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Taliban stress preconditions for peace talks
The Afghan Taliban on Sunday reiterated their pre-conditions for the resumption of peace talks with Kabul, including their removal from international terror blacklists, at an informal meeting with leg
24 Jan 2016 10:54 PM
8 Haqqani men held for Kabul blast
Afghan forces arrested eight members of the feared Haqqani militant network who they said carried out a suicide attack this week on journalists working for the country’s most-watched television channe
23 Jan 2016 6:31 AM
Afghan Taliban will attend crisis group talks in Qatar
The Afghan Taliban will send representatives to a conference organised by an international crisis group that will discuss resolving the war in Afghanistan, the group said in a statement on Friday.
23 Jan 2016 6:27 AM
Afghan Taliban to attend crisis group's conference in Doha
The conference is 'aimed at finding a solution to the conflict in Afghanistan,' now in its 15th year.
22 Jan 2016 3:59 PM
Taliban attack on Afghan TV employees widely condemned
A suicide bomber struck the minibus with workers from Tolo TV, owned by the private Moby Group, the country's biggest media organisation.
21 Jan 2016 4:34 PM
Islamic State radio beams propaganda, threats across rural Afghanistan
The threats were made during a discussion program on 'Voice of the Caliphate,' an elusive radio station operated by IS.
21 Jan 2016 11:34 AM
India's Mi-35 helicopters ready for first battle in Afghanistan
According to the Defense Ministry, the helicopters will be used in the ongoing Helmand battle for the first time.
21 Jan 2016 9:24 AM
Suicide bombing in Afghan capital kills 7
Seven people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber str-uck a minibus carrying em-ployees of popular Afghan TV channel TOLO, just months after the Taliban declared the network a leg-itimate “mili
21 Jan 2016 6:20 AM
7 dead as TV channel bus hit in Kabul
Seven people were killed Wednesday when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying employees of popular Afghan TV channel TOLO, just months after the Taliban declared the network a legitimate “militar
21 Jan 2016 5:47 AM
Afghans rage as husband cuts off his wife’s nose
A photograph of an Afghan woman whose nose was sliced off by her husband in a fit of rage has sparked online anger, with activists demanding punishment for what one called a “barbaric act”.
20 Jan 2016 5:45 AM
4-nation meet seeks to revive Taliban talks
Kabul will hold delayed parliamentary polls in Oct.
19 Jan 2016 5:37 AM
Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary polls on October 15
President Ashraf Ghani last year extended the assembly's mandate until elections were feasible.
18 Jan 2016 4:45 PM
Second round of four-nation meeting in Kabul seeks to revive Taliban talks
Afghanistan sees the support of Pakistan as vital to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table.
18 Jan 2016 3:14 PM
Afghanistan official says thinks Taliban interested in talks
A previous round broke down in July after it was known that Taliban's leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, had actually been dead for two years.
13 Jan 2016 9:50 AM
Afghan government warns Taliban on staying out of peace talks
Afghanistan along with Pak, China and US held a meeting in Islamabad to work on a roadmap to end 14-year old war.
13 Jan 2016 9:48 AM
Pak army officers involved in attack on Indian mission: Afghanistan
An intense gun-battle between security forces and the attackers took place outside the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif on Jan 3.
13 Jan 2016 9:22 AM
Pakistan Armymen part of Mazar mission attack: Afghans
Pakistani military officers were involved in the attack on the Indian consulate in Mazar-e- Sharif in which assailants attempted to storm the mission building, a senior Afghan police official said Tue
13 Jan 2016 1:05 AM
Pakistan will list Taliban keen on dialogue
Pakistan will present a list of Taliban willing to negotiate with Kabul at a meeting this week aimed at reviving the Afghan peace process, an Afghan official said on Sunday.
11 Jan 2016 3:44 AM
Pakistan to host 4-nation Taliban talks
A four-nation conference on Afghan reconciliation process will be held in Islamabad on Monday to explore ways to create a consensus for talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan’s government, official
10 Jan 2016 4:49 AM
Pakistan to host four-nation meeting on ending Afghan war
The talks do not include Taliban.
09 Jan 2016 1:28 PM
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