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Jaishankar holds talks with US special envoy for Afghanistan Khalilzad

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday held extensive talks with US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on the historic peace negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government and related issues. Khalilzad arrived here in the midst of the Afghan peace talks in Doha which are aimed at ending 19 years of war in Afghanistan that has killed tens of thousands of people and ravaged various parts of the country. "Glad to receive Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad @US4AfghanPeace this evening. Useful discussions on the Doha Meeting and its follow-up," Jaishankar tweeted. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla were also present in the meeting. Khalilzad visited Islamabad on Monday where he met Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed the Afghan peace process among other issues. On Saturday, an Indian delegation attended the inaugural ceremony of the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha while Jaishankar joined it throu

Doha talks make progress at first meeting: Afghan government negotiators

Participants in the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban that are currently underway in Qatar have made some progress during the Sunday contact group session

Fresh clashes between Taliban, Afghan Army result in multiple casualties

Clashes between the Afghan army and the Taliban in the country's southern province of Kandahar and eastern province of Nangarhar have left at least six insurgents killed and many others injured

US hopes Doha peace negotiations can end protracted war in Afghanistan

A top American diplomat hoped that the warring factions can come to an agreement on a political roadmap to end the protracted war that Afghanistan has had

US troops in Afghanistan, Iraq to be reduced to 4,000 and 2,000 soon: Trump

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq would soon be reduced to about 4,000 and 2,000, respectively

Mike Pompeo to attend intra-Afghan peace talks in Qatar: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump said that Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will head to Doha later in the day to participate in the intra-Afghan peace talks

Kabul blast kills 10 civilians, vice president suffers minor injuries

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban quickly denied they were behind the bombing

Afghanistan vice president escapes bomb attack in Kabul: Official

The Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh escaped a bomb attack here on Wednesday morning, an official said

200 Sikh families from Afghanistan put up in gurudwaras across Delhi

Close to 200 families belonging to the Sikh Community who have arrived here from Afghanistan have been put up at Gurudwaras that are run by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee

Taliban attacked a military base in Afghanistan, killing at least three

Five other forces were wounded in the attack, said Abdul Rahman Mangal, a spokesman for the governor in Paktia province

Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold bilateral talks in Kabul on security, economy

Pakistani and Afghan officials will hold talks in Kabul on Monday to review bilateral cooperation in various fields including security and economy

2 civilians killed in roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan

Two civilians have been killed as a roadside bomb went off in Nad-e-Ali district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, Ayub Omar Omari, the district chief, said on Sunday

Heavy floods in north, east Afghanistan leave at least 100 dead

Annual heavy rains, compounded by mudslides, often threaten remote areas of Afghanistan, where infrastructure is poor

High-level Taliban delegation in Pakistan for Afghan peace process

The Taliban delegation led by their political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is visiting Islamabad at the invitation of the country's foreign office

Taliban set powerful negotiating team for intra-Afghanistan talks

The Taliban's chief has finalised a negotiating team that is to have sweeping decision-making powers in upcoming intra-Afghan negotiations

Bomb kills seven civilians in eastern province, says Afghan official

A roadside bombing on Sunday in eastern Afghanistan killed seven civilians, a provincial official said

PM Modi extends Independence Day greetings to Afghanistan President

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and its people on the eve of the country's independence day

Sikhs, Hindus endangered minorities in Afghanistan: US Congress resolution

A resolution introduced in the US Congress has sought to resettle these persecuted religious communities from the war-torn country to America

Kabul begins release of final 400 Taliban prisoners, talks to follow

Afghanistan has released the first 80 of a final 400 Taliban prisoners, paving the way for negotiations between the warring sides in Afghanistan's protracted conflict, the government said

Afghan council frees 400 Taliban prisoners to set up peace talks

A traditional Afghan council concluded Sunday with hundreds of delegates agreeing to free 400 Taliban members, paving the way for an early start to negotiations between Afghanistan's warring sides.