U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that a truce agreement between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan is not without risk but “looks very promising.”
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On the Verge of a Possible Peace Deal in Afghanistan?
After a month of on again, off again talks, the United States and the Afghan Taliban seem to have reached an agreement that could lead to a temporary cessation of violence in the near term.
Read more ›The Real Winners of the Afghan Election: The Taliban
Of the country’s 9.6 million registered voters (among a total population of 37 million), a total of just 1.82 million votes were counted. Of these, Mr Ghani achieved his victory by winning a paltry 923,592 votes, which can hardly be described as a commanding mandate.
Read more ›Taliban, Afghan forces clash despite talk of breakthrough in peace deal
Afghan government forces and Taliban insurgents waged war against each other in the past 24 hours despite U.S. officials saying there had been a breakthrough in recent days in peace talks to end the 18-year-old conflict.
Read more ›Gen. Keane: Taliban commanders under orders to kill American soldiers to break our will
Taliban commanders are under specific orders to step up their attacks on American troops, Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane said Monday in response to an attack that killed two U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan over the weekend.
Read more ›Taliban Deny Suicide Attack That Killed Six in Kabul
A suicide attack near a military academy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, left six people dead on Tuesday, the interior ministry said.
Read more ›U.S. ready to sign peace deal if Taliban abide by promise to reduce violence
The United States and the Taliban are poised to clinch a deal that would see the withdrawal of U.S. troops and the start of peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government. But the agreement will go ahead only if the Taliban abide by a pledge to reduce violence over a seven-day period, according to a Western official, an […]
Read more ›Suicide bombing shatters relative calm in Kabul, killing six
After months of relative calm in the Afghan capital, a suicide bombing Tuesday morning outside a military academy left at least six dead and 12 wounded, according to the Ministry of Interior Affairs.
Read more ›Afghan militant shell kills 7 from same family in Pakistan
At least seven members of the same Pakistani family were killed Sunday when their home was hit by a mortar round fired from across the border in Afghanistan by suspected militants, Pakistani police said.
Read more ›US envoy briefs Afghan president on peace talks with Taliban
Zalmay Khalilzad says he is hopeful of reaching an understanding on reduction of hostilities with Taliban.
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