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KABUL (TCA) — Pakistan continues to view the Afghan Taliban as "a relatively friendly and reliably anti-India element in Afghanistan", according to a US Congressional Research Service report titled “Afghanistan: Background and US Policy in Brief”, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani in a phone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on November 4 agreed to a meeting which will be held in Beijing and will include a Taliban delegation to discuss Afghanistan’s peace agreement, TOLOnews reported citing Afghan presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The U.S. State Department welcomed China’s offer to host the next round of intra-Afghan peace talks that the Taliban has said is taking place in Beijing on October 29-30, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — A classified document seen by TOLOnews reveals that the Afghan government has drafted a guide for the future peace effort titled “The 7-Point Peace and Reconciliation Plan,” Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reports. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — After the United States cancelled peace talks with the Taliban, the security situation in Afghanistan is likely to deteriorate, while Russia and China will have more opportunities to enhance their roles in the war-torn country. We are republishing the following article on the issue, written by Sudha Ramachandran*: Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Taliban militants in Afghanistan have lifted a ban on World Health Organization (WHO) activities in the country’s territories they control, another apparent move by the extremist group to improve their image following the collapse of peace talks with the United States, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
