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Let’s see if Taliban are ready for deal: Khalilzad

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Javed Hamim Kakar
Hakim Basharat
On
Aug 21, 2019 - 12:04
KABUL (Pajhwok): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad says his team is ready for a deal with the Taliban . The top diplomat tweeted: “Productive week in Washington. Briefed management on where we are and next...
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No date set for signing deal with US: Taliban

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Aug 18, 2019 - 15:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban ’s Qatar office says no date has been set yet so far for signing a a peace deal with the the United States. Sohail Shaheen, spokesman for Taliban’s Qatar office, said on Sunday some parts of the agreement were yet to be...
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President Trump optimistic of peace deal with Taliban

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Aug 17, 2019 - 12:06
KABUL (Pajhwok): President Donald Trump has voiced optimism about a peace agreement with the Taliban , indicating progress in Qatar negotiations with the insurgent group. During a meeting with his security team at the White House on Friday, Trump...
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Taliban leader’s brother killed in blast inside Quetta seminary

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Pajhwok Monitor
On
Aug 17, 2019 - 00:29
KABUL (Pajhwok): The brother of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada was killed in a blast at a mosque in Pakistan ’s southwestern Balochistan province on Friday, media reports said. Foreign media outlets quoted Taliban sources as...
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Taliban continue telecom services shutdown in Baghlan

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Raz Muhammad
On
Aug 14, 2019 - 18:44
PUL-I-KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Local people say Taliban militants forced telecom companies to suspend their services over night in northern Baghlan province. A tribal elder from Baghlan, Sayed Kamal Wardak told Pajhwok Afghan News that telecom services...
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Police arrest 5 militants in Kabul

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Aug 14, 2019 - 18:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said four Taliban militants and a Haqqani Network member were arrested in capital Kabul. Nasrat Rahimi, MoI spokesman told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghan special police forces launched an...
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Taliban release 76 war prisoners on Eidul Adha eve

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Pajhwok Report
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Aug 11, 2019 - 13:14
KABUL (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have released 76 war prisoners from their custody on the account of Eidul Adha and want to release more, the group’s prisoner commission said on Sunday. The Taliban prisoner commission in a statement said the...
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Uruzgan: Taliban kill Charchino district police chief

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Ajmal Wesal
On
Aug 11, 2019 - 11:23
TIRINKOT (Pajhwok): The newly-appointed police chief for Charchino district of central Uruzgan province has been killed by Taliban militants along with three colleagues, a source said on Sunday. Taliban militants surrounded the district police chief...
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Taliban kidnap, kill 7 ANA soldiers in Paktia

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Shakor Kamran
On
Aug 07, 2019 - 17:56
GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Taliban militants abducted and killed seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers on the Gardez-Pattan highway in southeastern Paktia province, a public representative and residents said on Wednesday. Abdul Malik Zazai, the...
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Taliban delegation travels to Uzbekistan

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Hakim Basharat
On
Aug 07, 2019 - 11:40
KABUL (Pajhwok): A delegation of Taliban ’s political office in Doha has travelled to Uzbekistan for talks on bilateral ties. Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen told Pajhwok Afghan News the ongoing peace process, national projects in Afghanistan and...
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Taliban warn of attacking election campaign rallies

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Aug 06, 2019 - 14:17
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban warned on Tuesday of attacking presidential election rallies, asking the people to keep aloof from such gatherings. In a statement on its website, the militant movement asked its fighters to stand against the ballot,...
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Taliban partially reject UN civilian casualties report

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jul 30, 2019 - 18:18
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Taliban partially rejected a UNAMA’s report on civilian casualties during the first half of current year in Afghanistan . In a report on Tuesday, UNAMA said more civilians were killed by Afghan and foreign forces than by Taliban...
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Talks with Kabul after foreign troop pullout: Taliban

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Pajhwok Monitor
On
Jul 28, 2019 - 14:21
KABUL (Pajhwok): Clinging to their stance, the Taliban on Sunday ruled out direct negotiations with the Afghan government. A spokesman for the insurgent movement also spurned a statement from the state minister for peace affairs about plans to hold...
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Direct talks with Taliban could happen in 2 weeks: Govt

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Mohammad Asif Ahmadzai
On
Jul 27, 2019 - 20:12
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan government on Saturday announced it was preparing for direct talks with Taliban militants through an inclusive 15-member delegation and the talks could happen within next two weeks.
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Govt forming inclusive team for Taliban talks: Sediqqi

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Javed Hamim Kakar
On
Jul 25, 2019 - 17:59
KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Thursday said progress has been made with regard to forming the government’s team to negotiate peace with the Taliban . ““We hope to complete the negotiating team in near future. This team...
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Badakhshan: Taliban set free 30 mine guards after a week

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Mohammad Gul Tanha
On
Jul 23, 2019 - 18:57
FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have released 30 lapis lazuli mine security guards in Keran wa Menjan district of northeastern Badakhshan province after a week, an official said on Tuesday. The militants took control of the lapis lazuli mine...
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Taliban’s shadowy district chief arrested in Balkh

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Ahmed Javed Javed
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Jul 20, 2019 - 21:03
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Taliban ’s designated administrative chief for Chahar Bolak district of northern Balkh province has been arrested by security forces, the Afghan military said on Saturday.
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Taliban allow health centres functioning in Maidan Wardak

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Ahmad Shah Erfanyar
On
Jul 19, 2019 - 14:25
MAIDANSHAR (Pajhwok): The Taliban have allowed tens of health centres in central Maidan Wardak province to function, according to local sources on Friday. Forty-two health centers, supported by the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan , were closed...
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Taliban capture lapis mine, 30 guards in Badakhshan

By
Mohammad Gul Tanha
On
Jul 16, 2019 - 16:06
KABUL -FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): Taliban militants have taken control of a lapis lazuli mine and captured 30 security forces in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday. Abdul Rahim Farhat, the Keran wa Minjan district administrative...
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‘40 rebels held in Kandahar before entering Pakistan’

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Bashir Ahmad Naadem
On
Jul 13, 2019 - 16:01
KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Intelligence forces arrested 40 militants involved in terrorist activities in several provinces when they wanted to travel to Pakistan from southern Kandahar province, the governor said on Saturday. Governor Hayatullah Hayat...
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