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US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
February 12, 2020

US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a U.S. peace envoy, demanding a reply on their offer of a seven-day reduction of violence in Afghanistan, or they would walk away from the negotiating table, two Taliban officials said Wednesday.…READ MORE

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack
February 9, 2020

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U.S. military said.…READ MORE

Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks
February 1, 2020

Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks

ISLAMABAD (AP) — New U.S. air force statistics show the U.S. dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last year than any year since 2013, even as Washington’s peace envoy sought to boost regional support for a reduction in violence ahead of a final deal to end America’s longest war.…READ MORE