Tag: Afghan peace talks

Pakistan to participate in four-party meeting on Afghan peace talks

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal on Wednesday said Pakistan will take part in the upcoming round of a four-party meeting on...

Afghan rivals to meet in China after US talks stall

BEIJING: China is organising talks among Afghanistan's rival factions as part of efforts to end years of war after negotiations between the Taliban and...

Pakistan hosts Taliban-US peace talks

--Taliban delegation to ‘inform Pakistan’s leadership of factors that derailed talks’ --Pakistan says it formally extended invitation to Taliban after hectic diplomatic efforts to help...

Pakistan urges US, Taliban to re-engage in talks

--FO reiterates there’s no military to conflict in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Hours after the United States announced suspension of talks with Taliban for the Afghan peace...

US-Taliban deal would see US pull troops from five bases: Khalilzad

KABUL: The US military is set to pull troops from five Afghan bases under a proposed deal with the Taliban, the US envoy leading talks...

Taliban, rival Afghans agree to reduce violence

DOHA: The Taliban and rival Afghan parties "promise to reduce violence" following the second and final day of talks in Doha on Monday, Germany's Afghanistan...

Taliban delegation holds talks in China as part of peace push

BEIJING: China recently played host to a Taliban delegation as part of efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, China's foreign ministry said...

US withdrawal focus of next talks: Taliban

DOHA: Upcoming talks between the Taliban and the United States will focus on the timetable for pulling all foreign forces from Afghanistan, according to a...

Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women

KABUL: Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation to peace talks in Qatar this month, the movement’s main spokesperson...

Uzbekistan offers to host Afghan peace talks

KABUL: Uzbekistan offered to host direct talks for peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban, an official Afghan statement announced on Sunday. Tashkent and...

Taliban say peace talks with US ongoing with ‘care and vigilance’

 DOHA: Peace talks between the Taliban and the US are progressing on a "step-by-step" basis, a spokesman from the militant group said Sunday, following a...

Khalilzad, Baradar meet in Doha as new talks begin

DOHA: US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban's top political leader in Doha Monday, in what is believed to be the highest...

Kabul summons Pakistan ambassador over remark about peace talks

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Pakistani ambassador on Wednesday over his remarks that Afghan peace talks could be affected if India resorted to...

Taliban confront fake news and social media in propaganda war

Fighting "fake" news, wrestling with social media, and deploying an intern army -- the Taliban's sprawling propaganda machine embraces modernity even as the group...

Talks with Taliban ‘constructive’: Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that talks with Afghanistan's Taliban were making headway as he voiced cautious hope for a negotiated end...

Afghan Opp leaders accused of betrayal for Moscow Taliban talks

Afghan opposition leaders are set to meet Taliban envoys in a meeting decried by Afghanistan government officials as a betrayal that could let insurgents exploit political...

As Taliban talks gather pace, Afghan women fear turning back clock

KABUL: Eighteen years ago, at the height of the Taliban’s power in Afghanistan, Roshan Mashal secretly taught her daughters to read and write alongside...