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US Pursuing Peace Deal that Enables Withdrawal as Fresh Talks begins
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says US pursuing a peace agreement that enables withdrawal from Afghanistan as the eighth round of U.S.-Taliban peace talks began in Qatar’s capital Doha on Saturday
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Khalilzad Heads to Islamabad as Kabul Vows Negotiating Team
The Afghan state minister for peace affairs said in a statement on Wednesday evening that it has formed a 15-member delegation to advance peace talks with the Taliban
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30 Civilian, Including Women, Children Killed in Herat Roadside Bomb Blast
At least 30 were killed and 17 more wounded as a passenger bus hit a roadside bomb on Wednesday morning in Herat-Kandahar highway, according to reports
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Civilian Deaths Up by 27 percent in second quarter of 2019: UN
The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released Tuesday documenting 3,812 civilian casualties (1,366 deaths and 2,446 injured) in the first half of 2019
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Our Troops in Afghanistan to be Reduced by 2020 Election: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that President Donald Trump ordered him to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by the 2020 election, in some of the clearest comments to date about Trump’s intentions for winding…
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Death toll Rises in Kabul Sunday Attack
At least 20 people were killed and 50 injured in a powerful blast followed by a gun battle at vice presidential candidate Amrullah Saleh’s office on Sunday, officials said
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Peace Process; PM Khan may Visit Kabul soon
Pakistani PM Imran Khan may reportedly visit Afghanistan soon in a bid to enhance peace efforts as Islamabad and Washington come closer after prolonged tensions
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Afghan Presidential Election Campaign Officially Kicks Off
Afghan presidential election campaign officially began on Sunday 28 July and will continue for two months as 18 candidates are competing to take the power
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Taliban Reject Direct Talks with Afghan Gov’t
Taliban rejected direct talks with the Afghan government as the state minister for peace affairs Abdulsalam Rahimi announced Saturday night that intra-Afghan talks will begin in the coming weeks
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400 US Troops Set to Deploy to Afghanistan
The Illinois National Guard is set to deploy about 400 soldiers to Afghanistan in what officials say is the largest mobilization of Guardsmen and women from the state in nearly a decade
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