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Zabihullah Mujahid says efforts underway to release Afghan nationals detained overseas

Taliban minister promises good news about girls education, asserts Afghan soil will not be used as threat to anyone

PM asks US to pull itself together or face collapse of Afghanistan

Unfortunate to mischaracterise Pakistan's role in Afghanistan, says Islamabad's ambassador to Washington

Ahmad Muwaffaq Zaidan, author of 'The Long Summer of Afghanistan,' says Taliban rule to impact Muslim world

Some provincial governors asked forces to surrender in order to avoid bloodshed as defeat inevitable, say US officials

'Huge tragedy for the people of Afghanistan'

Foreign minister says the agreement is a historic opportunity for Afghan leaders to work together

FM says Pakistan is trying to move the intra-Afghan dialogue forward as soon as possible

Pakistan welcomes decision to release 400 Taliban prisoner

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah declared a ceasefire for Eid festivities

Whether it’s the battlefield, talks or ideology, the Taliban win everywhere

A true peace plan would have had representatives of the people of Afghanistan

Presidential decree would be issued in this regard on Tuesday, says Ashraf Ghani

There will certainly be spoilers present in and outside Afghanistan

What if things head really south?

Says US committed to facilitating ‘prisoner exchange’

Wars come to an end with peace agreements but not with peace

The Taliban have made it clear that they would only join the intra-Afghan talks once their prisoners are released

Peace deal between Taliban and the United States celebrated as a new beginning

“Release of prisoners will not be unilateral but bilateral,” says Shah Mehmood Qureshi

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says the call lasted more than 30 minutes

Offici­al handou­t sugges­ts trip part of ‘regula­r exchan­ge of high-level visits’

Official handout suggests trip part of ‘regular exchange of high-level visits’

At this crucial juncture of time, Afghanistan cannot afford another turmoil and infighting.

The journey to peace has only just begun.

If Taliban show reduction in violence, the Pentagon would withdraw about half of the troops currently in Afghanistan

Agreement will be based on negotiations between Washington and Taliban, says Afghan minister

He says the test of the Taliban's sincerity will be their willingness to accept elections

10 people including four women and a child were killed, says official

US SIGAR report says Islamic State poses greater security threat in Afghanistan than in 2016

There is 'no final agreement until everything is agreed', says Zalmay Khalilzad

Baradar was released from a Pakistani jail in October

Islamabad, Washington did not officially confirm the meeting

UAE says another round of talks to be held in Abu Dhabi ‘to complete’ reconciliation process