Afghan Peace Deal

Woman member of Afghanistan's peace team survives attack by gunmen near Kabul

Fawzia Koofi, who is part of a 21-member team which will represent the Afghan govt in upcoming peace talks with the Taliban, is in good health, said the team's head. No outfit has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

Pakistan does not want any security role for India in Afghanistan, says New Delhi always plays 'spoiler' in Kabul

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan does not want any security role for India in Afghanistan as he accused New Delhi of playing the role of a "spoiler" in the war-torn country, according to a media report

US-Taliban peace deal: India remains deeply skeptical of ‘agreement’; New Delhi has no options but to cross fingers and pray

India reads the 'agreement' between the United States and the Taliban not as a treatise of 'peace' but the first step towards an exit strategy of the former.

US, Taliban sign historic deal aimed at ending America's longest war; forces to leave Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban meets commitments

Under the agreement, the Taliban promise not to let extremists use Afghanistan as a staging ground for attacking the US or its allies.

Donald Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as US marks 18th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taliban 'harder' than ever as America on Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan

Russia offers to be guarantor of Afghan peace deal as US and Taliban talks hit final stage

Russia is ready to be a guarantor of any peace deal for Afghanistan agreed between the United States and the Taliban, the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday

US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says 'agreement in principle' reached with Taliban on framework of Afghan peace deal

The statement by US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad followed six days of talks last week with the Taliban in Qatar, where he urged the insurgents to enter into direct negotiations with the government of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani.