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Afghan peace talks with Taliban has resumed: Trump

2:29 pm November 29, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration had resumed talks with the Taliban with the purpose of bringing peace in Afghanistan, but refused to give a timeline for drawdown of his troops. “Yes,” Trump told a small group of reporters at the Bagram Air Field on Thursday when asked to confirm whether […]

Trump calls Pak PM and Afghan President, thanks them for release of western hostages

5:49 pm November 22, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani for their support in the release of an American and an Australian hostages held by Taliban since 2016, the White House said. On Tuesday, Australian Timothy Weeks, 50, and Kevin King, 63, an American, were handed over to […]

Afghan chief executive slams president’s ‘wishlist’ peace plan

11:40 pm November 5, 2019

Kabul: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah dismissed Tuesday a new peace proposal by his election rival President Ashraf Ghani as an unrealistic “wishlist”, and again questioned the validity of thousands of votes from recent polls. US President Donald Trump in September ended year-long talks with the Taliban amid ongoing insurgent violence, leaving Afghans wondering what […]

Blast at Afghanistan mosque kills 62 during prayers

Blast at Afghan mosque kills 62 during prayers

9:33 pm October 18, 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan: An explosion rocked a mosque in eastern Afghanistan as dozens of people gathered for Friday players, causing the roof to collapse and killing 62 worshippers, provincial officials said. The attack underscored the record-high number of civilians dying in the country’s 18-year war. Attahullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar Province, said the […]

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Afghan Taliban frees three Indian hostages: Reports

2:16 pm October 7, 2019

Islamabad: The Afghan Taliban said it has freed three Indian engineers held hostage for over a year in an exchange for securing the release of 11 of its members, including some high-ranking officials of the militant group, according to media reports on Monday. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two Taliban officials refused to say who […]