World US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, both sides said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic... on 7 December 2019
World US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha : US source Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic... on 7 December 2019
World Afghan mourners demand justice for slain Japanese ‘hero’ Distressed Afghans held vigils Thursday to mourn a beloved Japanese doctor who transformed barren swaths of eastern Afghanistan and spent decades... on 5 December 2019
World US to restart Taliban talks after Trump green light The US negotiator on Afghanistan will shortly resume talks with the Taliban and seek efforts toward a ceasefire, officials said Wednesday, three... on 4 December 2019
World Japanese doctor who helped Afghans for decades among six killed in attack A Japanese doctor whose long career was dedicated to helping some of Afghanistan's poorest people was among six people killed Wednesday in an... on 4 December 2019
World Nakamura : Japan doctor who devoted his life to Afghanistan Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura, killed Wednesday in an attack in Afghanistan, devoted 35 years of his life to healing Afghans and Pakistanis... on 4 December 2019
World Stunned residents return after IS losses in east Afghanistan Afghan farmer Gulnar Malik had seen her share of hardships as war ravaged her country for decades -- but nothing prepared the mother of five... on 3 December 2019
World Trump visits troops in Afghanistan, says Taliban talks back on President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States had resumed talks with Taliban insurgents as he made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to... on 29 November 2019
World Taliban release two Western hostages in Afghanistan The Taliban handed two Western hostages over to US forces in southern Afghanistan Tuesday, three years after they were abducted, in a swap for... on 19 November 2019
World Taliban still holding Western hostages : spokesman A Taliban spokesman said Thursday the insurgents were still holding two Western hostages, as officials stayed tight-lipped over the outcome of... on 14 November 2019
World Afghanistan’s presidential poll results delayed again Preliminary results from Afghanistan's presidential election have been delayed for a second time, election officials announced Wednesday, a postponement... on 13 November 2019
World Uncertainty over fate of Western hostages, Taliban prisoners Two Western hostages of the Taliban, who are expected to be freed in a prisoner swap for three militants, will be released only when the insurgents... on 13 November 2019
World Who are the Haqqanis, Afghanistan’s most feared insurgents? Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced Tuesday that he will free Anas Haqqani, the brother of a feared militant leader whose eponymous... on 12 November 2019
World Afghanistan to release senior Taliban prisoners in apparent swap Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced Tuesday that three high-ranking Taliban prisoners would be released, in an apparent exchange for two... on 12 November 2019
World Top US military official says 500 troops to remain in Syria US troop levels in northern Syria will probably stabilize around 500, a top American military leader said Sunday, weeks after President Donald... on 10 November 2019
World Afghan chief executive wants halt to election recount Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah called Sunday for a halt to a recount of the recent presidential election, saying he would not... on 10 November 2019
