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May 28, 2020
Afghanistan Frees 900 More Taliban Prisoners

Some 900 Taliban members were freed from Afghanistan's largest prison outside Kabul as part of a prisoner swap under a cease-fire deal. Former detainees were given new clothes outside Pul-e Charkhi prison on May 26, as well as cash and transport home.

May 28, 2020
Afghanistan's Mass Release Of Taliban Prisoners Revives Peace Process, But Seen As 'Big Gamble'

The Afghan government's mass release of Taliban prisoners has revived a flagging peace process. But experts warn it's a gamble that could backfire.
May 27, 2020
Hundreds Of Taliban Prisoners Freed By Afghanistan Under Cease-Fire Deal

Since early April, Afghanistan has freed some 1,100 Taliban detainees as part of a prisoner-swap deal. The exchange is a precursor to peace talks between the Taliban and an Afghan government delegation aimed at ending the two-decade-old war.
May 27, 2020
As Deadline Passes, Afghan Cease-Fire Appears To Be Holding

Even though calls for the Taliban to prolong a cease-fire with the Afghan government have gone unanswered so far, there have been no signs of renewed fighting and the militants say they will release more prisoners.
May 27, 2020
Trump Says U.S. Has 'No Target' Date To Pull Troops From Afghanistan

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has not set a target date for a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, where a fragile U.S.-Taliban peace process has gained renewed momentum in recent days.
May 26, 2020
Afghan Government To Free 900 More Taliban Prisoners

The Afghan government plans to release 900 more Taliban prisoners on May 26, as a cease-fire by the militants enters its third and final day.
May 25, 2020
Taliban Prisoners Freed As Afghan Truce Holds For Second Day

Afghan authorities say they have released 100 Taliban prisoners as part of the government's response to a three-day cease-fire the militants called to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
May 25, 2020
Afghans Count Losses Amid Respite In Violence

As Afghans enjoy a brief respite from violence during a rare cease-fire during the Muslim holy festival of Eid al-Fitr, government officials, Taliban, and international diplomats reflect on the human and material toll this impoverished country is enduring because of fighting.
May 24, 2020
Afghanistan's Ghani Vows To Expedite Release Of Taliban Prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vowed on May 24 to speed up the release of Taliban prisoners after welcoming an offer by the militants of a three-day cease-fire to mark Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
May 21, 2020
U.S. Afghan Envoy Urges All Sides To Reduce Violence After Talks In Kabul

U.S. special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has urged a reduction in violence “by all sides” in Afghanistan, saying innocent Afghans are bearing too much of the brunt of the war.
May 20, 2020
Pakistan Still Supports Taliban, Pentagon Report Finds

A quarterly report by the U.S. Department of Defense to Congress has noted Pakistani continued support for Afghanistan’s hard-line Taliban movement in violence in the country.
May 19, 2020
UN Calls For Reduction In Violence As U.S. Envoy Meets Taliban

The United Nations has called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian deaths by both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the rise, as the U.S. special peace envoy opened another round of talks with the Taliban.

Peace

Saturday 30 May 2020

Afghanistan Frees 900 More Taliban Prisoners

Afghanistan's Mass Release Of Taliban Prisoners Revives Peace Process, But Seen As 'Big Gamble'

Hundreds Of Taliban Prisoners Freed By Afghanistan Under Cease-Fire Deal

As Deadline Passes, Afghan Cease-Fire Appears To Be Holding

Trump Says U.S. Has 'No Target' Date To Pull Troops From Afghanistan

Afghan Government To Free 900 More Taliban Prisoners

Taliban Prisoners Freed As Afghan Truce Holds For Second Day

Afghans Count Losses Amid Respite In Violence

Afghanistan's Ghani Vows To Expedite Release Of Taliban Prisoners

U.S. Afghan Envoy Urges All Sides To Reduce Violence After Talks In Kabul

Pakistan Still Supports Taliban, Pentagon Report Finds

UN Calls For Reduction In Violence As U.S. Envoy Meets Taliban

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Lawmaker Sees State-Sponsored Militants Behind Pashtun Activist’s Killing

Eid Traditions Become 'Very Different' For Muslims In The Age Of Coronavirus

With A Power-sharing Agreement In Sight, Afghan Political Feud Expected To End

Educated Youth Still Turn To Separatist Violence In Restive Pakistani Province

U.S. Blames Islamic State For 'Horrific' Kabul Hospital Attack; Afghans Blame The Taliban

Ghani Says Afghan Troops To Go On The Offensive After Deadly Attacks

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Peace

Saturday 30 May 2020

Afghanistan Frees 900 More Taliban Prisoners

Afghanistan's Mass Release Of Taliban Prisoners Revives Peace Process, But Seen As 'Big Gamble'

Hundreds Of Taliban Prisoners Freed By Afghanistan Under Cease-Fire Deal

As Deadline Passes, Afghan Cease-Fire Appears To Be Holding

Trump Says U.S. Has 'No Target' Date To Pull Troops From Afghanistan

Afghan Government To Free 900 More Taliban Prisoners

Taliban Prisoners Freed As Afghan Truce Holds For Second Day

Afghans Count Losses Amid Respite In Violence

Afghanistan's Ghani Vows To Expedite Release Of Taliban Prisoners

U.S. Afghan Envoy Urges All Sides To Reduce Violence After Talks In Kabul

Pakistan Still Supports Taliban, Pentagon Report Finds

UN Calls For Reduction In Violence As U.S. Envoy Meets Taliban

Most Popular

Most Viewed

Pakistan Considers Reinforcing Lockdown After Spike In Infections

Pakistan Still Supports Taliban, Pentagon Report Finds

A Mysterious Death In Sweden Shocks Exiled Baluch Activists Across Europe

A Daughter’s Quest To Find Her Disappeared Father In Pakistan

Lawmaker Sees State-Sponsored Militants Behind Pashtun Activist’s Killing

Eid Traditions Become 'Very Different' For Muslims In The Age Of Coronavirus

With A Power-sharing Agreement In Sight, Afghan Political Feud Expected To End

Educated Youth Still Turn To Separatist Violence In Restive Pakistani Province

U.S. Blames Islamic State For 'Horrific' Kabul Hospital Attack; Afghans Blame The Taliban

Ghani Says Afghan Troops To Go On The Offensive After Deadly Attacks

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Afghanistan Frees 900 More Taliban Prisoners

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