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    US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after deal with Taliban: Grump

    29 Aug 2019

    "We're going to keep a presence there. We're reducing that presence very substantially and we're going to always have a presence.'

    US, Taliban on 'threshold' of deal: US Afghan envoy

    01 Sep 2019

    The foes have been meeting in Doha to finalise a deal under which the Taliban would give security guarantees in return for sharp reductions to the 13,000-strong US force in Afghanistan.

    Escalation in Afghan violence unacceptable

    06 Sep 2019

    Afghanistan has been witnessing a serious escalation in violence especially targeting innocent civilians and this has to end. The capital Kabul has been rocked by back-to-back bombings

    Trump says he cancelled peace talks with Taliban over attack

    08 Sep 2019

    US President said he had planned a secret meeting with the Taliban's "major leaders" on Sunday at a presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland. Trump said he also planned to meet with Afghanistan's president.

    Afghanistan's women pioneers fearful as peace deal looms

    06 Sep 2019

    Strictly patriarchal Afghanistan has long been one of the world's worst places for women, but for a relatively small group — mainly in urban cores like Kabul — key freedoms such as education and the right to work proliferated after the Taliban fell in 2001.

    Afghans brace for fresh violence after US-Taliban talks halt

    09 Sep 2019

    It was not immediately clear whether the US-Taliban talks will resume and when on ending nearly 18 years of fighting.

    Elusive deal adds to Afghan uncertainty

    08 Sep 2019

    With US President Donald Trump calling off a planned “secret” meeting with the Taliban and the latter claiming that his abrupt decision would lead to fresh losses to American lives, peace seems

    Civilian suffering continues in Afghanistan

    03 Sep 2019

    Deadly violence has been taking a heavy toll on civilians in Afghanistan despite the ongoing peace negotiations and that’s not acceptable. The massive blast in a residential part of Kabul

    Taliban supporters cheer US withdrawal plans

    06 Sep 2019

    While details of the deal have not been announced, it is widely expected the Pentagon will slash its troop presence in Afghanistan in return for various Taliban commitments.

    Taliban kill at least 10 in ‘horrifying’ attack in Kabul

    05 Sep 2019

    The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying they targeted three vehicles of "foreigners" as they tried to enter the heavily guarded Shashdarak area where the Afghan national security authorities have offices.

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