Ashraf Ghani
In Kabul, US reports ‘agreements in principle’ with Taliban
Middle East
January 29, 2019
In Kabul, US reports ‘agreements in principle’ with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Negotiators for the United States and the Taliban insurgents have reached “agreements in principle” on key…
US committed to pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan
Middle East
January 28, 2019
US committed to pulling foreign forces out of Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A senior US government official, speaking after six days of US peace talks with Afghan Taliban militants,…
Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
Middle East
January 28, 2019
Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has shared details of his latest round of…
Taliban attack kills more than 100 in central Afghanistan
Middle East
January 21, 2019
Taliban attack kills more than 100 in central Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban killed more than 100 members of the Afghan security forces inside a military compound in…
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
Middle East
November 28, 2018
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
GENEVA (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team to seek a peace agreement that…
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
Middle East
November 18, 2018
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state…
Russia reaches out to Afghan leaders for Taliban talks, angering Kabul
Middle East
November 2, 2018
Russia reaches out to Afghan leaders for Taliban talks, angering Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Russia has quietly invited a group of senior Afghan politicians to talks with the Taliban in…
Counting under way in Afghan poll marred by deadly violence, chaos
Middle East
October 21, 2018
Counting under way in Afghan poll marred by deadly violence, chaos
Afghan election workers began counting votes on Saturday following a partial legislative ballot tarnished by scores of deadly militant attacks,…
A look at Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections on Saturday
Middle East
October 19, 2018
A look at Afghanistan’s parliamentary elections on Saturday
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan is holding parliamentary elections on Saturday despite deep security concerns and ongoing fighting in…
Taliban and US envoy met to discuss ending Afghanistan occupation, Taliban statement says
Middle East
October 14, 2018
Taliban and US envoy met to discuss ending Afghanistan occupation, Taliban statement says
(CNN) ̶ US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders Friday to discuss the conflict in Afghanistan, a…