Afghan peace process 'undermined' by Taliban Samangan attack - The National

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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A Taliban attack on a provincial headquarters of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency which left 10 people dead will undermine the fragile peace process, experts say. The car bomb and ensuing gunfire assault in Samangan’s provincial capital Aybak on Monday ended with...

Violence, confusion complicate Afghanistan peace deal - Stars and Stripes

Friday, March 6, 2020

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During the first week of the U.S. peace deal with the Taliban, the militant group resumed its offensives against Afghan troops, provoking an outcry among U.S. officials who say the violence is a threat to the agreement and causing confusion over its...

U.S.-Taliban Deal Brings Shaky Hope for Peace in Two-Decade War - Bloomberg

Friday, February 28, 2020

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Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will lead a U.S. delegation to Qatar to oversee the signing of a peace agreement Saturday between the U.S. and Afghanistan’s Taliban, the fundamentalist Islamic group ousted by American forces after the Sept. 11...