Latest "US-Taliban Peace Negotiations" stories

Members of the Taliban's peace negotiation team meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo amid talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, in Doha, Qatar.

Negotiators for Taliban, Afghan government agree Islamic law to guide peace talks

The talks hit an impasse until last week, when in a breakthrough, the two sides agreed on rules and procedures for the negotiations.

3 years ago

Efforts ramp up to get Taliban-Afghan peace talks started

Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban while a top U.N. envoy expressed hope Thursday that a formal launch will take place in “the coming days, not the coming weeks.”

By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Afghanistan government halts prisoner release, delaying talks with Taliban

Peace talks between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban are no postponed indefinitely.

3 years ago

Kabul begins release of final 400 Taliban prisoners called for in US agreement

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 Friday.

3 years ago

Taliban have not yet met conditions for complete troop withdrawal, says the top US general in the Mideast

Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, stressed that going to zero troops by May is dependent on conditions.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there could be a U.S. agreement with the Taliban over the next days or weeks, but a withdrawal of American forces is not “imminent.”

4 years ago