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After US pulls out of Syria, Russia deploys troops to help Kurdish fighters against impending Turkish invasion
• 6 years agoRussia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and Turkish troops
Afghan Taliban dismisses fear of attacks on India after US troop withdrawal, says neighbourhood's support vital to rebuild country
Fp Staff • 6 years agothe Taliban are at their strongest since their ouster in 2001 and hold sway over more than half the country
Taliban delegation meets US peace envoy for first time since 'dead' Afghanistan peace deal
• 6 years agoThe Taliban met US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan's 18-year war 'dead' a month ago
As US talks collapse, Chinese officials meet with Taliban delegation to discuss peace ahead of Afghanistan polls
• 6 years agoChinese officials have held talks with a Taliban delegation ahead of the presidential elections in Afghanistan on 28 September, days after US president Donald Trump cancelled a meeting with the militant group following a deadly attack by insurgent groups in Kabul that killed an American soldier
Collapse of US-Taliban talks an awkward blow for Pakistan, dashes hopes for American support in Kashmir dispute
• 6 years agoThe collapse of US-Taliban talks is an untimely setback for Pakistan, which had hoped its efforts to bring the militants to the table would be rewarded with an economic boost and American support in its dispute with India over Kashmir
Any peace process in Afghanistan should involve democratically-elected government, have full consent of its people, says India
• 6 years agoTrump on 8 September said that he cancelled the secret meeting with the Taliban after it admitted of being behind a terror attack in Kabul which killed a dozen people including a US soldier
From betraying Afghans to only bad choices left: How Western media reacted to possible Trump-Taliban deal
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe deadliest attack of the year — for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility — prompted a bevy of media criticism of the approaching deal between the United States and the Taliban
Amid peace talks with Taliban, Mike Pompeo says that Donald Trump wants forces reduced in Afghanistan by next US presidential election
• 6 years agoDonald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next US presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
Taliban takes centre stage in Afghanistan peace talks as insurgents push Ashraf Ghani administration to sidelines
• 6 years agoThe Taliban, who brutally ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, has always refused to break bread with Ghani and Kabul, who they view as US stooges.
Farooq Abdullah says peace in Jammu and Kashmir only possible through dialogue, urges Centre to take up issue with Hurriyat leaders
• 6 years agoNC chief Farooq Abdullah said if the army could suggest talks with the Taliban, then the Centre should also talk with the Hurriyat leaders to solve the Kashmir issue.