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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) also met Zalmay Khalilzad in Munich on February 16.

November 30, 1398

U.S. Special Envoy, Top EU Diplomat Discuss Taliban Deal With Afghan President

U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and re-elected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani met on February 19 to discuss a U.S. deal with Taliban militants on a seven-day reduction in violence.

FILE: U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Bagram Air Field in November 2019.

November 02, 1398

Trump Says Taliban Must Curb Violence For Meaningful Afghanistan Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump told Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani that there cannot be meaningful negotiations until the Taliban significantly reduces its violence, the White House said in a statement on January 22.

A man walks on a street as a bus is on fire following a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in New Delhi on December 15.

September 25, 1398

India Citizenship Law Protests Spread Across Campuses

Protests over a new Indian citizenship law based on religion spread to student campuses across the country as critics said the Hindu nationalist government was pushing a partisan agenda in conflict with the country's founding as a secular republic.

A nineteen-year-old Taliban deserter hides his face in Kunduz Province. “I faced the darkest moment of my life seeing my brother's body covered with blood and dust,” he said.

September 18, 1398

Afghanistan's Endless War Pits Brother Against Brother

Pakistan is currently in the midst of an antibiotic-resistant typhoid outbreak. The new vaccine is possible for children as young as 9 months.

September 14, 1398

New Typhoid Fever Vaccine Protects Young Children

Pakistani nomad women carry water to their houses in a hazy evening on the outskirts of Islamabad. (file photo)

September 05, 1398

Climate Change Takes Toll On Women As Men Pushed To Leave Home

A health worker administers polio vaccine to children during a three-day countrywide vaccination campaign in Peshawar on August 26.

August 02, 1398

Disease Fighters To Mark Partial Victory In Polio Eradication Battle

FILE: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader, third from left, arrived with other members of the Taliban delegation for talks in Moscow in May 28.

August 01, 1398

Afghan Rivals To Meet In China After U.S. Talks Stall

China is organizing talks among Afghanistan's rival factions as part of efforts to end years of war after negotiations between the Taliban and the United States broke down last month.

Britian's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit a school classroom during a trip to Islamabad Pakistan on October 15.

July 23, 1398

Prince William And Duchess Kate Arrive In Pakistan For Five-Day Visit

The United Kingdom's Prince William and his wife, Duchess Kate, arrived in Pakistan's capital on October 14 for a five-day visit that will focus on boosting ties and addressing challenges such as climate change.

Pieces of statues damaged by the Taliban are laid out on a table for restoration at the National Museum in Kabul in October 2019.

July 22, 1398

Afghan Museum Restores Buddhist History, One Broken Piece At A Time

Restoring Afghanistan's Buddhist artifacts that were destroyed by the Taliban 18 years ago is like working on a 1,500-year-old jigsaw puzzle, say conservators working on the latest restoration project.