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Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan

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The Taliban or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war within that country. Since 2016, the Taliban's leader is Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada.

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'It Did Not Work': Pompeo Unable To End Afghan Political Feud US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday tried to rescue a U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan. Pompeo met with Taliban officials at a Qatari military base after visiting Kabul. According.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:37Published 2 weeks ago

Afghan women concerned about resurgent Taliban Women gained equal rights in the 2004 constitution, but nothing is guaranteed. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:55Published on March 8, 2020

Afghanistan-Taliban talks at risk as unrest continues There have been nearly 80 attacks in Afghanistan since the US and the Taliban signed a peace deal a week ago. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:48Published on March 7, 2020


The Test for Taliban Deal: Will it Lead to Meaningful Negotiations? Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:24Published on March 4, 2020

Afghanistan: US strikes Taliban targets for the first time since peace deal Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:24Published on March 4, 2020

Blast hits football ground in eastern Afghanistan At least three people killed, 11 wounded in Khost province explosion as the Taliban says it is resuming operations. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:47Published on March 2, 2020

Hameed Hakimi on France 24: US-Taliban peace deal is a significant historical moment Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:13Published on March 2, 2020

President Ghani rejects peace deal's prisoner swap with Taliban Government never committed to set free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as a precondition for talks with the group, says Ghani. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:48Published on March 1, 2020

Afghans fear return to Taliban rule after US peace deal signed Afghans fear return to Taliban rule after US peace deal signed Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:36Published on March 1, 2020

The human cost of the Afghan war and Taliban attacks Al Jazeera takes a look at the human cost of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:45Published on March 1, 2020

Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign agreement aimed at ending war Agreement signed in Qatar's capital, Doha, could result in US troops leaving Afghanistan within 14 months. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:19Published on March 1, 2020

Trump Wants To Immediately Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan The U.S. and the Taliban signed an agreement aimed at ending America’s war in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump said he plans to start pulling troops out of Afghanistan immediately. He said:.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on March 1, 2020

US signs peace deal with Afghanistan's Taliban after 18 years of war US signs peace deal with Afghanistan's Taliban after 18 years of warView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:30Published on March 1, 2020

Trump Praises Deal With Afghanistan President Donald Trump said he would personally meet with leaders of the Taliban. He rejected criticism of the U.S. making a deal with the insurgents in Afghanistan. The deal paves the way for a full.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on February 29, 2020

Trump hails Afghanistan deal, plans to meet Taliban leaders U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed a deal that the United States signed with Taliban insurgents and said he would personally meet with leaders of the group in the near future. This report.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published on February 29, 2020

Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign peace deal Peace deal signed in Qatari capital, Doha, will pave the way for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 13:43Published on February 29, 2020

Afghans react to US-Taliban deal: Mixture of hope and fear Some Afghans believe the country will be better off with no foreign troops, while others fear the Taliban's return. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:23Published on February 29, 2020

Taliban spokesperson in Doha PLEASE EDIT Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 04:10Published on February 29, 2020

Afghanistan: Fears political divide may thwart peace deal Despite recent reduction in violence, political divisions in Kabul may pose a challenge to ending the war against the Taliban. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:02Published on February 28, 2020

Pompeo: US will sign agreement with Taliban 'if and only if' there's reduction in violence Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. is considering signing an agreement with the Taliban. He said they would only sign if the week-long reduction in violence is successful. According to CNN,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on February 25, 2020

Afghans welcome week-long truce between US forces and Taliban If all goes to plan a peace accord is due to be signed at the end of the week in Qatar where the Taliban have a political office. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:25Published on February 24, 2020

US-Taliban truce begins, raising hopes of peace deal US-led forces, Kabul forces and Taliban fighters will observe a seven-day period of reduced violence, officials say. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:23Published on February 22, 2020

