A Taliban team, led by the co-founder of the insurgent movement, arrived Wednesday in Islamabad for talks with Pakistani government leaders amid growing calls for a reduction in violence in neighboring Afghanistan. The visit came as the Taliban unleashed a wave of attacks in Afghanistan, striking in northern Baghlan and southern Uruzgan province late on Tuesday and early Wednesday. At […]
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Taliban Oppose Holding Next Round of Talks in Afghanistan
The Taliban has opposed President Ashraf Ghani’s call to hold the next round of the peace negotiations in Afghanistan, saying the request signals fear on the republic’s side.
Read more ›Details of Taliban, Republic Demands for Talks Agenda
TOLOnews has seen a document that indicates that a 28-article list of demands has been shared verbally by the Afghan republic’s team with the Taliban, and the Taliban has verbally shared a list of 24 demands with the republic’s negotiators. The republic’s negotiators have been categorized into five sections. A discussion about a ceasefire is on the top of the […]
Read more ›History On Repeat: War And Peace In Afghanistan – Analysis
After more than five decades of continuous conflict, peace remains elusive in Afghanistan. The Central Asian country has a long and troubled history of foreign military occupation, covert intervention, violent acts of militant Islamism, and regional warlords. Moreover, its security has deteriorated even further due to the central government’s inability to establish internal order, secure effective territorial control of the […]
Read more ›Mullah Baradar-led Taliban team in Pakistan for talks
A Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has travelled to Pakistan in response to an invitation from Islamabad. Dr. Mohammad Naeem, Taliban’s political spokesman tweeted: “Today (Tuesday), a high level delegation led by Mullah Baradar, head of political office, left for Islamabad at the official invitation of neighboring country Pakistan.”
Read more ›US builds Chaldovar border outpost on Tajik-Afghan boarder
The US Embassy in Dushanbe, in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), yesterday launched a new project to reconstruct and modernize the Chaldovar border post in Shahritous district on the Tajik-Afghan border.
Read more ›Taliban delegation visits Pakistan at invitation of Islamabad
A Taliban delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the political deputy head of the Taliban’s office in Doha, is expected to meet with high-ranking Pakistani officials on Wednesday, after arriving in the country. The visit comes after an official invitation was extended to the group by the Pakistan government.
Read more ›13 security forces killed in Taliban attack in Baghlan
At least 13 Afghan security force members were killed and five others wounded in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a Taliban attack in Baghlan province.
Read more ›10 border forces killed in Kunduz attack
At least 10 border forces have been killed and four others wounded in a Taliban attack in Imam Sahib district of northeastern Kunduz province, officials said Monday.
Read more ›Senate wants Doha talks moved to Afghanistan
The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Tuesday supported the government’s proposal to shift the next phases of peace talks to Afghanistan, believe the move would reduce foreign influence on the peace process. Earlier, National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib and President Ashraf Ghani had asked for shifting next phases of peace talks to Afghanistan.
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