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As US talks collapse, Chinese officials meet with Taliban delegation to discuss peace ahead of Afghanistan polls
•Chinese 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
•The 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
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
Rocket explodes at US Embassy in Afghanistan on 9/11 anniversary; no casualties, injuries reported
•A rocket exploded at the US Embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States
Taliban vows to continue fighting US forces in Afghanistan after Donald Trump claimed talks with group were 'dead'
•The Taliban on Tuesday vowed to continue fighting against US forces in Afghanistan after President Donald Trump said talks with insurgents were 'dead'
Donald Trump claims Taliban talks are 'dead'; US military likely to ramp up Afghanistan operations
•Donald Trump proclaimed talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders dead on Monday, while the general in charge said the US military is likely to ramp up operations in Afghanistan
Taliban warns of 'loss of more American lives' as Donald Trump calls off Afghan peace talks
•President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday
Taliban attack in Afghanistan: Toll rises to 16 with 119 injured; officials claim over 400 foreigners rescued from Kabul
•The death toll from a Taliban suicide attack in Afghanistan, late Monday night rose to 16 civilians, with another 119 people wounded, an official said.
Day after Kunduz attack, Taliban strike Afghan city Puli Khumri even as US envoy claims peace deal is near
•The attack on the capital of Baghlan province came hours after US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said he warned the Taliban during talks in Qatar that 'violence like this must stop.'
Killing of chief’s brother in Balochistan bomb attack will not derail peace talks with US, says Afghan Taliban
•The Afghan Taliban has said the killing of its chief Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada's brother in a blast at a mosque in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan province will not derail the peace talks with the United States.