down their arms and tell the United States to end the use of force instead, the Taliban said on Friday.

28 Apr 2019 - 23:14

Afghan peace deal hinges on ceasefire by Taliban: U.S. peace envoy

Any peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban would depend on the declaration of a permanent ceasefire and a commitment to end the country’s long war, the U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Sunday.

28 Mar 2019 - 21:54

'Little Pygmy': Pakistani Minister In Twitter Rift With U.S. Kabul Ambassador

A Pakistani minister on March 27 branded the U.S. ambassador to Kabul a "little pygmy" in a Twitter dispute that erupted over the peace talks between Washington and the Afghan Taliban to end nearly 18 years of war in Afghanistan.

4 Mar 2019 - 23:57

Washington trying To Keep Afghan Peace Talks Safe From India-Pak Crisis

The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country, Afghanistan, where a fragile peace push is underway to try to end more than 17 years of war with Taliban insurgents.

4 Mar 2019 - 07:01

No agreement so far in Qatar peace talks: Afghan Taliban

Afghan Taliban and US officials have not reached any agreement in the current round of peace talks in Qatar so far, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement on Sunday.