Taliban Talks
Foreign minister meets US envoy Khalilzad in Doha hours before historic peace deal between US, Taliban set to be signed.
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 08:16pm
Taliban say they will release 1,000 Afghan prisoners and expect 5,000 of their men to be released in return.
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 07:22pm
A full withdrawal of US and coalition forces will occur within 14 months if the Taliban hold up their end of the deal.
Updated 06 Mar, 2020 03:06pm
Last week, the two sides concluded a “reduction in violence” deal.
Updated 29 Feb, 2020 09:51am
What happens next is anyone’s guess, with questions swirling around the Taliban’s intentions.
Updated 28 Feb, 2020 10:05am
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted a picture of Weeks and Haqqani.
Updated 28 Feb, 2020 10:10am
Overall, it’s not hard to empathise with the Taliban demand for an American withdrawal.
Published 26 Feb, 2020 07:37am
Future political stability will depend on the cessation of violence and how the intra-Afghan dialogue is organised.
Updated 26 Feb, 2020 10:05am
The historic agreement is set to be signed on Feb 29 if a week-long partial truce holds.
Published 25 Feb, 2020 02:00pm
There is a quiet wave of concern over the uncertainty that faces Afghanistan.
Updated 26 Feb, 2020 10:13am
It appears that a deal between the Afghan Taliban and the Americans is finally on the horizon.
Updated 24 Feb, 2020 08:10am
Pakistan should have a blueprint for the future.
Published 23 Feb, 2020 07:53am
The UN mission in the country says more than 10,000 people were killed or wounded last year alone.
Updated 23 Feb, 2020 08:44am
"It is the first morning that I go out without fear of being killed by a bomb or suicide bomber," says a taxi driver.
Updated 23 Feb, 2020 08:44am
Reminds US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Pakistan has "fulfilled all our promises" and ensured negotiations bore fruit.
Updated 22 Feb, 2020 02:32pm
Afghan govt to hold talks with militants if ‘reduction of violence’ continues for a week.
Updated 22 Feb, 2020 08:48am
FO says the signing of the US-Taliban agreement will "pave the way for the next step of intra-Afghan negotiations".
Published 21 Feb, 2020 11:07pm
"This is an important step on a long road to peace," says US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 05:24pm
An opinion piece by Sirajuddin Haqqani in NYT says Afghan insurgents are “fully committed” to a deal with Washington.
Updated 21 Feb, 2020 08:25am
The US president’s remarks are political, not policy statements.
Updated 20 Feb, 2020 09:50am
Fighting between militants and Afghan forces continues.
Updated 19 Feb, 2020 08:37am
A divided dispensation in Kabul makes it extremely difficult to reach a political settlement.
Published 19 Feb, 2020 07:11am
Esper says it is time to give peace a chance in Afghanistan through a political negotiation.
Updated 16 Feb, 2020 09:06am
Pompeo, Esper meet Afghan president in Munich.
Updated 15 Feb, 2020 09:36am
Pompeo says peace talks have made real progress in the last few days.
Updated 14 Feb, 2020 08:32am
"Our primary objective is to end the senseless bloodshed," says Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
Published 12 Feb, 2020 12:41pm
Washington and the Taliban are still wrangling over a possible deal.
Updated 05 Feb, 2020 08:51am
Pompeo demands “demonstrable evidence” from Taliban that they can and will reduce violence before signing an accord.
Published 03 Feb, 2020 04:07pm
Zalmay Khalilzad held talks with President Ashraf Ghani, according to the Afghan leader’s spokesman.
Updated 02 Feb, 2020 09:17am
US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets Foreign Minister Qureshi, Gen Bajwa.
Updated 01 Feb, 2020 06:52pm
