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Jul- 2019 -9 JulyAsia Pacific
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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8 JulyAsia Pacific
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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8 JulyAsia Pacific
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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2 JulyCommentary
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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1 JulyAsia Pacific
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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Jun- 2019 -26 JuneAsia Pacific
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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20 JuneAsia Pacific
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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May- 2019 -31 MayAsia Pacific
Afghanistan civilians killed, US soldiers injured in Taliban car bomb
At least four Afghans were killed and four US troops lightly wounded when a car bomber attacked a US military convoy in Kabul
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29 MayAsia Pacific
Taliban attack Afghanistan world heritage site, killing security forces
Taliban fighters stormed security posts at Afghanistan's historic minaret of Jam, killing 18 security forces and cutting access to the UNESCO World Heritage Site
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22 MayAsia Pacific
Ghazni vehicle blast kills 3, Afghanistan interior ministry says
At least three people were killed and more than a dozen others reported injured after an explosion in the central Afghan city of Ghazni
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