Afghanistan: At least 29 killed, 50 injured in prison attack, Islamic State takes responsibility

A shopping plaza in Jalalabad in Nangarhar province was also attacked. Both places have now been cleared of gunmen.

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· Aug 03, 2020 · 06:37 pm

Taliban to release 20 Afghanistan government prisoners as part of peace deal

The announcement came after the Afghan government released 300 Taliban prisoners last week.

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· Apr 12, 2020 · 07:53 pm

Donald Trump says he had ‘very good conversation’ with Taliban leader, day after group ends truce

The call between Washington and Doha, where the Taliban negotiating team is based, went on for about 35 minutes.

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· Mar 04, 2020 · 08:31 am

Taliban ends partial truce, to resume operations against Afghan forces

The truce went on for one week ahead of the signing of the historic accord in Doha on Saturday.

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· Mar 02, 2020 · 10:34 pm

United States, allies to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan within 14 months

The US and the Taliban also signed a peace agreement in Doha, following successful reduction of violence for a week.

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· Feb 29, 2020 · 07:22 pm

India to attend signing of US-Taliban peace deal in Doha today, say reports

This will be the first time India will officially attend an event associated with the Taliban.

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· Feb 29, 2020 · 10:20 am

Afghan war: US, Taliban agree to reduce violence from tonight, set to sign peace deal next week

The truce is a step closer to end the United States’ longest conflict and fulfil President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to bring troops back home.

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· Feb 21, 2020 · 06:43 pm

US backs India’s involvement in Afghanistan even as peace talks with Taliban continue

The US State Department said it would continue to support efforts to achieve an outcome that preserves its ‘investment in Afghanistan’s future’.

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· Nov 22, 2019 · 10:54 am

India says it prefers direct talks between Afghanistan government and the Taliban

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Syed Akbaruddin said that the terrorist threat Afghanistan faces from ‘beyond its borders’ must be addressed.

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· Sep 11, 2019 · 03:23 pm

Kabul: Rocket explodes at US embassy on 9/11 anniversary, no casualties reported

No one has claimed responsibility yet. This was the first attack in the country since President Donald Trump called off talks with the Taliban.

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· Sep 11, 2019 · 12:26 pm

Afghanistan: Taliban promises to continue fight against US forces after Trump says ‘talks are dead’

The militant group said that they will continue to opt for ‘jihad and fighting’ in order to end the occupation in the country.

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· Sep 10, 2019 · 01:47 pm

Afghanistan: After Trump calls off talks, Taliban says it’ll lead to more losses to the US

The militant group cautioned that Washington’s ‘anti-peace stance will be exposed to the world’ as losses to lives and assets will increase.

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· Sep 09, 2019 · 02:31 pm