Ghani is denying Taliban is winning Afghanistan despite continuing wave of deadly militant attacks and signs the militants expanding areas under their control. ... By video to audience at the, Taliban are not in winning position, School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins..…

Over the past few weeks, Afghan Taliban has been actively involved in so-called ‘peace talks’ with the U.S. government, even though the group has intransigently refused to engage with the Ashraf Ghani government in Kabul, calling it a “puppet government”. ... Before Khalilzad, a few senior..…

The violence comes as US Zalmay Khalilzad returned to the region as part of efforts to convince Taliban to end the 17-year war.. The former US ambassador to Kabul will also visit Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and Qatar, where Taliban has political office.. ..…

Or what about the suicide bomber who targeted Afghan election headquarters in Kabul in October? ... I know that members of American organizations like Voices for Creative Nonviolence regularly visit that country’s capital, Kabul. ..…