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Pakistan PM Will Urge Trump To Resume Talks With Taliban
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 18, 2019 ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan says he will urge U.S. President Donald Trump to resume talks with the Taliban to help bring peace to Afghanistan when he meets with him next week on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Khan told reporters Wednesday his country
Taliban ‘Open’ To Fresh Talks With U.S. After Deadly Afghan Bombings
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 18, 2019 The Taliban has said the “doors are open” to resuming talks with the United States despite continuing violence ahead of a presidential election in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s chief negotiator, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, made the statement after two recent attacks claimed by the militants killed at least 48
Government Compound In Eastern Afghanistan Attacked
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 18, 2019 At least one suicide bomber and several gunmen have attacked a government building in eastern Afghanistan, wounding 12 people, including a child and a woman, officials say. Attackers detonated explosives outside the building in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar, said Ataullah Khogyani, the provincial
ICC Judges Authorize Appeal Against Afghanistan Rejection
Associated Press: International Criminal Court judges said Tuesday that the court’s prosecutor can appeal against the rejection of her request to open an investigation into crimes linked to the long-running conflict in Afghanistan. In April, a panel of judges rejected the proposed investigation, saying it would not be in the interests of justice because an investigation
UN Extends Afghan Mission After China Veto Threat
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 17, 2019 The UN Security Council has unanimously extended its assistance mission in Afghanistan after China withdrew its threat of a veto if the text did not mention Beijing’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. The 15 members of the council on September 17 extended the mission for one year with
1TV Afghanistan Dari News – September 17, 2019
Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Associated Press: The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again be attacked from Afghan soil. Such a pledge would have included al-Qaida, which planned the 9/11 attacks from inside Afghanistan. Yet jihad, or holy war, and a shared history continue to bind the two militant groups, and there’s no
Afghan Media Blasts Ghani For Skipping Live TV Debate
Tolo News: Within hours, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s move to skip a live TV debate with his rival candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Monday drew backlash from the Afghan media. The debate was organized by Ariana News in Kabul. Media organizations have called Ghani’s defiance an insult to the media and to freedom of speech. Click here
Taliban Envoys Visit Iran, Russia Following Collapse Of U.S. Talks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty September 17, 2019 A four-member Taliban delegation has traveled to Tehran for talks with high-ranking Iranian officials — the second such trip by militants to a foreign country just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that peace talks with the United States have collapsed. Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the