The High Council for National Reconciliation’s chief discusses if trust has been built after months of negotiations.
Doha talks will be led by Abdullah Abdullah, with ex-President Hamid Karzai among delegates, says an Afghan official.
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For now, US has the weapons and capability to aid Afghanistan forces being tested by a Taliban offensive, general says.
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President Biden offers American commitment to Ghani, Abdullah as US troops withdraw and Taliban fighters gain ground.
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Biden to offer assurances of support as advances by the Taliban spark alarm amid rapid US withdrawal.
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UN report finds almost two million babies are stillborn every year, often through the absence of basic antenatal care.
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Analysts say Afghan peace chief’s visit struck positive notes, but ensuring a ceasefire by the Taliban looks difficult.
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Chairman of Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation discusses expectations following first intra-Afghan meeting.
Officials say a motorbike was hit by a bomb in the Khan Abad district of Kunduz province.
Zalmay Khalilzad leaves for Kabul and Doha after Afghan President Ghani and rival Abdullah sign power-sharing deal.
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Al Jazeera spoke to some of the inmates whose names are on the list of Taliban prisoners slated to be released.
The comments come as Taliban rejects Afghan President Ghani’s phased release of prisoners.
The Afghan armed group says it will not proceed with the intra-Afghan talks unless all Taliban prisoners are released.
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Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah were both inaugurated as president on Monday.
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