The United States, Russia, China, and Pakistan have called on the Taliban to immediately agree to a cease-fire and to direct negotiations with the Afghan government.
Afghanistan’s hard-line Islamist Taliban movement sees a historic opportunity for peace in the country following its latest round of talks with U.S. officials and representatives of the Afghan government, civil society and various political factions.
The Taliban and a delegation representing Afghan society have agreed on a road map for a future political settlement in what is seen as a major step toward ending Afghanistan's nearly 18-year war.
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has described the latest round of U.S.-Taliban peace talks as the "most production" ever, telling RFE/RL that “a lot of progress” has been made.
Dozens of Afghan delegates, including political figures, women, and other stakeholders, are attending an Intra-Afghan Dialogue Conference in Qatar involving negotiators from the Taliban.
The U.S. envoy helping to broker peace talks with the Taliban said that the current round of negotiations have been the "most productive" so far.
An all-Afghan peace summit has been set for July 7-8, although the talks in Qatar will apparently be held without the official participation of the Afghan government.
U.S. and Taliban negotiators have held a new round of talks in Qatar to try to put an end to the war in Afghanistan, amid continued attacks by the militant group on Afghan officials and security forces.
Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. peace envoy for Afghanistan, is opening a new round of talks with the Taliban in Doha as Washington bids to speed up the process to end the 18-year conflict in the war-torn country.
Dozens of senior Afghan political figures are attending a peace conference in neighboring Pakistan aimed at paving the way for an intra-Afghan dialogue to end almost two decades of war with the Taliban.
A new study says Afghanistan has replaced Syria as the "least peaceful country in the world.”
Members of an Afghan peace movement are marching toward a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan to demand the hard-line movement and government forces commit to a lasting cease-fire.
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