Afghanistan’s warring factions are set to begin their first direct peace talks early next week in Qatar amid U.S.-led international calls for them to seize the “historic opportunity” to end the country’s long war.
Read more ›Archive for September, 2020
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10
A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning but he escaped unharmed, his spokesman said. The attack killed at least 10 people.
Read more ›U.S. envoy meets new Taliban chief negotiator as Afghan peace talks near
U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting in Doha with the head of the new Taliban team due to open peace talks with a team representing the Afghan government, the Islamist insurgent group said on Tuesday.
Read more ›Taliban Fighters Attack Previously Spared Afghan Province
For the first time in two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, a historically secure province, Panjshir, has come under attack. Authorities say several members of the Taliban kidnapped locals on Tuesday, with residents saying they have taken up arms to help Afghan security forces.
Read more ›Pakistan destined for terror finance blacklist
Pakistan’s bid to curb money laundering and terror financing hit a political wall when the opposition-dominated upper house recently voted down two related bills tabled by the ruling Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI).
Read more ›Afghan Rivals Gather in Qatar for Historic US-Backed Peace Talks
Representatives of Afghanistan’s warring factions have gathered in Qatar for historic U.S.-brokered peace negotiations starting Saturday that aim to find a political settlement to the South Asian country’s long war.
Read more ›Zulfiqar Forces claim attack on U.S. Embassy in Iraq
The nascent Zulfiqar Forces, part of the Iranian-backed ‘Islamic Resistance in Iraq,’ recently published a video claiming responsibility for an Aug. 27 rocket attack against the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Read more ›Facebook bias spurs violence in India, US rights groups say
A letter signed by more than 40 civil rights groups says Facebook has failed to address hateful content in India. Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address hateful content in India as they demanded that the company’s head of public policy there be removed.
Read more ›Afghan Peace Talks and Uncertainty over the Taliban’s Commitment
After clearing the latest hurdle of a prisoner swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban, there will now be a push to capitalize on the momentum to move forward with peace talks.
Read more ›Prisoners sought by Taliban on flight to Doha, peace talks this weekend
Six prisoners sought by the Taliban left Kabul on a flight to Doha on Thursday evening, two government sources told Reuters, as the insurgents confirmed they would start long-awaited peace talks on Saturday.
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