afghanistan peace talks

"This agreement demonstrates that the negotiating parties can agree on tough issues"

"With the start of intra-Afghan talks we were expecting the Taliban to reduce the number of their attacks."

The U.S. Ambassador played down a U.N. report that the groups remain close despite the Taliban's pledge to cut such links.

Clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban militants killed dozens nationwide over the past 24 hours, authorities said on Wednesday, even as the United States tries to broker peace talks between the warring sides

The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange, a main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with the militants

Afghanistan will release some Taliban prisoners this week as part of confidence building measure crucial for the success of the peace deal signed between America and the Taliban to end nearly two decades of war

The Taliban and the Afghan government held a "virtual" meeting on prisoner releases on Sunday, officials said, offering some hope of a breakthrough.

The US will immediately draw down to 8,600 troops in Afghanistan. Further reductions will be based on what steps the Taliban takes.

The New York Times failed to inform its readers that Sirajuddin Haqqani is a wanted terrorist with a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest.

The Trump administration asked Congress earlier this year for funds to reimburse Afghanistan's Taliban for expenses the insurgent group incurs attending peace talks, according to a spokesman for the chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense