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Taliban, US engage in Twitter spat amid rise in Afghanistan violence
May 03, 2020 11:06Representatives of US forces in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgents engaged in a rare public spat on Saturday, venting on social media about the stalling Afghan peace process.
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Three killed, four injured in blast outside Afghanistan’s Laghman prison
May 02, 2020 17:50Three civilians were killed and four security personnel were injured on Saturday in a motorcycle bomb attack outside the provincial prison of Afghanistan’s eastern Laghman province.
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Taliban rejects Ramadan ceasefire in Afghanistan
Apr 24, 2020 20:49Kabul (IP)- The Taliban have rejected an Afghan government call for a ceasefire for the holy month of Ramadan and to let authorities focus on tackling the coronavirus, raising new concern about prospects for a fragile peace process.
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Veterans support for full US withdrawal from Afghanistan grows: Poll
Apr 22, 2020 22:17Nearly three-quarters of veterans surveyed and almost 70 percent of troops’ family members support a full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, according to a new poll from a conservative activist group released Wednesday.
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Afghan government releases third group of Taliban prisoners
Apr 13, 2020 01:27The Afghan government released the third batch of Taliban prisoners consisting of 100 inmates as part of ongoing efforts to kick start the intra-Afghan talks aimed at ending the conflict.
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Iran voices support for UN Secretary-General's plan for ceasefire in Afghanistan
Mar 26, 2020 18:50Tehran (IP)- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a statement in support of the UN Secretary-General's plan to implement a nationwide ceasefire in Afghanistan.
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Taliban sets conditions for talks with Afghan gov't
Mar 07, 2020 11:33Tehran (IP) - The Taliban on Saturday announced the continuation of peace talks with Afghan government on Tuesday, subject to all its demands to be met.
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‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe alleged Afghanistan war crimes
Mar 06, 2020 12:27Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan - and beyond its borders – linked to Afghan, Taliban and US troops, the International Criminal Court said on Thursday 5 March 2020.
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Zarif: US surrends in Afghanistan after 19 years of humiliation
Mar 02, 2020 00:41Iran's foreign minister has referred to the Taliban-US peace accord, saying the US has now tendered its surrender in Afghanistan after 19 years of humiliation.
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Iran says US has no legal standing to determine future of Afghanistan
Mar 01, 2020 12:01Tehran (IP) - Iran's Foreign Ministry has reacted to an agreement signed between the United States and the Afghan Taliban stating that while welcoming any peace in the country, the United States has no legal standing to sign a peace deal or take a decision on the future of Afghanistan.
