Aljazeera.com | US: Tough road ahead with Taliban ! talks Aljazeera.com Engaging in peace talks with the Taliban will be an "uneasy endeavour", US Secretary of State John Kerry said, as he thanked Qatar for hosting the group's political office. Speaking on Saturday at the Friends of Syria meeting in Doha, Kerry said: "We ... |
Negotiations With Taliban Could Hinge on Detainees New York Times WASHINGTON — Two were senior Taliban commanders said to be implicated in murdering thousands of Shiites in Afghanistan. When asked about the alleged war crimes by an interrogator, they "did not express any regret and stated they did what they ... |
Taleban spokesman says removal of Doha office sign threatens talks Straits Times A general view of the Taleban office in Doha, Qatar on June 18, 2013. Angry voices within the Taleban movement could scuttle peace talks before they even begin, infuriated th! at a sign identifying their new office in the Gulf state of Qatar as the ... |
BBC News | How Qatar came to host the Taliban BBC News After nearly 12 years of bloodshed in Afghanistan, long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban are set to begin. But why and how have these negotiations ended up taking place in the Gulf emirate of Qatar? The BBC World Service's Dawood Azami has this ... |
Afghanistan urges Pakistan to free Taleban prisoners if it wants peace Straits Times KABUL (Reuters) - Pakistan could secure peace in Afghanistan by releasing dozens of senior Taleban prisoners to help kick-start the process, the Afghan foreign ministry said o! n Saturday, in remarks that underscore the issues vexing peace talks in Qatar. |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Kerry, in Qatar, Warns Taliban While Also Building Support on Syria New York Times (blog) The prospects of three-way Afghan peace talks have been thrown into doubt by the Taliban's efforts to give their office here the trappings of an embassy, which the American and Afghan governments see as overreaching and in violation of the terms of the ... Kerry: Peace talks with Taliban need to 'get back on track' after delayNBCNews.com (blog) Kerry saying Taliban talks need to 'get back on track' likely to renew ...Fox News Taliban spokesman: Removal of sign threatens talksUSA TODAY ABC News -Houston Chronicle all 456 news articles » |
The Times (subscription) | Taleban puts pressure on US over Guantánamo prisoner swap The Times (subscription) The Taleban's Qatar office said today that the group is ready to release the only US soldier they hold prisoner in exchange for five senior members imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay. The announcement places the US in an uncomfortable position after it ... |
The Times (subscription) | British war artist shot by Tal! eban The Times (subscription) A war artist may never paint again after being shot through the hand by a Taleban sniper while touring Afghanistan with the British Army. Former SAS soldier Graeme Lothian, 53, was shot in the left arm and hand last weekend, he was rushed back to the ... and more » |
Experts: Talks with Taliban are risky USA TODAY Peace talks with the Taliban might help end 12 years of war in Afghanistan, but the radical Islamist group's objectives may be so extreme — and so hated by Afghans — that any compromise risks toppling the U.S.-friendly Afghan government and sparking ... |
Straits Times | US defence chief Hagel expresses regret over Taleban joke Straits Times WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - United States (US) Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has expressed regret to an Indian-born college professor for jokingly asking, "you're not a member of the Taleban, are you?" seconds before the professor rose to ask a question ... and more » |
Taleban attacks kill Nato service member, 2 cops Khaleej Times In northern Afghanistan, Kunduz provincial police spokesman Sayed Sarwar Hussaini said that the Taleban attacked multiple checkpoints at about noon on Friday in the provincial capit! al of the same name, killing one member of the Afghan local police, ... and more » |
Family of US soldier held by Taliban 'encouraged' by potential swap for Gitmo ... Fox News Relatives of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban four years ago in Afghanistan, are "encouraged" by reports of an offer to trade the Idaho soldier for five terror suspects being held at Guantanamo Bay. Col. Tim Marsano of the ... |
Straits Times | Success of US-Taleban talks ! hinges on Pakistan Arab News The US efforts to find a safe and dignified exit from Afghanistan by promoting peace in the country have taken another turn with the establishment of a Taleban office in Qatar. The Taleban, long shunned by the global community for supporting Al-Qaeda ... US warns Taleban as envoy heads to QatarKhaleej Times Ball is in Taleban's cou! rt for Afghan talks: KerryStraits Times Taleban leaders offer captive soldier for prisoner swapScotsman all 456 news articles » |
US envoy for Taleban talks lands in Qatar Khaleej Times President Barack Obama's administration has supported dialogue with the Taleban as the United States prepares to pull out its 68,000 combat troops from Afghanistan next year, ending the longe! st-ever US war, which has become increasingly unpopular at ... |
The Times (subscription) | US considers 'five for one' swap to free soldier The Times (subscription) The White House was studying an offer from the Taleban last night to free an American soldier captured in Afghanistan in exchange for five high-ranking insurgent leaders detained at Guantánamo Bay. The Taleban said they were ready to swap Sergeant ... |
Scotsman | George Kerevan: Analysing negotiations with the Taleban Scotsman But President Obama has ignored these modest precepts. For the White House is desperate to find a political fig leaf to cover America's exit from Afghanistan. So the Taleban were handed a propaganda victory by being allowed to open their embassy in ... Taliban 'ready to exchange US captive'New Zealand Herald all 10 news articles » |
Aljazeera.com | Kerry presses Tal! iban to revive Afghan peace bid Reuters DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry put the onus on the Taliban to revive stalled efforts to end Afghanistan's 12-year-old war and warned the militants on Saturday they might lose their new office in Qatar if the peace bid collapsed. U ... How Obama Learned to Deal with the TalibanThe Atlantic At the Taliban ! Office, Waiting for Progress on TalksNew York Times Why is China talking to the Taliban?Bangor Daily News Aljazeera.com -Baltimore Sun all 1,697 news articles &ra! quo; |
Who is the US soldier the Taliban wants to trade? USA TODAY Now 27, he is believed to be held by the Taliban in Pakistan. On Thursday, the Afghan Taliban announced it would free Bergdahl in exchange for five senior operatives being held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The offer foll! ows the opening ... |
John Kerry cautious on Taliban talks in Qatar BBC News US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed caution over whether peace talks on Afghanistan with the Taliban can take place. A row over the status of a Taliban office in Qatar's capital Doha has overshadowed efforts to start peace negotiations there. |
ABC News | T! aliban Offer Adds Urgency to Idaho POW Rally ABC News The father and mother of the only known U.S. prisoner of war plan to speak on Saturday afternoon to a big crowd in their central Idaho hometown just days after his Taliban captors announced they want to exchange him for prisoners being held at ... |