Chinese FM asks Taliban to play constructive role in Afghanistan & control Uyghur-related terrorThis is the first time that a top Taliban leader who is part of Doha talks travelled to China. It may not be a mere coincidence that Taliba...
29 Jul, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
US defense chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to AfghanistanPresident Joe Biden said last week in an ABC News interview that it will be "tough" for the US to meet a May 1 deadline to withdraw troops ...
21 Mar, 2021, 06.18 PM IST
Afghan peace talks resume as bloodshed continuesAfghan government negotiators will push for a permanent ceasefire and to protect the existing system of governance, in place since the oust...
03 Jan, 2021, 12.24 PM IST
Entire Taliban brass based in Pakistan, says its chief negotiatorThe Afghan govt described the development in a statement on Friday as one that posed a serious challenge to the goal of achieving sustainab...
26 Dec, 2020, 11.10 AM IST
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets new Taliban chief negotiator as Afghan peace talks nearThe Afghan negotiators had been expected to fly from Kabul to Doha this week, but are awaiting a signal from the Afghan government that the...
08 Sep, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
In a significant shift, Taliban makes big changes ahead of expected talks with KabulAs head of a newly united military wing, 30-year-old Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, brings his father's fiercely uncompromising reputation to the ...
17 Jul, 2020, 06.15 PM IST
UN: Civilian deaths by Taliban and Afghan forces on the riseA horrific attack last week at a maternity hospital in the Afghan capital has not been claimed by any group, but the United States said it ...
19 May, 2020, 03.10 PM IST
Trump speaks to Taliban leader as prisoner feud threatens Afghan peace planU.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone with chief Taliban negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund on Tuesday. In a statement on the Trump-...
04 Mar, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
The Taliban question: As US troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, India will need to step up vigilanceAs American troops prepare to leave war-torn Afghanistan, India will need to step up vigilance.
01 Mar, 2020, 10.21 AM IST
China acknowledges hosting Taliban's chief peace negotiator for talksMullah Baradar, one of the four top commanders who formed the Taliban in 1994, was released from jail last year by the Pakistan government....
20 Jun, 2019, 05.53 PM IST
Pakistan says not solely responsible for Afghan peace talksPakistan today said it is making serious efforts for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban but added it was not "solely...
26 Apr, 2016, 04.56 PM IST
Pakistan opposes preconditions for Afghan-Taliban peace talksAziz said that it was important to undertake a realistic assessment of the opportunities as well as anticipated obstacles in the process
11 Jan, 2016, 02.05 PM IST
Talks only credible way for peace in Afghanistan: Pakistan army chief General Raheel SharifHis remarks came in the wake of dithering peace process in Afghanistan launched last month when Taliban and Afghan negotiators met in Pakis...
05 Aug, 2015, 06.13 PM IST
Pak Taliban negotiators meet militants leaders on peace talksTwo negotiators representing the Pakistani Taliban in the peace talks with the government have met the militant leadership in the lawless N...
09 Feb, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
Meet between Pakistan government and Taliban panel postponedThe maiden meeting between Pakistan government and a Taliban-nominated committee to frame a roadmap for peace talks was postponed today.
04 Feb, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
Killing of Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud 'good news' for Pakistan: AnalystsForeign Office yesterday strongly condemned the drone strike in North Waziristan, saying the attacks violate Pakistan's sovereignty.
02 Nov, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
- Mushrraf accepted seven US demands in 24 hours after 9/11 terror attacks
As the US prepared to invade Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001, the then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf tried to convi...
17 Sep, 2010, 01.39 PM IST