Taliban slams US for stalling peace talks
February 5 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban lashed out at Washington on social media Tuesday, accusing the US of holding up negotiations over a potential withdrawal de...
Taliban’s continued attacks show limits of US strategy in...
February 3 ,2020
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By: SAM Report
The Taliban and other groups carried out a record number of attacks in Afghanistan during the last several months of 2019, according to...
US envoy briefs Afghan president on peace talks with Talib...
February 3 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Zalmay Khalilzad
The United States' special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that there has not...
Afghan transit a game changer for Gwadar port
February 2 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
On 14 January, Gwadar port officially started taking cargo under the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA). By this agre...
Khalilzad in Pakistan to fine tune Afghan peace deal
February 1 ,2020
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By: Kamran Yousaf
The US chief diplomat spearheading the Afghan peace efforts on Friday held crucial meetings in Islamabad with senior civil and military...
Pakistan closes major border crossing after mortar fired f...
January 30 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Pakistan government has decided to close down the Torkham border with Afghanistan for security reasons after two mortars were fired...
Afghan police officers killed in Taliban 'insider' attack
January 29 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
At least 11 Afghan police officers have been killed after Taliban fighters stormed a police base in Pul-e Khumri, the capital of Baghla...
US cuts number of Black Hawks to Afghanistan by two-thirds
January 29 ,2020
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By: SAM Report
The US military is reducing the number of UH-60 Black Hawks it plans to provide Afghan forces from 159 to just 53 — a two-thirds...
Afghanistan to field Chinook heavy-lift helos
January 28 ,2020
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By: Gareth Jennings
Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built...
US records highest airstrike rate in Afghanistan for a dec...
January 28 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles dropping munitions on Afghanistan at the height of the conflict some years ago. The US military record...
Taliban says it shot down a US spy plane in Afghanistan
January 28 ,2020
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By: Eltaf Najafizada
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the downing of a “special American aircraft” flying over Afghanistan on what it...
Afghan forces launch air, ground attacks on Taliban, killi...
January 27 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Afghan forces used ground attacks and air strikes in multiple operations against the Taliban during the last 24 hours, killing 51 fight...
Afghanistan Talks: Will US-Iran conflict affect the outcom...
January 26 ,2020
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By: Salman Rafi Sheikh
Abbas Mousavi, Iran's Foreign Office spokesman
It is reported that US-Taliban talks are once again reaching a conclusive stage. Wi...
Nearly half of Afghans want US troops out after Taliban pe...
January 25 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Nearly half of all Afghans want US and NATO troops to leave Afghanistan once a peace deal to end the country’s 18-year war is sig...
Afghanistan is ready for major US troop reduction, says Gh...
January 24 ,2020
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By: SAM Report
Afghanistan is prepared for a major reduction in United States forces there, President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday, adding that he ha...
Iran expands support for Taliban, targets US troops in Afg...
January 22 ,2020
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By: SAM Report
Escalating US-Iran tensions mean Afghanistan, which shares a border with Iran, could be the next proxy battleground between Washington...
Afghan CEO Abdullah condemns handling of peace talks
January 22 ,2020
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By: Shadi Khan Saif
In a clear sign of internal rift, Afghan government's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday criticized official handling of the p...
Taliban aim to sign deal with US by end of month: report
January 19 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
The Taliban are aiming to reach a withdrawal agreement with the US by the end of January and are prepared to “scale down” m...
The missing links in the Afghan peace process
January 18 ,2020
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By: Mushtaq Rahim
William Zartman, the renowned scholar of conflict and peace studies, says that parties to a conflict agree to negotiate when they are f...
US must be involved in Afghanistan after troops leave: FM...
January 18 ,2020
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By: Naveed Siddiqui
Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said United States must remain engaged in Afghanistan's reconstruction even...
Afghanistan successful in obliterating Daesh threat from i...
January 16 ,2020
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By: SAM Staff
Afghanistan's National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib said on Wednesday, violence and terrorism have no constituencies in Afgha...
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