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Afghanistan
Moscow Conference’s Joint Declaration on Peace
all parties in this conference have agreed that achieving a dignified and lasting peace is the aspiration of all the people of Afghanistan...
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Afghanistan
Uzbekistan Ready to Host Kabul – Taliban Direct Talks
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov during a meeting with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto said that his country is ready to host Afghan government and Taliban group direct talks, the…
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Afghanistan
Afghan Government Must be part of Talks: Gen. Votel
A top U.S. general said on Tuesday that talks between the United States and Taliban were in their “very, very early” stages and the Afghan government, so far excluded from talks, would have to be part of the solution
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Afghanistan
Pompeo Discusses Peace with President Ghani
US Secretary of state Michael Pompeo reaffirmed the US commitment to achieving a lasting peace in Afghanistan in his conversation with president M. Ashraf Ghani, the US department of state said in a statement
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Afghanistan
Gunmen Shot Dead 2 Journalists in Takhar
According to local officials, two journalists were shot dead on Tuesday night when unknown gunmen broke into a radio station in northeastern Takhar province
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Progress in Peace Talks to Reduce Troops Presence: Trump
US president Donald Trump told Americans on Tuesday that talks for a political settlement in Afghanistan have been accelerated and would be able to reduce troops presence, according to reports
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Afghanistan
Do not Doubt US/ Moscow Summit is Futile Dialogue: Ghani
President M. Ashraf Ghani – during a special interview – described Moscow meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians as some futile dialogues, stressing that do not doubt about US honesty in the peace process
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Regional Countries left in Dark during US-Taliban Talks: Lavrov
Washington is trying to take full control of talks with the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) and conduct talks in secrecy, keeping the countries of the region in the dark, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference…
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Politics
Afghanistan Faces lack of Crew for Black Hawks Copters
The U.S. Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has warned in a report that Afghanistan faces lack of pilots and engineers to use Black Hawk helicopters
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Salang Pass Closed for Second day
Over the past 36 hours, the situation has worsened, rainfall has increased, storms have intensified, and the visibility area has been reduced to zero, said Abdul Basir Habibi, the commander responsible for the highway
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