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Head Of Afghan Peace Council Abdullah Abdullah Meets PM Modi In Delhi
Afghanistan's top peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the ongoing peace initiative to bring back stability in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Peace Council Tells Taliban It Is Ready For Talks: Report
Members of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, a body overseeing peace efforts, met Taliban officials at a conference in Moscow on Friday and repeated President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks without pre-conditions.
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In Secret Meetings, Taliban Rejected Pakistan Pressure On Peace Process
Pakistani officials threatened to expel Afghanistan's Taliban from bases in Pakistan if they did not join peace talks this month, but the militants rebuffed their traditional patron, two officials said, casting doubt on how much influence Islamabad retains over them.
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Strengthen Sanctions Regime Against Terrorists: India to UN Security Council
Afghan peace talks without "perceptible reduction" in violence by the Taliban will not eliminate risks to reconciliation, India has said as it called on the Security Council to strengthen its sanctions regime to ensure listed terror outfits are denied safe havens.
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Second Round of Afghanistan-Taliban Peace Talks Likely in China
China is likely to host a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives next week, an Afghan official said today, raising hopes for progress toward a political settlement to end years of bloodshed.
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Afghanistan Peace Talks 'Legitimate': Taliban Leader Mullah Omar
Taliban leader Mullah Omar on today hailed as 'legitimate' peace talks aimed at ending Afghanistan's 13-year war, in his first comments on the nascent dialogue.
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Doubts and Divisions Among Commanders as Taliban Talk Peace
Talks last week between Afghanistan and Taliban negotiators were hailed by officials as a major breakthrough, but insurgent commanders on the ground have responded far more sceptically, highlighting the huge challenges facing the embryonic peace process.
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UN Security Council Welcomes Direct Talks Between Afghan Government and Taliban
The UN Security Council has welcomed the recently held direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban as a step towards "peace and reconciliation" in the war-torn country.
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Kabul Plans Detailed Taliban Talks on Ending Bloodshed
Afghan negotiators said today their next round of talks with the Taliban would focus in detail on ways to end bloodshed in the country, wracked by nearly 40 years of war.
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Afghans, Taliban to Meet Again After Pakistan Talks: Ministry
Pakistan on today said Afghan and Taliban representatives had agreed to meet again after landmark through-the-night talks aimed at ending the militants' 13-year insurgency.
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Taliban, Other Afghans Talk Women's Rights in Norway
Members of Afghanistan's Taliban are in Norway for informal talks with representatives of Afghan society, the Norwegian government said today, in a new sign of a nascent dialogue.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet with Taliban in Qatar: Officials
An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of Taliban insurgents over the next few days aimed at ending Afghanistan's long war, an official said on Friday.
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Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani Walks Tightrope Over US, Pakistan Ties
In pursuing rapprochement with Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the very antithesis of his fiery predecessor, but his unprecedented diplomatic overtures have prompted rumblings of unease back home.
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Afghan peace team seeks Dubai meeting with Taliban figures
A delegation from Afghanistan's High Peace Council has travelled to Dubai to meet former and current Taliban figures, in the hope of laying the groundwork for peace talks to end Afghanistan's long conflict, sources familiar with the move told Reuters.
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Pakistan to help Afghans meet former Taliban chief
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised Afghanistan that he would help arrange further meetings between Afghan officials and former Taliban commander.
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Head Of Afghan Peace Council Abdullah Abdullah Meets PM Modi In Delhi
Afghanistan's top peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed the ongoing peace initiative to bring back stability in Afghanistan.
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Afghan Peace Council Tells Taliban It Is Ready For Talks: Report
Members of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, a body overseeing peace efforts, met Taliban officials at a conference in Moscow on Friday and repeated President Ashraf Ghani's offer of peace talks without pre-conditions.
-
In Secret Meetings, Taliban Rejected Pakistan Pressure On Peace Process
Pakistani officials threatened to expel Afghanistan's Taliban from bases in Pakistan if they did not join peace talks this month, but the militants rebuffed their traditional patron, two officials said, casting doubt on how much influence Islamabad retains over them.
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Strengthen Sanctions Regime Against Terrorists: India to UN Security Council
Afghan peace talks without "perceptible reduction" in violence by the Taliban will not eliminate risks to reconciliation, India has said as it called on the Security Council to strengthen its sanctions regime to ensure listed terror outfits are denied safe havens.
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Second Round of Afghanistan-Taliban Peace Talks Likely in China
China is likely to host a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban representatives next week, an Afghan official said today, raising hopes for progress toward a political settlement to end years of bloodshed.
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Afghanistan Peace Talks 'Legitimate': Taliban Leader Mullah Omar
Taliban leader Mullah Omar on today hailed as 'legitimate' peace talks aimed at ending Afghanistan's 13-year war, in his first comments on the nascent dialogue.
-
Doubts and Divisions Among Commanders as Taliban Talk Peace
Talks last week between Afghanistan and Taliban negotiators were hailed by officials as a major breakthrough, but insurgent commanders on the ground have responded far more sceptically, highlighting the huge challenges facing the embryonic peace process.
-
UN Security Council Welcomes Direct Talks Between Afghan Government and Taliban
The UN Security Council has welcomed the recently held direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban as a step towards "peace and reconciliation" in the war-torn country.
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Kabul Plans Detailed Taliban Talks on Ending Bloodshed
Afghan negotiators said today their next round of talks with the Taliban would focus in detail on ways to end bloodshed in the country, wracked by nearly 40 years of war.
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Afghans, Taliban to Meet Again After Pakistan Talks: Ministry
Pakistan on today said Afghan and Taliban representatives had agreed to meet again after landmark through-the-night talks aimed at ending the militants' 13-year insurgency.
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Taliban, Other Afghans Talk Women's Rights in Norway
Members of Afghanistan's Taliban are in Norway for informal talks with representatives of Afghan society, the Norwegian government said today, in a new sign of a nascent dialogue.
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Afghan Delegation to Meet with Taliban in Qatar: Officials
An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of Taliban insurgents over the next few days aimed at ending Afghanistan's long war, an official said on Friday.
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Afghanistan's Ashraf Ghani Walks Tightrope Over US, Pakistan Ties
In pursuing rapprochement with Pakistan and the United States, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the very antithesis of his fiery predecessor, but his unprecedented diplomatic overtures have prompted rumblings of unease back home.
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Afghan peace team seeks Dubai meeting with Taliban figures
A delegation from Afghanistan's High Peace Council has travelled to Dubai to meet former and current Taliban figures, in the hope of laying the groundwork for peace talks to end Afghanistan's long conflict, sources familiar with the move told Reuters.
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Pakistan to help Afghans meet former Taliban chief
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised Afghanistan that he would help arrange further meetings between Afghan officials and former Taliban commander.
