pakistan: "father of the taliban" trying to oust

“Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, called the ‘father of the Taliban’ because of his vast network of madrassas (Muslim religious seminaries that have been turned into the production factory of ‘warriors of Islam’), and his political party JUI(F), desire to maintain a monopoly over all things..

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The political and military realities that prompted U.S to accept Taliban's preferred sequencing of talks first between U.S and Taliban, then among Afghan parties have not changed, and this approach remains the only option for starting peace process among Afghans... The priorities for EU..

-taliban talks

The commander of U.S forces Afghanistan has said Taliban overplayed their hand in the negotiations and that the pace of U.S military operations was to pick up.. ... It was major failure of the deal that Khalilzad could not convince Taliban to enter into direct negotiation with Afghan,..

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Trump's remark to reporters at the White House sees no point in resuming effort to reach settlement with Taliban. What had seemed like potential deal to end America's war unraveled, with Trump and Taliban blaming each other for the collapse of nearly year of U.S.- Taliban..

president trump criticizes taliban terrorist attacks :

President Trump twittered on Saturday, Taliban leaders and, separately, the President of Afghanistan, were going to meet with me at Camp David on Sunday. ... Over the period of time, Taliban helped protect Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida that is held accountable for the 11..

peace talks with the taliban: where are

Privately, many diplomats concede that women's rights are simply not in talks with Taliban nice except not necessary and, given Taliban's of women probably non-starter anyway.. ... The situation is so dire that Taliban commanders have been known to request the government and..

uzbek official confirms taliban talks

It's the violence of Taliban that creates the instability that enables these terrorist groups to continue operating Afghanistan, saying United States and its allies were fully committed to ensuring that Afghan government has the capabilities to deny Taliban any military path to victory... ..

in moscow, the taliban is again at center stage.

U.S., Zalmay Khalilzad, that any U.S.- Taliban agreement would include condition that the militant group negotiate with Afghan government, and he denied Taliban claims that they had discussed forming new, Afghan government... ... The gathering was incongruous for another reason..

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taliban and u.s. claim significant progress in talks but no

U.S envoy said the agreement would need to include ceasefire and pledge from Taliban to enter into negotiations with Afghan government. ... Laurent Gillieron EPA In the past, U.S was reluctant to enter into talks with Taliban without the participation and approval of Afghan government. ..

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u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan could trigger 'catastrophic' civil

Under the proposed, Taliban in turn would pledge to ensure Afghanistan is not used and would commit to enter into peace talks with group of Afghans including members of Kabul, foreign diplomats and Taliban representatives.. ... Taliban source told NBC News Tuesday that..

end in sight in afghanistan? – asia sentinel

In its report, Pentagon even went to the extent of offering Taliban security of jobs and security for their families in the changed environment... ... But Taliban's military and political gains continue to increase as ANN reports show and as Pentagon's own offer of integration..

the taliban’s battle plan

Zalmay Khalilzad, United States for Afghan reconciliation, has breathed new life into attempts to conduct peace talks between Afghan and Taliban. ... Taliban control key Afghan highways and conducting targeted assassinations across the country. ..

afghan leader denies taliban are winning the war

U.S engagement is to ensure that talks with Taliban not in negotiations with Taliban except with talks, direct talks, between Afghan and Taliban, .. ... -designated terrorist who served and commander named Salahuddin, were freed, according to two Taliban officials. ..

u.s. still mulling options on pows

Complicating matters, Hamed Karzai, interim prime minister of Afghanistan, has drawn distinction between top Taliban leaders - such as Mullah Mohammed Omar - and Taliban foot soldiers from Afghanistan. Omar and Taliban leaders must face prosecution, along with al-Qaida..

is afghanistan ready for peace?

The international forces started searching houses, thinking we had links to Taliban. ... The peace caravan arrived Kabul on June, the day that Taliban leaders Pakistan refused to extend unprecedented three-day cease-fire between Afghan, Taliban, and the forces of U.S...

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