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India Calls for 'Pragmatic' Engagement With Taliban At UN Security Council
India has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to adopt a practical and balanced approach while dealing with the Taliban, saying engagement must focus on encouraging positive steps rather than relying only on punitive measures.
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Afghanistan-Pak Peace Talks End Without Deal To Tackle Cross-Border Terror
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban ended without any agreement to tackle the thorny issues of cross-border terrorism as the deadlock persisted, according to top officials.
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"Not An Inch": Taliban Rejects Trump's Demand For Return Of Bagram Air Base
An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible," after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.
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Opinion | Are US And Taliban Drawing Up A 'Secret' Deal?
Against the labyrinthine workings of Afghan politics, the Americans are demanding weapons handover or control over Bagram.
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Afghan Taliban Announces Prisoner Swap With US: A Deal Brokered By Qatar
The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees.
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Taliban Defends Record On Women After UN Criticises Curbs On Afghan Women
Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is "obligated" to consider religious values and will not allow interference in internal affairs, it has told the United Nations in response to an assessment on how the world could deal with the Islamists.
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Taliban Signs Deal With Russia For Oil Products, Gas And Wheat
The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters.
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UN To End Travel Ban Exemptions For Taliban Officials: Report
The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told AFP.
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Foreign Engagement Will Be As Per Sharia Law, Says Top Taliban Leader
The Taliban will deal with the international community in line with sharia law, Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the hardline Islamist group said.
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United Arab Emirates To Run Kabul Airport In Deal With Taliban: Report
The Taliban and the United Arab Emirates are poised to strike a deal for the Gulf nation to run Kabul airport and several others in Afghanistan that could be announced within weeks, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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Afghan Collapse Began After US, Taliban's Doha Deal: Ex-Security Adviser
The actual collapse of the Afghan government started after the US and the Taliban inked the Doha agreement in February 2019, Afghanistan's former National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.
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Afghanistan Developments Will Have "Very Significant Consequences": India
India wasn't taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal between US and Taliban last year and the developments in Afghanistan will have "very, very significant consequences" for the region and beyond, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said.
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No Afghan Airport Deal Without "Inclusive" Government: Turkish President
Turkey expects the government in Afghanistan to be "inclusive" before any agreement can be made about operating Kabul's strategic airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Taliban's Mullah Baradar Among Time's 100 Most Influential People Of 2021
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- deputy prime minister in the Taliban's newly announced caretaker government and the top figure in the Doha deal -- has been named among the 100 most influential people of 2021 by Time magazine.
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Afghan Pilots Leaving For UAE Amid Taliban Pressure To Return: Report
US-trained Afghan pilots and other personnel held in an Uzbek camp for about a month began leaving the country on Sunday, one of the pilots told Reuters, under a U.S. deal that came despite Taliban demands for the return of the Afghans
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India Calls for 'Pragmatic' Engagement With Taliban At UN Security Council
India has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to adopt a practical and balanced approach while dealing with the Taliban, saying engagement must focus on encouraging positive steps rather than relying only on punitive measures.
-
Afghanistan-Pak Peace Talks End Without Deal To Tackle Cross-Border Terror
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban ended without any agreement to tackle the thorny issues of cross-border terrorism as the deadlock persisted, according to top officials.
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"Not An Inch": Taliban Rejects Trump's Demand For Return Of Bagram Air Base
An Afghan government defence official said Sunday that a deal over Bagram air base was "not possible," after US President Donald Trump said he wanted the former US base back.
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Opinion | Are US And Taliban Drawing Up A 'Secret' Deal?
Against the labyrinthine workings of Afghan politics, the Americans are demanding weapons handover or control over Bagram.
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Afghan Taliban Announces Prisoner Swap With US: A Deal Brokered By Qatar
The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees.
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Taliban Defends Record On Women After UN Criticises Curbs On Afghan Women
Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is "obligated" to consider religious values and will not allow interference in internal affairs, it has told the United Nations in response to an assessment on how the world could deal with the Islamists.
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Taliban Signs Deal With Russia For Oil Products, Gas And Wheat
The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan, Acting Afghan Commerce and Industry Minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi told Reuters.
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UN To End Travel Ban Exemptions For Taliban Officials: Report
The United Nations is set to end travel ban exemptions for 13 Taliban officials Friday, pending any deal by Security Council members on a possible extension, diplomats told AFP.
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Foreign Engagement Will Be As Per Sharia Law, Says Top Taliban Leader
The Taliban will deal with the international community in line with sharia law, Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader of the hardline Islamist group said.
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United Arab Emirates To Run Kabul Airport In Deal With Taliban: Report
The Taliban and the United Arab Emirates are poised to strike a deal for the Gulf nation to run Kabul airport and several others in Afghanistan that could be announced within weeks, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
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Afghan Collapse Began After US, Taliban's Doha Deal: Ex-Security Adviser
The actual collapse of the Afghan government started after the US and the Taliban inked the Doha agreement in February 2019, Afghanistan's former National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib.
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Afghanistan Developments Will Have "Very Significant Consequences": India
India wasn't taken into confidence on various aspects of the Doha deal between US and Taliban last year and the developments in Afghanistan will have "very, very significant consequences" for the region and beyond, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said.
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No Afghan Airport Deal Without "Inclusive" Government: Turkish President
Turkey expects the government in Afghanistan to be "inclusive" before any agreement can be made about operating Kabul's strategic airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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Taliban's Mullah Baradar Among Time's 100 Most Influential People Of 2021
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- deputy prime minister in the Taliban's newly announced caretaker government and the top figure in the Doha deal -- has been named among the 100 most influential people of 2021 by Time magazine.
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Afghan Pilots Leaving For UAE Amid Taliban Pressure To Return: Report
US-trained Afghan pilots and other personnel held in an Uzbek camp for about a month began leaving the country on Sunday, one of the pilots told Reuters, under a U.S. deal that came despite Taliban demands for the return of the Afghans
