taliban peace talks

• Taliban almost took key to Afghan city weeks before historic peace talks: examination

  The Taliban offensive, encircling and almost seizing Kunduz late last month, came just weeks before the Kabul government sat down with their sworn enemies in Doha on Saturday to start historic talks aimed at ending 19 years of war that has killed and wounded more than 100,000 civilians.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2020
  
• U.S. envoy continues with Taliban peace deal, emphasizes economy

  The U.S. signed a peace deal with the Taliban in February to end 19 years of war in Afghanistan.

  Jul 4, 2020
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• U.S.-Taliban peace talks are now ‘dead’, Trump says after cancelling secret meeting

  Trump’s remark to reporters at the White House suggested he sees no point in resuming a nearly yearlong effort to reach a political settlement with the Taliban.

  World

  Sep 9, 2019
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• Latest round of talks with U.S. ‘critical’: Taliban

  The talks began on Saturday and are expected to continue into the next week.

  World

  Jun 30, 2019
• Trump meets with U.S. military leaders to discuss ISIS, peace talks with Taliban

  U.S. President Donald Trump is at the Pentagon where his talks are expected to touch on the final battle to retake the Islamic State group's last pocket of territory in Syria.

  World

  Mar 15, 2019
• Saudi crown prince could meet Taliban reps in Pakistan amid Afghan peace talks: sources

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his visit to Pakistan starting on Sunday, Pakistani government sources said.

  World

  Feb 16, 2019
• Taliban to meet former Afghan government officials in first steps towards peace talks

  The two-day meeting in the Russian capital, which starts Tuesday, is seen as another step in a process aimed at resolving Afghanistan's 17-year war

  World

  Feb 4, 2019
• Taliban won’t attend planned peace talks with U.S. in Saudi Arabia

  The upcoming negotiations are scheduled between the leaders of the Taliban and U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad to discuss the withdrawal of foreign forces and a possible ceasefire in 2019.

  World

  Jan 6, 2019
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• ‘Go to bed with dogs, you wake up with fleas’: Crack down on Afghan corruption, U.S. watchdog urges

  John Sopko sat down for an interview with the West Block's Mercedes Stephenson while visiting Ottawa for meetings with officials at Global Affairs Canada.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2018