Peace

Taliban Calls Back Negotiators After Suspending Prisoner-Exchange Talks

The Taliban called back its team of negotiators from Kabul hours after saying it broke off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange. 

Taliban Breaks Off 'Fruitless' Talks With Afghan Government On Prisoner Exchange

The Taliban has broken off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange, a main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States.

U.S. Rejects Taliban Claim It Is Violating Doha Peace Deal

The U.S. military has rejected a claim by the Afghan Taliban that the United States is violating the terms of a peace deal signed by the two sides in late February.

Afghan Government, Taliban Team Discuss Prisoner Swap In Kabul

Afghan government representatives have met with a three-member Taliban team in Kabul to discuss a prisoner swap as part of a peace deal signed by the Taliban and the United States in late February.

Are The Taliban Committed To Negotiating Peace In Afghanistan?

Weeks after the United States and Afghanistan’s Islamist Taliban movement signed an agreement to stipulate the withdrawal of foreign forces in return for counterterrorism guarantees, the hard-line movement has yet to begin talks with the Afghan government as outlined by the pact.

Women Negotiators Seeking To Preserve Rights In Afghan Peace Talks

Women named as part of an Afghan delegation tasked with conducting peace talks with the Taliban say they will be attempting to preserve women’s rights in complex negotiations with the hard-line Islamist movement aimed at ending four decades of war in Afghanistan.

At Least 28 Afghan Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attacks, Prisoner Release Postponed

Militants have killed 28 members of the Afghan security forces, police officials and authorities said on March 30, as the government postponed a release of Taliban prisoners. 

Kabul Criticizes Taliban For Rejecting Government Negotiating Team For Peace Talks

The Afghan government has criticized the Taliban for rejecting Kabul's negotiating team for upcoming intra-Afghan peace talks aimed at ending the nearly 19-year war. 

Afghan Gov't Selects Negotiators For Talks With Taliban

Is Peace Possible? Many Key Issues Missing From U.S.-Taliban Deal For Afghanistan

There are several key issues that are missing or are unclear in the landmark U.S.-Taliban agreement aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan.

At Least 24 Afghan Security Forces Killed In Insider Attack

At least 24 Afghan security forces were killed early on March 20 in an insider attack on their base in southern Zabul Province, officials say.