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Why the Taliban need to be involved in Afghan peace talks
Oct 19th
The Taliban should also realise that after 31 years of continuous war, nearly every Afghan is in favour of peace.
Taliban ready to talk: Rabbani
Oct 16th
KABUL: A former Afghan president who heads a new peace council said that he''s convinced the Taliban are ready to negotiate peace.
Burhanuddin Rabbani told reporters in Kabul the Taliban have not completely rejected the idea of negotiating a n…
Pakistan willing to assist Afghan talks: Qureshi
Oct 15th
BRUSSELS: Pakistan said on Friday it was willing to assist talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban because stability and peace in Afghanistan were in its own interests, foreign news agency reported. NATO and U.S. officials have also said th…
U.S., NATO back Taliban talks
Oct 15th
WASHINGTON: Top U.S. and NATO officials have said they support the Afghan government''s efforts to establish peace talks with the Taliban.
Speaking at a news conference in Brussels, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said the alliance was ready …
US cannot see Mullah Omar playing role in Afghanistan
Oct 15th
Philip Crowley doubts Mullah Omar will seize opportunity to participate constructively in Afghanistan’s future.
Taliban talks part of US strategy on Afghanistan: US
Oct 15th
WASHINGTON: The United States said Thursday it cannot see Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar meeting criteria for peace talks with the Afghan government and playing a constructive role in Afghanistan”s future. US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Taliban foot-soldiers and leaders could participate in Afghanistan”s future if they renounce violence, cut ties with Al-Qaeda and support the Afghan constitution.
Six NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
Oct 14th
KABUL: A total of six NATO soldiers were killed in attacks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, four of them in a bomb explosion in the insurgent-hit south of the country, the alliance said.
NATO''s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) gave …
Peace on the western front
Oct 14th
Prime Minister Gilani got it half-right when he said that Pakistan was essential to the peace process in Afghanistan.
Afghan Taliban say not talking to government
Oct 13th
The Afghan Taliban reject recent media reports saying they were talking to President Hamid Karzai’s government.
More Taliban could be removed from UN blacklist: US
Oct 13th
WASHINGTON: The United States indicated that it was open to the removal of more Taliban militants from a UN sanctions list in order to facilitate peace talks in Afghanistan.
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters the department had s…
