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CENTCOM Commander General Votel says terrorist organisations based in Afghanistan conduct attacks inside Pakistan

Afghan forces killed at least nine Taliban insurgents, including three suicide bombers,

US has pushed for ceasefire and opening of dialogue between the Taliban and Kabul government

Atmar, who speaks fluent English is well liked by Western officials

As several similar deals have been initiated by the US in the past as well, only to be retracted later

US representative for Afghanistan reconciliation vows to take ‘slow and steady steps’ toward peace in Afghanistan

United Nations has documented the deaths of tens of thousands of Afghan civilians, mostly from insurgent attacks

Baradar was released from a Pakistani jail in October

Analysts say this round of talks will likely see Taliban push for removal of its leaders from a UN travel blacklist

A fresh round of negotiations between the Taliban and Washington is set to begin in Doha

Senior Taliban leaders say Mullah Baradar would not be travelling to Qatar

Prioritising is in order on Pakistan’s part as well as some organisation on the US and Afghan Taliban’s part

The Pentagon says US troop levels in Afghanistan are at around 14,000 but adds the number can fluctuate

Pakistan’s efforts of promoting peace must be lauded internationally

FM will meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, US senators and counterparts from Russia, Germany and Canada

Taliban delegation also to meet PM Imran Khan in Islamabad

US envoy Khalilzad hopes to strike a deal with the Taliban before the Afghan presidential elections in July

Acting Pentagon chief also arrives in Afghanistan on surprise visit

Taliban negotiators are due to meet US envoy for another round of talks in Qatar

After 17 years, countless thousands of civilian and military deaths, and more than $1 trillion in US cash

If the govt in Kabul is not directly involved, do talks, or the government, have any legitimacy?

The Moscow meet comes a week after Taliban held talks toward ending 17 years of fighting with Americans in Doha

Moscow brought together the Taliban and powerful Afghan politicians for a two days of unprecedented talks

President Ashraf Ghani is being pushed to the sidelines as the Taliban ignore his overtures for peace

Taliban spokesperson terms govt's constitution as invalid, imported from the West

There are two key actors left in Afghan peace equation: the US and the Taliban

It took the US 17 years to wrestle with the idea of what it would take to defeat the Taliban

Development comes a day after US said talks are 'on the right path'

FO spokesperson says India should not drag Pakistan into its elections

Bringing peace to Afghanistan is a daunting task

Instead of sweeping opposition, the US should compartmentalise its relations with Russia

Afghan authorities warn that any deal between US, Taliban would require Kabul's endorsement

Taliban have long refused to negotiate with Afghan government to end the 17-year conflict

Taliban are widely believed to want to return to power and reimpose their own strict interpretation of sharia law

Taliban agree to not let al Qaeda, militant Islamic State establish presence in Afghanistan

Mullah Baradar was captured in a joint ISI-CIA raid in Karachi in 2010, released in October 2018

FO says Pakistan also takes part in the ongoing US-Taliban meeting for Afghan peace in Qatar

During first two days, high-level huddle focused on a roadmap for withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan

Noman, along with seven others, was targeted after being identified by the NDS forces in an operative task

The bomber detonated an explosives-packed car close to the governor’s convoy

Spokesperson says militant group will not hold any meeting with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Islamabad

US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad holds talks with foreign secretary

Recent arrest and release of a senior Taliban leader in Peshawar termed as pressurising tactic

According to Kabul police, most of the victims are Afghan civilians

Another two officers wounded

Attacks occur in Kunduz, Baghlan, Takhar, and Badghis

Omar Daudzai says Pakistan is playing positive role in Afghan peace talks

Taliban call off fourth round of talks with the United States to be held in Doha

According to Reporters Without Borders, Taliban have repeatedly targeted Afghan journalists killing 15 in 2018

Taliban rejected repeated requests from regional powers to allow Afghan officials to take part in the talks