Tag: Taliban
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Afghan govt, Taliban continue prisoner swap talks
The agreement called for the Taliban to release 1,000 detained Afghan security force members.
May 30, 2020 -
14 Afghan security force members killed in attack, Taliban claims responsibility
Afghan officials confirmed the attack in the early hours of Friday had killed 14 Afghan security force members.
May 29, 2020 -
7 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban attack, 3 injured
The clash came a day after a three-day ceasefire between Taliban militants and government security forces ended on Tuesday night.
May 28, 2020 -
Taliban, Afghan President Ghani declare 3 day cease-fire for Eid holiday
The Taliban's cease-fire announcement follows an Eid al-Fitr message from the Taliban leader which said the insurgent group was committed to the peace deal.
May 24, 2020 -
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets Taliban in Doha, discusses peace deal
Khalilzad also met President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul and congratulated them on their agreement to form an inclusive government after proctracted negotiations.
May 21, 2020 -
ISIS conducted 2 deadly attacks in Afghanistan: US envoy Khalilzad
The terrorist group opposes a peace agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban, he further added.
May 15, 2020 -
Deadly attack on Afghan army base, Taliban claims responsibility
The interior ministry confirmed that the attack took place in the eastern city of Gardez.
May 14, 2020 -
Key IS leaders arrested in Kabul: Afghan intelligence
Security force members also sustained casualties in the operation: two were killed and six others were wounded, according to security sources.
May 12, 2020 -
Afghan govt says 610 soldiers missing from Taliban custody
The allegation comes amid an unofficial prisoner release process being carried out by both sides, despite failed negotiations, as part of an agreement between the Taliban and the US that included the swapping of 5,000 Taliban prisoners for 1,000 Afghan security personnel imprisoned by the rebels.
May 12, 2020 -
Four back-to-back bomb blasts rock Afghanistan’s capital Kabul: Police
Terrorists have carried out several roadside bombings and rocket attacks in Kabul and other parts of the country in recent weeks, but Monday's four consecutive explosions appeared to be the first coordinated effort for some months.
May 11, 2020 -
3 killed in suicide attack in Kabul, several injured
Although clashes between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban fighters continued in rural areas, attacks in cities had come down to almost nil.
April 29, 2020 -
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad urges Taliban to agree to ceasefire
The Taliban is demanding the release of 5,000 prisoners by the Afghan government based on the US-Taliban agreement.
April 26, 2020 -
US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, General meet Taliban in Qatar amid COVID-19 scare
The meeting was announced by the Taliban on Twitter, and Khalilzad's trip to Qatar was confirmed by a statement from the US State Department
April 14, 2020 -
Afghanistan continues with prisoner release despite Taliban protest
The government said that it was "open" to continue technical talks with the Taliban "to advance the peace process" to end the 19-year long deadly conflict in the country.
April 10, 2020 -
7 civilians gunned down in Afghanistan
Taliban militant group has not made comments so far.
April 8, 2020 -
Cry Freedom!
While the development is wholly unrelated to the dreadful illness, the forward movement in geopolitics is unmistakable ~ two wholly unrelated quantities.
April 4, 2020 -
India welcomes President Ghani’s decision to form team for intra-Afghan talks
Earlier, Ghani had pardoned thousands of Taliban prisoners in a key preliminary step to intra-Afghan talks between a government delegation and the extremist group.
April 1, 2020