Tag: Peace talks
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Kabul amid political crisis, rising COVID-19 cases
Pompeo is set to meet with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani along with his archrival Abdullah Abdullah, who also claims the presidency.
March 23, 2020 -
India to attend signing of peace deal between US and Taliban in Doha
It will be for the first time India will officially attend an event involving the Taliban.
February 28, 2020 -
‘Tired’ Taliban wants to make peace deal with United States: Donald Trump
Last year in September, the peace talks were called off after Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack in Kabul that killed an American soldier and 11 other people.
February 24, 2020 -
UN envoy in Yemen amid preparation for peace talks
Yemen has been in a civil war in the past three years, pitting Houthi rebels and forces loyal to the government of Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
November 21, 2018 -
India silent at Moscow meet with Taliban; govt says only part of peace process
Official sources said India sent former diplomats Amar Sinha and TCA Raghavan as non-official participants for Friday's meeting.
November 10, 2018 -
In a first, India to hold talks with Taliban at ‘non-official level’ in Moscow
Moscow has invited representatives from the US as well as India, Iran, China, Pakistan and five former Soviet republics in Central Asia to take part in the event.
November 9, 2018 -
National Conference demands J-K autonomy, restoration of peace talks with Pakistan
Party resolution adopted after two-day working committee meeting urged the Central government and the state administration to take immediate steps to "restore a sense of security" in the state
September 26, 2018 -
Backlash in Pakistan for Imran Khan over India ‘debacle’
Opposition parties have questioned the “haste being shown by Prime Minister Imran Khan in making efforts to mend fences with India”
September 24, 2018 -
Afghan Taliban prepare for peace talks with US
The Taliban are preparing to send a delegation for talks with US officials about ending the conflict in Afghanistan and the meeting could address a possible prisoner swap, two officials involved with the process said on Tuesday.
September 11, 2018 -
PM Modi doesn’t advocate peace talks: Musharraf
Former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf has said his country and India were on the path of reconciliation when he was in power but that was no longer the case because Prime Minister Narendra Modi "isn't an advocate of peace talks".
May 26, 2018 -
US rhetoric threatens North Korean peace talks
Despite a historic meeting between Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un, a peace treaty between the two Koreas and the denuclearization of the North is threatened by the United States’ continued media blitz where it claims credit for bringing the North to the negotiating table. Senior members of Trump’s administration including National Security Advisor John Bolton, …
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May 7, 2018 -
Kabul accepted its offer to revive peace talks, says Pakistan
Pakistan’s prime minister says Afghanistan has accepted his offer to revive stalled peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said war is not the solution to the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan. His remarks today came a day after he visited Kabul and met with the Afghan leadership. Pakistan has praised …
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April 7, 2018 -
Initiate peace talks with Pakistan, Mehbooba Mufti urges PM Modi
Reiterating her concerns over the wellbeing of the people of her state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate peace talks with Pakistan. “The people of J-K are the ones paying the price of enmity and partition between our nation and Pakistan. Our people are being …
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March 19, 2018 -
EU hopes China will mediate with Taliban for talks
The European Union’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday hoped that “key player” China would mediate with the Taliban for acceptance of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s offer for unconditional peace talks. Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Roland Kobia said the EU was not in contact with the Taliban and urged those countries that …
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March 14, 2018 -
For peace talks, Taliban must quit violence: US
The Taliban needs to support the Afghan constitution and abandon terror and violence if it wants peace talks with the US, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon’s Chief Spokesperson Dana White made the comment in reply to the Taliban’s call for direct talks to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Afghanistan. “The Taliban has …
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March 2, 2018 -
Afghanistan offers Taliban political recognition, peace talks
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani outlined a new peace map on Wednesday during an international meeting, which is aimed at finding negotiated settlement to the country’s lingering crisis. “The Afghan government offers peace talks to the Taliban without any preconditions,” Ghani told participants at the Kabul Process for Peace and Security Cooperation meeting, Xinhua reported. …
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February 28, 2018 -
Taliban doesn’t seem to be ready for peace talks: US
The Taliban as this point of time does not seem to be ready for peace talks, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, 28 February, asserting that any such talks have to be “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned”. In a way, the Trump administration, ruled out direct talks with the Taliban, which was being sought by the terrorist …
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February 28, 2018