Iran held talks with a delegation from Afghanistan's Taliban, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a week after peace talks between the United States and the Islamist insurgents collapsed.

Iran says it held talks with Afghanistan's Taliban

President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with the Taliban “are dead” and indicated that he had no further interest in meeting with the group over an end to the Afghanistan war.

The now dead US-Taliban talks lacked strategic vision

A "secretive" peace deal between the United States and the Taliban could face wide resistance in Afghanistan if it opens the door to the insurgents` hardline regime, said the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, the slain hero of the anti-Soviet resistance.

Son of Afghan resistance hero criticises 'secretive' United state: Taliban deal

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The statement from the Pakistani Army spokesperson comes before US President Trump is expected to unveil a new strategy in Afghanistan

Pakistan has cracked down on Islamist militants including Haqqani network: Army

General Joseph Votel, the top US military commander for the Middle East, said more troops were needed to end the 16-year-old conflict

More troops needed in Afghanistan to stave off Taliban: US military

The military said they had to call for aerial fire support in self-defence and because Taliban fighters had opened fire at them in Kunduz

Afghanistan: US military admits killing 33 civilians in fight against Taliban

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