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Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban's ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in which a peace agreement with the United States can be signed, officials from the insurgent group said. They didn't say when it would begin. A cease-fire had been demanded by

Taliban kill 24 at Afghan president’s rally; Ghani unhurt

KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept 17 (AP) — A Taliban suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted a campaign rally by President Ashraf

Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Sept 17 (AP) — The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again

Trump says peace talks with Taliban are now ‘dead’

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (AP) — U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now “dead,” President Donald Trump declared Monday, two

Trump says he canceled secret Taliban meeting at Camp David

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he canceled a secret weekend meeting at Camp David with Taliban and Afghanistan

US-Taliban deal ‘close’, insurgents claim

KABUL, Aug 28, 2019 (AFP) – The US and the Taliban are “close” to a deal that would see the