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Afghan government frees 100 Taliban prisoners as part of peace process The Afghan government freed 100 Taliban prisoners on Wednesday as a first step in a peace process with the hardline Islamists, despite the group's suspension of talks on a planned prisoner exchange.. Reuters - Published 5 hours ago
Taliban recalls negotiators after suspending prisoner exchange talks The Taliban on Tuesday recalled the group's negotiators from Kabul hours after they suspended talks on a prisoner exchange process with the Afghan government, a spokesman for the hard-line Islamist.. Reuters - Published 1 day ago
Taliban break off talks with Afghan government on prisoner exchange The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on a prisoner exchange, a main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with.. Reuters - Published 1 day ago

Exclusive: Planned $1 billion U.S. aid cut would hit Afghan security force funds A planned $1 billion cut in U.S. aid to Afghanistan would come from funds for Afghan security forces, according to three U.S. sources, a step experts said would undercut both Kabul's ability to fight.. Reuters - Published 3 days ago
Afghanistan prepares to swap 100 Taliban prisoners for 20 security forces Afghanistan began on Thursday the process of releasing from jail 100 Taliban Islamist militants in a prisoner swap for 20 of its security forces, a senior security official and a Taliban representative.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
100 Taliban fighters to be released from Afghan jails Thursday The Afghan government will release 100 Taliban prisoners from jails on Thursday, said a senior security official, adding that in exchange the Taliban will release 20 Afghan security members. Reuters - Published 1 week ago

Afghan, Taliban prisoner exchange to begin amid coronavirus Afghanistan will release some Taliban prisoners this week as part of confidence building measure crucial for the success of the peace deal signed between America and the Taliban to end nearly two.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Taliban team arrives in Kabul to begin prisoner exchange process A three-member Taliban team arrived in Kabul on Tuesday to begin a prisoner exchange process pivotal to starting talks between the insurgents and the government side to end Afghanistan's 18-year-old.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Pompeo says Afghan negotiating team looks 'pretty inclusive' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday praised an Afghan government negotiating team identified to hold talks with the Taliban as appearing to be fairly broad and inclusive. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
At least 27 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban assaults Taliban insurgents have killed 27 members of the Afghan security forces, police and government officials said on Monday, as a peace effort brokered by the United States struggles to get off the ground. Reuters - Published 1 week ago

