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US, Taliban push for peace in day 2 of talks

04 Aug 2019

The US and the Taliban will seek to thrash out elements of a deal to bring a close to Afghanistan's 18-year conflict in the second day of renewed talks in...

‘Right moment’ for peace in Afghanistan, Ghani tells Taliban

10 Jul 2019

Now is the “right moment” for peace in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday as he once more called on the Taliban to negotiate with his government. The...

Maduro ‘optimistic’ after opposition talks resume in Barbados

09 Jul 2019

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro said on Monday he was “optimistic” after dialogue between his government and the opposition resumed in Barbados. The South American nation was plunged into political turmoil...

US, Taliban to open Doha talks in fresh bid to end war

29 Jun 2019

A fresh round of talks between the US and the Taliban is to begin in Qatar, just days after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is hoping for...

Ethiopia PM in Sudan to broker talks between generals, protesters

07 Jun 2019

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in the Sudanese capital on Friday to broker talks between the ruling generals and protest leaders after a deadly crackdown by security forces this...

Taliban says progress made at Afghan talks in Moscow but no breakthrough

30 May 2019

A Taliban official said on Thursday that decent progress had been made at talks with a group of senior Afghan politicians in Moscow but that there had been no breakthrough...

Venezuela peace talks taking place in Oslo: Norwegian media

16 May 2019

Representatives of Venezuela’s regime and the opposition are holding “peace negotiations” in Oslo this week, Norwegian media reported on Thursday. Venezuela has been in political turmoil since assembly speaker Juan...

Afghan president promises to free 175 Taliban prisoners ahead of Ramadan

03 May 2019

KABUL: An Afghan grand council convened by President Ashraf Ghani ended on Friday with a resounding call for peace with the Taliban and a promise from the...

Don’t tell us to lay down arms, tell the Americans, Afghan Taliban say

03 May 2019

The US special peace envoy for Afghanistan should stop calling on Taliban militants to lay down their arms and convince the United States to end the use of force instead,...

Afghans call for ceasefire as huge peace summit wraps up

02 May 2019

Afghan officials called for a ceasefire on Thursday as a huge peace summit wound down in Kabul after thousands of delegates spent days discussing possible conditions for a peace deal...

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