Politics
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Blast in Pakistan Left Many Dead
At least nine people were killed by a blast targeting a security checkpoint outside a major Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, according to Pakistani officials
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NSA Mohib Meets Pakistani Envoy in Kabul: ONSC
Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib met Tuesday with Pakistani ambassador Zahid Nasrullah in Kabul, the office of national security council (ONSC) said in a statement
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India’s Support to Fortify Int’l Consensus for Peace: Khalilzad
U.S. Special Representative for Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad visited New Delhi on May 6-7 for consultations with Indian government officials and other stakeholders on the Afghan peace process
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Ashraf Ghani Invited to Pakistan
President M. Ashraf Ghani spoke with Pakistani PM Imran Khan about the peace process and bilateral relations late Sunday. Pakistani PM invited Ashraf Ghani to visit his country
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Pakistani Ambassador Summoned
The Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan was summoned Saturday by the Afghan Ministry of Foreign affairs following rocket attacks on joint border by the Pakistani forces
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Taliban Reject Peace Jirga with its Resolution
Taliban group, in a statement released on Saturday, rejected the peace consultative Jirga (grand assembly) and its resolution
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Jirga Urges Office for Taliban and Withdrawal Chart for Foreign Forces
The members of peace consultative Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) presented a resolution to the Afghan government, parties involved in the war and in the peace process
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Personal Idea or Campaign for Specific Person Not Included in Jirga’s Declaration
Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, the head of peace consultative Jirga says that the commitment is to reflect the people’s opinion in the consultative Jirga, not the support and campaign for a particular person as he has been accused of collusion…
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Latest News from Doha Talks
Germany’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel met with co-founder of Taliban group Mullah Baradar in Qatar as sixth round of peace talks between US and Taliban began Wednesday
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Consultative Jirga’s Session may Extend to 6 days
A number of Peace Consultative Jirga members say that the Jirga is likely to continue beyond the designated dates due to divergent views among members of the committees and controversy over the election process
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