Tag: Taliban

--Ghani says peace process should be Afghan-led because Afghans are 'victims of this war' --Khalilzad says his role is to facilitate talks between militant outfit...

Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation of United States, Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday briefed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other government officials about the recently...

--Maj Gen Ghafoor says mutual settlement in Afghanistan after US-Taliban talks to be in Pakistan's interest also --Army spokesperson says most of PTM's demands already...

--Taliban agree to hold talks with Afghan govt after ceasefire agreement becomes effective --Khalilzad says agreement must include an 'intra-Afghan dialogue and comprehensive ceasefire' --Pakistan Army...

PESHAWAR: A co-founder of the Taliban was appointed as the leader of its political office in Qatar on Thursday to strengthen its hand in...

KABUL: Talks between the United States and Afghan Taliban officials in Qatar entered a fourth day on Thursday, with the two sides trying to...

--Taliban spokesman says 'we want to make it clear that we will not hold any meeting with Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad' --Says militant outfit will...

Former Taliban minister Hafez Mohibullah was arrested by Pakistani forces in Peshawar on Monday night, BBC reported on Tuesday. According to reports, the former religious...

Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in an interview to a local media outlet stated that Pakistan wants the Taliban to settle the 17-year-old conflict...

--Taliban leadership says cannot afford to meet Afghan govt delegation at this point PESHAWAR: The Taliban will not attend planned peace talks with the United States...

KABUL: Taliban fighters killed more than 20 Afghan security forces in simultaneous raids on a provincial capital and district in northern Afghanistan, an official said...

KABUL: The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the militants, fighting to restore strict Islamic law in...

PESHAWAR: A senior Taliban was killed in the aftermath of a United States (US) drone strike in Afghanistan's Pakita province on Sunday. According to a...

--Qureshi says Pakistan has also released some Afghan Taliban prisoners to make 'conducive environment' for peace talks   MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday...

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan and will continue playing its role to bring stability in the...

KABUL: The Taliban welcomed news of the US plan to withdraw half its troops in Afghanistan by the summer, as Afghan generals warned it would be...

--US special envoy Khalilzad calls on COAS Gen Bajwa, appreciates role in Afghan peace process --Gen Bajwa assures Khalilzad of Pakistan's continued efforts for regional...