CBS News | Afghan Taleban 'abandon' Qatar office Khaleej Times A diplomat and Taleban official say the Afghan Taleban are closing their Qatar office at least temporarily to protest demands they remove a sign that identified the movement as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The office was opened less than a month ... US mulls speeding up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: ReportStraits Times all 63 news articles » |
The Hindu | Kerry: Taleban office may shut if Afghan talks bid fails Arab News "There is an internal discussion right now and much anger about it but we have not yet decided what action to take," Shaheen Suhail, the Taleban's spokesman in Qatar told The Associated Press. "But I think it weakens the process from the very beginning." 'Taleban office in Doha will shut if Afghan talks bid fails'Arab Times Kuwait English Daily Afghanistan seeks explanation for Taleban officeKhaleej Times Taleban leaders offer captive soldier for prisoner swapScotsman Straits Times all 592 news articles » |
The Times (subscription) | Malala Yousafzai reunited with friend wounded in Taleban attack The Times (subscription) Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taleban, made an emotional reunion in Birmingham with a former classmate who was injured in the same attack. The two teenagers, both aged 15, were on a school bus in October last year when gunmen ... Pakistani girl injured with Malala gets British visaStraits Times all 25 news artic! les » |
Taleban attack on NATO suppliers kills 9 in Kabul – 4 Nepalese, 1 Briton ... Kuwait Times KABUL: A Taleban truck bomb and gun attack killed nine people in the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday, destroying the entrance to a NATO supply company's compound in the latest insurgent assault to shake peace efforts. Four Nepalese, one Briton and one ... |
Taleban attack NATO compound; 7 dead Arab News KABUL: Taleban suicide attackers blew up a truck bomb early yesterday at the gates of a NATO supplier's compound in Kabul and sprayed gunfire at security personnel, killing five guards and two civilians, Afghan officials said. The morning attack was ... ! |
The Express Tribune | Qatar initiative in jeopardy: Angry Afghan Taliban 'abandon' Doha office The Express Tribune Hours after President Hamid Karzai's administration raised objections, Qatari officials removed the Taliban's white flag and the plaque inscribed with 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' – a name the Taliban used for their regime before it was toppled by ... |
The Express Tribune | Uneasy neighbours: Aziz says tension won't overshadow Kabul trip The Express Tribune Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister, Ershad Ahmadi had claimed that Aziz had floated the power-sharing concept between the Taliban and the Afghan government during his meeting with the Afghan ambassador. Aziz avoided comment on the Afghan claims, ... TAYLOR: Advances in Afghanistan temporary at bestTheChronicleHerald.ca all 8 news articles » |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pakistan irks Afghans by suggesting Taleban share power, says minister Arab News KABUL: Pakistan has floated the concept of an Afghan power-sharing arrangement between Kabul and the Taleban as part of a peace talks "end game," Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Ershad Ahmadi said yesterday, a suggestion met with outrage in Kabul. Pakistan rejects Afghan accusations over Taleban warStraits Times Taleban attack NATO suppliers in Kabul; Briton among 9 deadArab Times Kuwait English Daily Scot among 7 killed in Afghanistan suicide bombScotsman (blog) all 512 news articles » |
US military chief prudent on talks with Taliban Rappler US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey. Photo by EPA/Michael Reynolds. WASHINGTON, USA - The top US military commander on Sunday, July 7, urged a cautious approach as the United States reaches out to the Taliban to try to help .! .. |
CBS News | Taliban close Qatar office in dispute with US, Afghan government over signage CBS News ISLAMABAD, Pakistan A diplomat and Taliban official say the Afghan Taliban are closing their Qatar office at least temporarily to protest demands they remove a sign that identified the movement as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The office was ... Taliban Close Qatar Office to Protest Flag FracasABC News ! all 62 news articles » |
Geo News, Pakistan | 35 milita! nt groups operating as Taliban: Imran Geo News, Pakistan LONDON: Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has called running Khyber Pakhtunkhwa difficult and his biggest challenge. In an interview to a British newspaper, Khan said 35 militant groups were operating under the name of Tehreek-e-Taliban ... and more » |
Unemployment spike in Afghanistan leaves locals more open to Taliban Stars and Stripes But some are questioning the handling of mass layoffs, and whether the result might be to strengthen the Taliban at a time when the guerrillas are escalating their operations ahead of ! next year's withdrawal of foreign combat troops. This sudden spike ... |
CBS News | Afghan security forces kill 18 Taleban, lose 5 of own Arab Times Kuwait English Daily KABUL, Afghanistan, July 8, (Agencies): Afghan officials say security forces have killed 18 Taleban and lost five of their own troops in operations in the country's east. The Wardak provincial governor's office said 16 Taleban were killed and two ... Afghan spies holdUS interpreteraccused of tortureArab News all 60 news art! icles » |
The myth that shrouds the talks with Taleban Times of Oman In the 10 years that Taleban have bloodcurdlingly terrorized the country, at times overtly aided by the money and skills of Al Qaeda, killing more than 40,000 civilians and soldiers, Pakistan has tried both talks and force to neutralize them. The net ... |
14 Afghan soldiers, 64 Taleban killed Khaleej Times The government says 14 Afghan soldiers and 64 Taleban militants have been killed in fighting and roadside bombings across the country in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense said on Sunday ! the casualties include 10 Taleban fighters killed in a ... and more » |
The Times (subscription) | The West ! 'should have talked to the Taleban after 2002 rout' The Times (subscription) The West should have attempted talks with the Taleban when they were first knocked out of power a decade ago, a senior British commander in Afghanistan has said. General Nick Carter, deputy commander of the Nato-led coalition, spoke as the United ... US trying to kickstart Taleban talksKhaleej Times British PM backs Taleban peace talks on Afghan-Pakistan visitStraits Times Pakistan assures British PM of Afghan peace talksArab News all 316 news articles » |
Press TV | Afghan Off! icials Say More Than 20 Taliban Fighters Killed In East RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty The largest operation took place in Wardak Province, west of Kabul, where Afghan National Army soldiers killed 16 Taliban and confiscated weapons, cars, and motorcycles belonging to the militia. A spokesman for the Wardak governor said four additional ... Senior Taliban commanders killed in northern AfghanistanLong War Journal Afghan officials say security forces kill 18 Taliban, lose 5 of own in ...Fox News Nineteen US soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan: TalibanPress TV ABC News -Foreign Pol! icy (blog) -Asia Times Online all 91 news articles » |
Washington Post | Afghan Peace Council member injured; 14 Afghan soldiers, 64 Taliban militants ... Washington Post KABUL, Afghanistan — A roadside bomb seriously wounded a prominent member of Afghanistan's High Peace Council on Sunday, an official said, while the government announced that recent fighting in the country has killed 14 Afghan soldiers and 64 ... |
US says Taliban ignoring overtures for talks Fayetteville Observer WASHINGTON - The Taliban won't join talks with the United States and Afghanistan because of a dispute over the name of its representative office in Qatar, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday. The official said the Taliban never replied to an offer to ... |
TV shows v/s Taliban in Afghanistan Hindustan Times hits in conservative Afghanistan since the fall of the 1996-2001 Taliban regime that banned music and cinema. "It is a new show that has been successful in other countries around the world," Fahim Hashimy, president of ! the 1TV channel, told AFP on Monday. and more » |