The Taliban are not willing to talk to the Afghan government, however they are ready for negotiations with the United States, the US special envoy says. “The Taliban are certainly ready to talk to the United States. But we’re insisting that they also need to talk to the government of Afghanistan,” the US Special […]
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Pakistani and Afghan members of parliament Tuesday opened two days of dialogue in Islamabad on ‘issues that impact the relationship between the two countries’, organizers said . The talks are taking place at the initiative of a think tank a time when tension has again heightened between the uneasy neighbours following the last week attack […]
Pakistan Saturday rejected claims by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that attack on Afghan spy chief was planned in Quetta. Head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS), a close confidant of President Hamid Karzai, was injured in the attack in one of the guest houses of the spy agency in Kabul on Thursday. Taliban had […]
A splinter hardliner Taliban group Friday claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt on Afghan intelligence chief, Assadullah Khalid. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief, a close confidant of President Hamid Karzai, was injured in the attack in a Kabul guest house. Taliban had also claimed responsibility for the attack, which they said was a […]
Hillary Clinton rules out US boots on ground in North Waziristan The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who was in Pakistan on a two-day visit, ruled out the possibility of sending in US military inside Pakistan’s area of North Waziristan to take out the Haqqani Network, a pro-Taliban militant group accused by Washington of […]
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