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US should have pushed ex-Afghan president Ghani harder: Khalilzad

25 Oct 2021

The United States did not put enough pressure on former Afghan president Ashraf Ghani to share power with the Taliban, Zalmay Khalilzad, who recently resigned as US envoy to Afghanistan,...

US special envoy for Afghanistan Khalilzad steps down after withdrawal

19 Oct 2021

Gulf Today Report The US special envoy for Afghanistan is stepping down following the chaotic American withdrawal from the country, the State Department said on Monday. Zalmay...

Schumer joins top Democrats calling for Cuomo’s exit

13 Mar 2021

Alex Woodward, The Independent By the end of the week, the chorus had swelled against him. The nation’s top congressional Democrat and his district counterpart joined a growing caucus of...

Dubai’s tackling of COVID-19 indeed impressive

25 Dec 2020

Dubai has added another honour to its cap, that too at an international level. Its health body’s efforts to combat the virus on a war footing have been feted by...

US envoy in Afghan peace shuttle demands reduction in violence

21 May 2020

The US special envoy for Afghanistan has demanded that all sides reduce violence, he said on Thursday, after shuttling from Kabul to the Gulf to push a peace effort that...

US Secretary of State Pompeo visits Kabul amid multiple crises

23 Mar 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital Monday amid an ongoing political crisis, a raging Taliban insurgency and rising coronavirus cases -- all of which further...

US starts troop pullout from Afghanistan

10 Mar 2020

The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the US military said on Tuesday, taking a step forward on its peace deal with the Taliban while also praising Afghan President...

Afghan president-elect delays inauguration to continue talks with rival

09 Mar 2020

The inauguration ceremony for Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani will take place on Monday afternoon, his spokesman said on Twitter, pushed back from the morning as was originally planned. "The swearing-in...

Ghani rejects Taliban prisoner release clause in US deal

01 Mar 2020

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rejected on Sunday a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners as a condition for talks with the Afghan government and civilians, included in a...

US officials take 'brief pause' from Taliban talks after attack on American base

13 Dec 2019

US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday his team was taking “a brief pause” from talks with the Taliban after an attack on a crucial US base...

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