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Taliban view troops withdrawal as symobolic step
Jun 23rd
KABUL: The Taliban dismissed President Barack Obama”s announcement of US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan as “only as a symbolic step,” in a statement released Thursday.
The Taliban “considers this announcement, which currently withdraws 10,000 so…
Taliban view troops withdrawal as ‘symobolic step’
Jun 23rd
KABUL: The Taliban dismissed President Barack Obama’s announcement of US troop withdrawals from Afghanistan as “only as a symbolic step,” in a statement released Thursday. The Taliban “considers this announcement, which currently withdraws 10,000 soldiers this year, only as a symbolic step which will never satisfy the war-weary international community or the American people,” it [...]
Karzai meets Irans defence minister
Jun 20th
KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai met Irans Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi here on Sunday.
During the meeting, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said national and regional solutions for strengthening stability in Afghanistan were mo…
Gates confirms US-Taliban talks
Jun 19th
WASHINGTON: It could be months before efforts to broker a peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban bear fruit, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in an interview aired on Sunday.
Gates, who steps down at the end of the month, said …
Mullah Omar key for US in Afghan talks: experts
Jun 19th
KABUL: The US may be in talks with the Taliban but its key challenge will be reaching out to the militants” elusive, one-eyed leader Mullah Omar as momentum builds for a peace deal in Afghanistan, experts say.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Satur…
US holding talks with Taliban: Karzai
Jun 19th
KABUL: The United States is holding talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday, in the first official confirmation of such contacts after nearly 10 years of war.
Although diplomats and officials say talks are at a very early s…
United States in talks with Taliban: Hamid Karzai
Jun 19th
KABUL: The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the first official confirmation of US involvement in negotiations. Diplomats have already said there have been months of preliminary talks between [...]
US is talking to Taliban: Karzai
Jun 18th
KABUL: The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the first official confirmation …
Most countries lie to each other: Gates
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that “most countries lie to each other” as he faced renewed questions in Congress on Wednesday about whether Pakistan and Afghanistan were playing a double game with Washington.
The occasional…
Geo News receives footage of Upper Dir attack
Jun 12th
KARACHI: Geo News has received footage of the attack by Afghan militants on a Pakistani security check post in Upper Dir on June 1. The attack on the check post resulted in the death of 28 security forces personnel and 75 Afghan militants. The Afghan …
