Ashraf Ghani

Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
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Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
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Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…
Acting Pentagon chief in Afghanistan to support peace talks
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Acting Pentagon chief in Afghanistan to support peace talks

KABUL (Reuters) – Acting US Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan arrived in Afghanistan on Monday and said it was important the…
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
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Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The arrest of a group of ethnic Pashtun activists at a rally in Pakistan this week rekindled…
Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’: Taliban
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Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’: Taliban

The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as “very successful”, despite disagreements over women’s rights and the…
Afghan gov’t must be ‘decision-maker’ in any peace deal: Ghani
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Afghan gov’t must be ‘decision-maker’ in any peace deal: Ghani

KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday no peace deal between the Taliban and the United States…
Taliban demand new constitution for Afghanistan at rare talks
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Taliban demand new constitution for Afghanistan at rare talks

The Taliban demanded a new constitution for Afghanistan and promised an “inclusive Islamic system” to govern the war-torn country at…
Taliban to take part in ‘intra-Afghan’ talks in Moscow
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Taliban to take part in ‘intra-Afghan’ talks in Moscow

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban said Monday they will participate in what they call “intra-Afghan” talks in Moscow designed to…
Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR
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Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR

KABUL (Reuters) – The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years,…
Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan
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Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the United…
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