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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan

Two US service members have been killed in Afghanistan, NATO's Resolute Support mission said

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Afghanistan: At least 10 people killed in series of Kabul blasts

At least 10 people were killed and scores more wounded by a series of blasts that rocked the Afghan capital Kabul

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Croatian soldier killed, 2 others wounded in Taliban attack in Afghanistan capital

A Croatian soldier died and two others were wounded in the Afghan capital Kabul when their vehicle was hit by a Taliban suicide attacker

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Afghanistan peace talks end without Taliban ceasefire agreement

Talks between Afghan government representatives and Taliban insurgents – concluded with a "roadmap" for a peace deal but no ceasefire

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Afghanistan school children increasingly vulnerable in surging conflict

Children in Afghanistan are increasingly the victims of brutal violence even as the government and Taliban sit down for peace talks

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Intra-Afghan peace talks resume in Qatar

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) – Dozens of powerful Afghans resumed talks with the Taliban on Monday, July 8 in Doha, where a possible ceasefire is on the table along with key issues such as women’s rights. Stakes are high for the talks which follow a week of U.S.-Taliban negotiations with both sides eyeing a resolution to the bloody 18-year conflict. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that the Afghan gathering “has been a long time coming” and praised the country’s “government, civil society, women, and Taliban” for coming together. Washington has said it wants to seal a political deal with the Taliban ahead of Afghan presidential polls due in September to allow foreign forces to begin to withdraw. Around 70 delegates are attending the two-day gathering which has been organized by Germany and Qatar. “History will remember those who were able to set their differences aside for the sake of the country” said Germany envoy Markus Potzel as he opened the gathering Sunday. A German source confirmed the second day of talks got underway just before 0600 GMT. Delegate Asila Wardak, a member of the High Peace Council established by former president Hamid Karzai to engage with Taliban elements, said …

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Khalilzad should persist with Taliban talks to end the endless Afghanistan war

Despite the second-guessing, nobody has come up with a better solution for Afghanistan than negotiations with the Taliban, retired US Ambassador Herman J. Cohen argues

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Afghanistan: 6 killed, dozens injured in car bomb blast in central Kabul claimed by the Taliban

Dozens of people were wounded as a powerful car bomb rocked Kabul and gunmen battled special forces near government buildings, Afghan officials said

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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan, Resolute Support says

Two US service members were killed in Afghanistan, NATO's Resolute Support mission said, the latest international casualties as the US and the Taliban prepare new talks

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Germany and Qatar push for Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks

Germany and Qatar are working to organize an "inter-Afghan dialogue," in an effort to start formal talks between the government and Taliban

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