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Report: Afghanistan, Syria Deadliest for Journalists in 2018
At least 63 journalists around the world were killed doing their jobs in 2018, with Afghanistan being the deadliest place for journalists worldwide, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018 -
Team from Afghanistan to join Taliban Peace talks in Abu Dhabi
An Afghan peace negotiations team has arrived in Abu Dhabi, an official said Tuesday, a day after talks attended by US and Taliban representatives were held in the city aimed at ending the 17-year conflict.
Wednesday, 19 December , 2018 -
German-Israeli Heron 1 Drones extended to Fly over Afghanistan until 2020
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH until mid of 2020.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
US Meets Taliban to Discuss the long-lost Peace in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban officials were set to meet in the United Arab Emirates Monday to discuss ending the long-running war in Afghanistan.
Tuesday, 18 December , 2018 -
Human Catastrophe still Runs in Afghanistan; 20 Killed Including Children in Airstrike
At least 20 Afghan civilians, including 12 children, were killed in an airstrike targeting a Taliban commander in the eastern province of Kunar, local officials said.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Why US May Be Inclined To Protract Its Stay In Afghanistan – Analysis
While the Trump Administration has experimented with both offensive and reconciliatory gestures, violence perpetrated by the Taliban as well as ISIS continues stifling the process of political resolution and state-building exercises. This would prolong US presence in Afghanistan regardless of the Taliban’s demand that the foreign troops leave Afghanistan before any peace talks begin.
Monday, 17 December , 2018 -
Afghanistan-Pakistan’s Water Conflict Looms
For Afghanistan, the Kabul River is far more than a tool of coercive diplomacy against Pakistan.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018 -
Pakistan to Host US-Taliban Peace Talks, Yes to Trump’s Letter
Pakistan Imran Khan says US is scheduled to meet soon with the Afghan Taliban and Islamabad has facilitated the dialogue at Washington’s request as formerly President Trump asked in a letter seeking Islamabad’s support.
Sunday, 16 December , 2018 -
Kabul Trilateral Talks; China Pledges to Help Longstanding Afghan-Pakistan Suspicions
China pledged to help Afghanistan and Pakistan overcome longstanding suspicions, as officials from the three nations met on Saturday in the latest round of diplomacy aimed at opening talks with the Taliban to end the Afghan war.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan Officials Meet Today in Kabul
The second tier of Pakistan-China-Afghanistan trilateral dialogues is being held today (Saturday) in Kabul aimed at discussing regional peace and strengthening economic and counter-terrorism cooperation.
Saturday, 15 December , 2018 -
Khalilzad meets Turkmen officials on Afghan peace
US special representative for Afganistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad also traveled to Turkmenistan and discussed the Afghan peace process with Turkmen officials.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
The Taliban are not ready for peace talks: Abdullah Abdullah
The chief executive officer of the NUG Abdullah Abdullah said at a national conference on peace in Kabul that armed oppositions have never been ready to negotiate with the government.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
Taliban killed 12, wounded six in an ambush that hit a convoy of security personnel in Kabul
The death toll from a suicide bombing targeting a security forces convoy outside Kabul jumped to 12, officials said, with eight civilians killed in the latest Taliban-claimed attack near the Afghan capital.
Wednesday, 12 December , 2018 -
More Victims by Taliban, at least 10 UK G4S killed in Afghanistan
A British citizen was among 10 killed by a Taliban attack on a G4S compound in Afghanistan, the UK security firm has said.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018 -
Trump in Afghanistan Quagmire, Reminder of Vietnam war, even Worse
Is it time to declare defeat? Our 17 years of engagement is often compared to the nine years of full U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. But the Afghanistan quagmire is worse.
Tuesday, 11 December , 2018 -
US Asks Pakistan FM To Visit Afghanistan Over Peace Process
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister will visit Kabul on Dec 15 to hold talks with Afghan leadership on US request.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018 -
US Exit From Afghanistan May Repeat 911 Terrorism Attacks, Joseph Dunford
Earlier, Joseph Dunford admitted that the Taliban “are not losing” in Afghanistan, and that more efforts are needed to bring peace to the war-torn South Asian country.
Sunday, 9 December , 2018 -
Taliban has Turned Afghanistan into a Slaughterhouse, Killed 14 Soldiers,Took 21 Capitve
The Taliban fighters have killed at least 14 Afghan soldiers and taken another 21 captive overnight in coordinated attacks in the western Herat province of Afghanistan late on Thursday.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
Trump Administration Attempts to make Peace deal in Afghanistan but Prospects Appear Dim
The Trump administration is pressing to open formal peace talks with insurgents in Afghanistan by April, a timetable driven by the president’s mounting impatience with the stalemated 17-year-old war.
Saturday, 8 December , 2018 -
US Marine Officer Warned Congress about Afghanistan War
The fight in Afghanistan is at a stalemate, and the significant number of Afghan troop deaths in the war is not sustainable, the Marine officer nominated to command U.S. forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 5 December , 2018
