Tag: Afghan Taliban
US airstrike kills key Taliban leader in Afghanistan
KABUL: A senior Taliban military commander has been killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday.
Abdul Manan, who was the Taliban’s...
Afghan Taliban not serious about peace: govt chief
PARIS: The Taliban in Afghanistan have not yet shown any sign they are serious about ending their 17-year insurgency despite US efforts to push...
Taliban confirm talks with US on Afghan conflict
--Afghan Taliban spokesman says no agreement was reached on 'any issue' in talks held with American officials in Qatar
KABUL: The Taliban held talks with...
Russia brokering peace in Afghanistan due to US ‘failure’, says envoy
MOSCOW: A senior Russian diplomat said Monday that Moscow is trying to be an Afghan peace broker because it considers the US has failed...
Dozens killed in Afghanistan fighting as sectarian threat grows
KABUL: Fifteen Afghan civilians and 10 commandos sent to reinforce Shi’ite militia forces fighting Taliban in the central province of Ghazni were killed on...
Afghan rivals say no closer to direct talks after Moscow meeting
MOSCOW: Afghanistan rivals failed to reach a breakthrough on holding direct peace negotiations after international talks in Moscow on Friday, the latest international push to...
In a first, India to attend Taliban peace talks in Moscow
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it will participate, at a “non-official level”, in the meeting being hosted by Russia on Afghanistan where representatives...
Taliban confirm delegation to attend Moscow peace talks
DOHA: The Taliban will send representatives to multilateral talks in Russia on war-torn Afghanistan this month, the militant group said on Tuesday, as the international community...
Five senior Afghan Taliban leaders join group’s political office in Qatar
WASHINGTON: Leading members of the Taliban who were once held by the US at Guantanamo Bay have joined the group’s political office in the Gulf...
Afghans vote in Kandahar’s delayed elections
KABUL: Security was tight in southern Kandahar on Saturday as voters waited hours in line to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections that were...
Pakistan releases Taliban leaders to help facilitate Afghan reconciliation process
--Taliban commanders released on 'special request' made by US, Qatari leadership
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has finally released Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar alias Mullah Baradar and...
Photo ‘released’ of terrorist who killed Afghan security chief, governor
Afghan Taliban have reportedly released photo and details of the bodyguard who killed one of most powerful security commander and the governor police chief...
Afghan Taliban says will continue talks with US peace envoy
KABUL: Taliban leaders will continue to meet for discussions with the newly appointed US special envoy for peace efforts in Afghanistan, the Taliban said...
Haqqani Network founder Jalaluddin Haqqani dead
--Afghan Taliban say leader of Afghanistan's most feared militant outfit died 'after a long battle with illness'
KABUL: Jalaluddin Haqqani, the founder of the Haqqani...
Ghani touts ceasefire with Afghan Taliban in Eid address
KABUL: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Friday touted a three-day ceasefire with the Taliban in an address to the nation heralding the Islamic...
Taliban’s inclusion in Afghan government necessary for regional peace: Khazari
ISLAMABAD: Former Iranian foreign minister Seyed Kamal Kharazi backed Pakistan's call for Afghan peace process, saying that the involvement of Afghan Taliban in Afghanistan government...
US accuses Russia of arming Afghan Taliban
Russia denies allegations, says it has had talks with insurgent group
Report says Afghan Taliban 'also keen to distance itself from Pakistan and demonstrate...
