Karzai On Pakistan

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  Religion Should Not Be Used As A Political Tool: Hamid Karzai

  Religion should not be used as a political tool as it causes immense harm, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said, asking Pakistan to turn a new leaf so that there is peace in the region and the countries can progress.

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  Afghanistan Official Says Thinks Taliban Interested In Talks

  Afghanistan's chief negotiator in peace talks that began in Pakistan this week said on Tuesday that he was hopeful Taliban insurgents would join the process but warned that public support would wane if there were no quick results.

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  Four-Country Talks On Taliban To Begin In Pakistan

  Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States are set to begin talks on Monday aimed at restarting the Afghan peace process and eventually ending 14 years of bloodshed fighting the Taliban insurgents.

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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.

• Best Efforts Made to Stop Terrorism Emanting From Pakistan: Hamid Karzai

  Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday said he made best efforts to stop terrorism emanating from Pakistan and termed the recent blast at Wagah border, in which 55 Pakistanis were killed, as an instance of "snake biting the trainer".

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  Afghan President Arrvies in Pakistan With Eye on Taliban Talks

  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived for his first visit to neighbouring Pakistan today, seeking to improve ties crucial to his hopes of reviving Taliban peace talks as US troops end their 13-year war.

• US Envoy for Afghanistan James Dobbins Steps Down

  The US special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down, Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday in a move which comes at a key juncture in troubled US-Afghan ties.

• Ashraf Ghani Vows Urgent Action on Corruption in Afghanistan

  Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani vowed on Friday to take immediate action to tackle corruption if elected, acknowledging that donors had grown disgruntled over misuse of aid.

• Afghan Candidate Abdullah Abdullah Seeks Pakistan Cooperation

  Afghan presidential front-runner Abdullah Abdullah said on Thursday he wanted "good neighborly relations" with Pakistan, taking a conciliatory tone after accusations that Islamabad's spy service tried to kill him.

• A Snapshot of US Troop Commitment in Afghanistan Since 2001

  U.S. and British forces began launching airstrikes into Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks against America. The initial strikes were aimed at Taliban troops, training camps and air defenses. By early November there were about 1,300 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

• Narendra Modi's Swearing-In: Hamid Karzai, Sheikh Hasina, Mahinda Rajapaksa to Attend

  Narendra Modi has invited the leaders of Pakistan, Bangladesh and other South Asian neighbours to his oath ceremony as prime minister next Monday, in a bold step to embark on a policy of regional engagement.

• World Leaders Congratulate Narendra Modi

  Leaders of several countries on Friday congratulated BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, set to become India's next prime minister, for leading the BJP to a decisive win in the general elections.

• Start peace process with Taliban for troop deal, Hamid Karzai tells Barack Obama

  Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has stood firm on his demand that the US and Pakistan re-start the peace process with the Taliban for a post-2014 troop deal to be signed. The President was responding to a warning from US President Barack Obama that he was planning for a possible 'Zero-Option' which will have no American troops in Afghanistan aft...

• Taliban checkpoint attack kills 21 Afghan soldiers

  Hundreds of heavily armed Taliban insurgents attacked army checkpoints in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, killing 21 soldiers in the deadliest single incident for the Afghan army in at least a year.

• Twenty-five years after Soviet exit, Taliban says US will meet same fate

  The Taliban called on Afghans to expel the United States from Afghanistan on Saturday just as they said Afghan mujahideen fighters had done to Soviet forces 25 years ago to the day.