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WION Fineprint: Intra-Afghan meet after US-Taliban talks

US special representative for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, will resume peace talks with the Taliban soon, sources with knowledge of the issue said on Wednesday.

US peace envoy for Afghanistan set to resume talks with Taliban: Sources

Amid violence and Taliban peace talks, Afghan campaign begins

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani formally launched his re-election campaign on Sunday (July 28), stressing peace and good governance as his top priorities. Addressing supporters at a large gathering in Kabul, Ghani outlined his aims to improve security, implement the rule of law, improve transport infrastructure, hospitals and mosques if he were to serve for another five years. Several former officials and politicians, including former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, are lining up to challenge Ghani who formed a unity government with his main rival Abdullah Abdullah after a bitterly disputed 2014 election marred by concerns over voter fraud. The presidential election, scheduled for September 28, has been postponed twice due to a lack of preparation and could be overshadowed by ongoing peace efforts with the Taliban.

Afghanistan's Ghani launches campaign for re-election

Afghanistan's president marked the official start of the country's election season Sunday by insisting "peace is coming" and that pivotal talks with the Taliban would take place.

Afghan 'peace is coming', President Ashraf Ghani claims as election campaign starts

The Taliban said on Sunday they will not hold direct talks with the Afghan government and rejected a statement from a senior minister about plans to hold the such as meeting within the next two weeks, a senior Taliban official said.

Will not hold direct talks with Afghanistan government: Senior Taliban official

Just a day after a suicide attack targeted Afghanistan`s Ghazni, another explosive-laden car detonated in the province`s Ab Band district early Sunday morning, a local source told Sputnik.

Another explosive-laden vehicle detonates in Afghanistan's Ghazni

At least three police officers were killed and a dozen more wounded Saturday when a Taliban suicide bomber drove an explosives-packed, US-made armoured vehicle into a compound in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.

At least three killed in Taliban attack on police base

Direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban could begin in Norway within the next two weeks, officials and sources said Saturday, marking a potentially crucial step in efforts to end the war.

Talks between Afghanistan government, Taliban could happen within two weeks in Norway: Officials

A Report On The New Video Released By Taliban Which Justifies 9/11 Attacks. Trump may boast of his deal-clinching abilities. But one deal that he is over-seeing is looking dicey. Amidst the ongoing Afghanistan peace talks, Taliban releases a new video justifying the 9/11 attacks. What's more, Taliban calls the 9/11 attacks as a slap to the U.S. Here's more on the video.

Gravitas: Taliban releases a new video justifying 9/11 attacks

The body of a Croatian soldier killed in a Taliban-claimed suicide car bomb attack in Kabul landed back in his native country on Friday, media reported. Josip Briski, 27, was a member of a Croatian contingent deployed in Afghanistan as part of a US-led mission.

Croatian soldier killed in Kabul attack returns home

The United States and Afghanistan said Thursday they have agreed to accelerate efforts to reach a negotiated end to the conflict in the war-ravaged country. In a joint statement, Washington and Kabul said the agreement had been reached in a telephone call between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday.

US, Afghanistan agree to accelerate Afghan peace talks

India on Thursday called Pakistan to take "credible and irreversible action" against terrorism after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan admitted Pakistan terror groups operated in Kashmir.

After Pak's admission on terror groups in Kashmir, India calls Imran-led government to take 'credible and irreversible action'

The Taliban have justified the 9/11 attack and blamed America's policy for it. The group has released new footage. The footage was shared online by the American website Long War Journal.

Taliban justifies 9/11 attack, blames US for 9/11

US officials are scrambling to defuse a diplomatic crisis after President Donald Trump's remarks that he could win the Afghan War in just 10 days by wiping out the country.

As US fights fire over Donald Trump's comments, experts say embarrassing for a US President to 'make things up'

"The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools.

WION Edit: US, Pak want to bury hatchet in Afghan people’s back

Three Croatian soldiers were seriously wounded in Kabul on Wednesday when their vehicle was hit by a Taliban suicide attacker, officials and the insurgents said.

Three Croatian soldiers wounded in Taliban attack in Kabul

Afghanistan's badly stretched police are taking heavy casualties as attempts build to set up peace talks with Taliban militants, prompting a move to pull back from vulnerable outposts across the country.

Afghan police pull back from isolated outposts as losses mount

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaking at the US Institute of Peace said he will be meeting with the Taliban and "will try his best" for the Taliban to talk to the Afghan government.

Will meet the Taliban and get them to talk to Afghan government, says Imran Khan at US Institute of Peace

Taliban attacks police HQ in Kandahar as violence continues in Afghanistan. Violence continues to be the norm in Afghanistan amidst peace talks. Taliban attacked a police HQ in Kandahar yesterday. They also opened fire on policemen. Today a bomb attack killed 8 people in Kabul. Palki summarises.

Gravitas: Afghanistan: Peace talks amid more bloodshed

The path to peace in Afghanistan has been a bumpy ride. Acts of violence continue. So what is the status of the peace talks? What will the future look like for Afghanistan government, Taliban and the U.S.? Here's a report.

Gravitas: A bumpy road to Afghan peace

Afghan government forces mistakenly killed seven civilians, including children, in an attack on militants south of the capital, a provincial official said on Monday, the latest victims of a war undiminished by peace talks.

Afghan forces kill seven civilians in attack on militants

US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Afghanistan on Sunday to finalise US-Taliban peace agreement possibly by September 1 that would pave way for ending two decades of insurgency in the war-torn country, government sources said on Saturday.

Zalmay Khalilzad to visit Afghanistan to finalise US-Taliban peace deal possibly by September 1

An explosion struck Afghan University in Kabul killing at least six while twenty-seven others were injured, news agency Reuters reported. Twenty-seven others were also injured in the explosion, news agency Reuters reported.

Afghanistan: Six killed, 27 injured in blast near Kabul University

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