10 month agoTaliban political office spokesperson Mohammad Naeem says: "The contact or technical groups of both sides have not yet met, and when they meet, they will pave the way for a meeting of the negotiating teams
Indonesia foreign minister: it is imperative that the international community continues to provide support for the afghan peace talks
Foreign Minister of Indonesia: The Afghan people must enter the core of this peace process
Abdullah Abdullah: Lasting peace in Afghanistan will help return Afghan refugees to their homes
Abdullah Abdullah: We are confident that peace will bring prosperity and stability to Afghanistan
Pompeo says up to Afghans to determine political system during peace talks
Abdullah Abdullah: We will continue our endeavors to achieve lasting peace and unify the Afghan people
Abdullah Abdullah: We want to close the door to war and open the door to peace. We will participate in negotiations with a spirit of sincerity and goodwill
Qatari Foreign Minister: The negotiations aim to overcome the obstacles that prevent the achievement of the desired peace in Afghanistan
10 month agoAl-Emarah released images of Taliban negotiation team from Doha
Chinese Foreign Minister: The political future of Afghanistan should be comprehensive
Chinese Foreign Minister: A lasting and generous peace is what millions of Afghans are looking forward to
The start of Afghan peace negotiations between the parties to the Afghan conflict in the Qatari capital, Doha, with a large international presence
10 month agoTaliban delegation arrives. It includes Anas Haqqani
10 month agoSecretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed long-awaited 'historic' peace talks between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban while on his way to the opening event in Qatar's capital of Doha
ANDSF placed on highest state of alert across Afghanistan by President @ashrafghani , multiple sources in Kabul tells
10 month agoUSAF VIP C32-A SAM521 Mike Pompeo en route to Qatar for Taliban talks
Pres announces further drawdowns of US Forces planned for Afghanistan and Iraq. Says US troops will be down to 4000 in Afghanistan "in a short period of time," and to 2000 in Iraq, as well
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomes Afghan talks, urges not to squander "historic opportunity"
10 month agoWeapons captured by Taliban in Nahr-e-Siraj, Helmand
@CENTCOM commander tells @VOANews @nytimes & @DefenseOne that US is reducing troop presence in Afghanistan from 8,600 to 4,500 "by late October"
Trump will announce a drawdown in US troops from Iraq on Wednesday, and will announce a further reduction in Afghanistan in the coming days, a senior administration official says: Reuters
The Taliban denies responsibility for the bombing that targeted the convoy of the Afghan Vice President in the Afghan capital, Kabul
Afghan Interior Ministry: 10 people were killed and 16 wounded in an explosion targeting the Vice President's motorcade in the capital, Kabul
Afghan Interior: A number of the Vice President's guards were among those injured in the explosion that targeted his convoy
10 month agoAfghanistan's vice president escapes suicide attack in Kabul unharmed, but at least 3 civilians killed, 12 wounded
10 month agoFootage shows scene minutes after an explosion in Kabul's Taimani area this morning. Afghanistan
Two dead in the targeting process of the Afghan Vice President in Kabul
Panjshir residents say that the Taliban possibly entered from Laghman and Nuristan provinces and first attacked a checkpoint in Qala Tari village. Qala Tari, a village of around 30 families, is in eastern Abshar district, Panjshir, and borders Laghman and Nuristan
10 month agoWeapons caches discovered by Afghan security forces in Achin and Dur Baba districts of Nangarhar. One arrest.
