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                                                            Obama’s aide discusses Afghan peace with COASAmbassador Olson appreciated Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts 
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                                                            Pakistan hopes to broker Taliban-Kabul talks this monthAfghan negotiator says Islamabad has to honour its commitment 
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                                                            Afghan peace process: Hizb-e-Islami begin preliminary talksTwo-member delegation meets peace council head to lay ground for negotiations with Afghan govt 
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                                                            Elusive Afghan peace: Hizb-e-Islami agrees to join quartet-sponsored talksPressure mounts but Taliban refuse to drop preconditions 
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                                                            Hizb-e-Islami to join Afghan peace talksAnnouncement comes days after Taliban refused to take part in the Afghan reconciliation process 
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                                                            Pakistan hints at progress on Taliban talks within daysI hope in the coming days some progress can be made, says Sartaj Aziz in a press briefing 
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                                                            Afghan peace process: Taliban chief tells supporters to move to mountainsTaliban fear possible action after their leadership rejected negotiations 
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                                                            Who calls the shots in Afghanistan?Taliban are saying that the so-called Islamic Emirate has not authorised anyone to undertake negotiations 
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                                                            Faltering peace process: Ghani renews talks offer to unamenable Taliban‘Undeclared war between Pakistan and Afghanistan’ to blame for conflict 
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                                                            Ghani urges Afghan Taliban to join peace processOffer comes a day after the militant group rejected negotiations, saying 'they were kept in the dark' 
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                                                            Afghan Taliban leadership is in Pakistan, admits AzizAdmission by Aziz comes after years of official denials that Pakistan offers shelter or exerts influence over Taliban 
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                                                            Clouds over the peace processHamid Karzai looms large over the political scene in Afghanistan and is revered by the majority as ‘Rahbar’ 
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                                                            In Kabul, scepticism clouds direct talksRare meeting slated for March but necessary homework not done yet 
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                                                            Afghan peace process: Kabul wants 10 ‘influential’ Taliban on the tableOfficial says list of Taliban leaders shared with Islamabad 
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                                                            Taliban sceptical of peace talks as March approachesSpokesperson says group not aware of developments regarding quadrilateral alliance 
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                                                            Upcoming Afghan talks ‘a positive signal’: PMSays Pakistan’s engagement in sincere and consistent efforts will bring lasting peace in Afghanistan 
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                                                            Afghan peace process: Taliban await invite to Islamabad talksHizb-e-Islami confirms invitation from Kabul 
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                                                            Staying on trackAnnouncement that Pakistan is to host direct talks between Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban is welcome 
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                                                            Afghan Taliban unaware of invitation to peace talks"We are not aware of this, I cannot say anything regarding talks in Isb," says Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah... 
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                                                            Lukewarm response from Taliban and Hizb-e-Islami for peace negotiationsHave reservations over ‘foreign interference’ in today’s talks 
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                                                            Afghan forces retreat from districts in strategic HelmandRetreat comes days before fourth round of talks scheduled between Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and US in Kabul 
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                                                            Army chief, Qatari leadership discuss Afghan peace processGeneral Raheel Sharif meets Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim, prime minister and other officials in Doha, says ISPR 
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                                                            Kabul-Taliban meet-up: Quadrilateral group to fix date on Feb 23Officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and US to hold talks in Kabul 
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                                                            Taliban leaders lay groundwork for talks in ‘secret visit’ to PakistanTwo-member team met officials from Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and the US last week 
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                                                            COAS, Afghan envoy discuss border securityThe incoming Afghan ambassador calls on General Raheel Sharif in Rawalpindi, says ISPR 
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                                                            Pakistan advises step-by-step approach to Afghan peace processChief diplomat says ‘positive messaging’ would build confidence towards talks 
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                                                            Roadmap for Afghan peaceEvery endeavour that is made to end the conflict must be appreciated and backed 
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                                                            Reconciliation: moving forward?Does the meeting between the heads of the ISI and Afghanistan’s NDS mark turning of a new page in bilateral relations? 
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                                                            Taliban and the QuartetFor the West and Afghans, Pakistan has been a scapegoat for all of Afghanistan’s ills 
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                                                            The devil in the detailsIt would be fair to say that there is considerable scepticism about the chances of success for this quartet 
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                                                            Tentative date picked for Taliban-Kabul talksQuadrilateral bloc will meet again on February 23 in Kabul 
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                                                            Quadrilateral meeting: Third round to open in Islamabad todayPM’s foreign affairs adviser to set agenda on finalising roadmap for talks 
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                                                            Abdullah expects talks with Taliban in six monthsAbdullah said he expected US forces to remain in Afghanistan beyond 2016 
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                                                            Afghan religious scholars issue fatwa against peace talksIttehad-e-Ulema-e-Afghanistan term negotiations in presence of foreign forces against 'Islamic injunctions' 
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                                                            A time-sensitive compromiseFlexibility needed from both Kabul, Taliban to restart peace talks before spring 
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                                                            The clock is tickingPresident Ghani referred to the Taliban for perhaps the first time as his “political opponents” 
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                                                            Afghan Taliban demand prisoner release to rejoin peace talksDemands also include to have political office formally recognised, removal from UN blacklist 
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                                                            Precondition for peace talks: Afghan Taliban want removal from UN blacklistAfghan, Taliban representatives arrive in Doha for a meeting on ending civil war 
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                                                            Four-nation meeting in Kabul seeks to revive Taliban talksDelegates from Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and US seek negotiated end to bloody 14-year insurgency 
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                                                            Ahead of four-way meeting, Taliban accuse US of derailing peaceTop diplomats from four countries meet today in Kabul 
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                                                            Foregoing preconditions at the negotiating tableRecognition of Taliban’s Qatar office by Afghan and US govts could convince the group to come to the dialogue table 
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                                                            Afghan reconciliation — another beginning?The direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban may be expected to resume within days 
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                                                            Afghan peace talks expected within daysIslamabad discourages preconditions for reviving negotiations 
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                                                            Quadrilateral meeting: Islamabad to identify ‘reconcilable’ Afghan TalibanOfficials from Pakistan, China, Afghanistan and US will attend the moot 
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                                                            Trilateral dialogue: Curtain raiser opens the dialogueTwo rounds of the conference were previously held in Beijing in 2013 and Islamabad in 2014 
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                                                            Hikmatyar favours ‘inclusive’ talks inside AfghanistanHizb-e-Islami leader doesn’t see revival of talks in near future 
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                                                            Countries to negotiate for Afghan peace process in mid-JanuaryTalks must not be deterred by anti-peace elements 
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                                                            Days of future pastLike many monsters Taliban got a life of their own, independent and evolving in ways undreamed of by their creators 
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                                                            Crafting an Afghan peaceThere is a trust-deficit between Pakistan and Afghanistan that is not going to disappear overnight 
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                                                            Top Pakistan, US commanders discuss Afghan peace processGen Raheel, Gen Campbell also deliberated on matters of mutual interest 
 
    



















































