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Taliban Again Eyeing Power in Afghanistan?

August 27, 2019 With a draft peace agreement between the United States and the Afghan Taliban circulating after 10 months

Afghanistan: is it time for harvesting peace?

August 27, 2019 Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy, is anxious to translate his president’s desire for the troop withdrawal

Radicalization as a mind game, requires counter-narratives

August 9, 2019 How does an individual, group or society become radicalized? What are the internal or external dimensions of

Zalmai Rassoul withdraws from September Presidential race

August 7, 2019 President Runner Zalmai Rassoul has withdrawn his candidacy from the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for September. According

Ghani issues new instructions to armed forces until peace talks formally begins

August 7, 2019 President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has instructed the national defense and security forces to concentrate on suppressing the

Taliban say differences resolved in peace talks on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

August 7, 2019 The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over the withdrawal of American troops

Khalilzad, Gen. Bajwa agree to continue working towards agreed goals: Pakistan military

August 7, 2019 The U.S. envoy for Afghan peace and Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa agreed to continue working towards the

Taliban Threatens Violent Disruption Of Afghan Presidential Election

August 7, 2019 The Taliban has denounced the Afghan presidential polls set for September as a “sham” and said that

Khalilzad Claims ‘Excellent Progress’ In Talks With Taliban

August 6, 2019 The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, says he has made “excellent progress” in his

Afghans Have a Clear Stance On Islamic Republic, says Ghani

August 6, 2019 Mr. Ghani says Afghans have a “quite simple” choice on the future government, and that is an