Talks with Taliban are making 'very little progress' as militant group gains momentum, says Afghan official
Abdullah Abdullah, a leading Afghan official that heads the High Council for National Reconciliation has reported that talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban have made little progress. Abdullah stated that the Taliban has gained momentum following weeks of US troop withdrawal. In the past few weeks, the Taliban
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US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
On Tuesday, Army General Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with Taliban negotiators for two hours in Doha, Qatar. Gen. Milley then flew to Kabul to discuss the peace process with Ashraf Ghani, the president of Afghanistan. The peace talks aim to reduce violence across
New Taliban Attacks Complicate Afghan Peace Process
On Monday morning, 11 security forces and dozens of civilians were injured after a car bomb was detonated near government intelligence headquarters in the city of Aybak, Afghanistan. The attack has been claimed by the Taliban, straining a peace process that was meant to end with a withdrawal of American
Russia, Turkey reach cease-fire deal in northwestern Syria
Russia and Turkey reached an agreement on a cease-fire to begin at midnight on Thursday, hopefully ending violence in northwestern Syria that has rapidly escalated over the past week. The deal will also set up a security corridor along a key highway in the Idlib province that has been a
U.S.-Taliban Deal Comes Under Pressure Amid Military Action
After a resurgence of violence and diplomatic tension between Washington and Kabul, the Trump administration is facing problems trying to uphold a landmark agreement with the Taliban. President Ashraf Ghani, on Wednesday, declined to meet with Trump's special envoy that arrived in Kabul in an attempt to salvage an agreement.
US says mystery crash in Afghanistan was US Air Force plane
An American military aircraft went down in eastern Afghanistan earlier this week according to the US military. It remains unclear how the plane crashed, as there were no indications that it had been brought down by enemy fire as of today. The investigation to find the cause of the crash
Israel's Prime Minister and opposition leader will visit White House to discuss 'prospect of peace' next week
Yesterday, Vice President Mike Pense announced that Israel's Prime Minister and opposition leader will visit the White House to discuss regional issues and the prospect of peace next week. Reports over the past week suggest that the reveal of Trump's Middle East Peace Plan could be imminent, potentially causing the
More Americans will die after Trump abruptly ends Afghan talks, Taliban say
US President Donald Trump cancelled secret negotiations with Taliban leaders on Saturday after the group claim responsibility for a recent attack in Kabul that claimed the lives of a US soldier and 11 others. The Taliban slammed Trump's decision and warned that it "will lead to more losses to the
Afghan government has concerns about US-Taliban peace deal
The Afghan government wants Washington to clarify its draft peace agreement with the Taliban so that Kabul can "completely analyze its dangers and negative consequences and avoid the dangers," the spokesperson of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday. Under the agreement, which still needs to be approved by US
US and Taliban reach agreement 'in principle' on Afghanistan, envoy says
The United States and the Taliban have come to an agreement "in principle," according to US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. US President Donald Trump will still need to approve the accord, under which the US would withdraw 5,400 of the almost 14,000 troops stationed in Afghanistan. The pull