Taliban refuses to talk to new Afghan government negotiators The Taliban declined on Saturday to begin talks with the Afghan government's new negotiating team in a setback to the U.S.-brokered peace process for one of the world's longest-running conflicts. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
U.S special envoy congratulates Afghan leaders on 'inclusive' team for Taliban talks The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad congratulated Afghan political and civil society leaders on Friday on forming a negotiating team for talks with Taliban. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Afghan government announces team for talks with Taliban Afghanistan's government announced a 21-member team to negotiate with the Taliban, in a tentative sign of progress for the United States-brokered peace deal. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago	Taliban says prisoner release by Afghan government to start by end of March The Afghan government said on Wednesday that it would free 100 Taliban detainees on humanitarian grounds at the end of March, raising uncertainty about the fate of a prisoner release deal with the.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Pompeo strives to salvage stalled Afghanistan peace effort U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought on Monday to salvage a U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, meeting with Taliban officials at a Qatari military base after visiting Kabul to try to.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago	Pompeo to meet Taliban leaders after Kabul visit U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his return from a one-day trip to Afghanistan in an effort to salvage a historic deal signed with the insurgents in.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Secretary of State Pompeo to meet Taliban in Doha: State Department U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his way back from a one-day trip to Afghanistan as part of efforts to salvage a historic deal signed with the.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago	Pompeo meets Afghan political rivals during visit to Kabul U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to try to salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban, struck in February.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
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Kabul, Taliban should begin prisoner releases as soon as possible: U.S. envoy U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic adds urgency to prisoner releases agreed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government and the Taliban and that they.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Taliban attacks need to go down considerably in Afghanistan, U.S. general says A top U.S. general said on Thursday that the Taliban had to significantly reduce the number of attacks it is carrying out, after an accord it signed with the United States earlier this month. Reuters - Published on March 12, 2020
Afghan government to free 1,500 prisoners; Taliban demands 5,000 The Afghan government said on Wednesday it would free 1,500 Taliban prisoners, while delaying the release of another 3,500 that the militants say must be set free for talks to begin under a peace deal.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020	Taliban reject Afghan president's conditional prisoner release plan The Taliban said on Wednesday a plan from the Afghan president to stagger the release of Taliban prisoners violated an accord they struck with the United States and they would not talk with the Afghan.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020
Taliban say conditional prisoner release order by Afghan government is against deal with U.S. The conditional prisoner release order announced by the Afghan government is against the U.S.-Taliban agreement signed in Doha last month, a spokesman for the group said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020	Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners as U.N. backs push to end war Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days, according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday, as the United Nations backed a U.S.-led push to end.. Reuters - Published on March 11, 2020
Exclusive: Afghan government to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners from jails - decree Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days to pave the way for direct talks with the insurgent group aimed at ending the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan,.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020	Afghanistan electoral crisis delays naming of negotiating team: U.S. The electoral dispute between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah Abdullah has delayed the naming of a team to negotiate with the Taliban, the U.S. State Department said in a.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020
U.S. warns Taliban that level of violence 'not conducive' for peace process The United States warned the Taliban on Tuesday that the current high level of violence by the insurgents was "not conducive to advancing the peace process" as the United Nations Security Council.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020	Afghan President Ghani signs decree to release Taliban prisoners Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani signed a decree to facilitate the release of some Taliban prisoners in Afghan jails, a spokesman for his office said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020
After U.S., Taliban deal, Clinton warns Afghan peace push must include government, women Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Tuesday that a U.S.-led push to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan needed to include the country's government and women if it is to succeed.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020	Taliban prepare for Afghan president to order prisoner swap The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tuesday, and were ready to honor their side of the deal by handing over.. Reuters - Published on March 10, 2020
Explainer: Why have two Afghans appointed themselves president? Two rival Afghan politicians appointed themselves president on Monday following a disputed election, a stand-off that threatens political turbulence days after the United States and the Taliban signed.. Reuters - Published on March 9, 2020	Taliban declines to mark Women's Day in Afghanistan Some political leaders joined foreign envoys in Afghanistan in offering assurances of support for women's rights on International Women's Day, but the Taliban did not join in the global commemoration. Reuters - Published on March 8, 2020
Taliban say parallel presidential ceremonies threatens progress on peace talks The Taliban militant group said peace talks with the Afghan government next week were unlikely to take place because rivals for the presidency were both holding swearing-in ceremonies on Monday, and.. Reuters - Published on March 8, 2020	Unknown gunmen kill three in daylight in Afghan capital Kabul Unknown gunmen shot and killed three people in Kabul on Sunday, including a member of eastern Logar province's provincial council, underscoring the ongoing risk of violence despite U.S.-led efforts to.. Reuters - Published on March 8, 2020
Islamic State attacks Kabul gathering, killing at least 32 Islamic State gunmen opened fire at a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 32 people in the first major attack in the city since the United States reached an agreement with the Afghan Taliban.. Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020	Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major attack on the Afghan capital since the United States reached an agreement with the Taliban to withdraw U.S... Reuters - Published on March 6, 2020
Afghan political rivals divided over release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's main political rival supports a Taliban demand for the release of thousands of their prisoners before they will take part in peace talks with the government, his.. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020	ICC clears way for probe of alleged Afghanistan war crimes Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will investigate whether war crimes were committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and U.S. forces after an appeals panel said on Thursday.. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020
Judges say investigation into war crimes in Afghanistan can proceed Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday ruled that an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and U.S. forces may proceed. Reuters - Published on March 5, 2020	U.S. carries out air strike on Taliban, calls for halt to 'needless attacks' The United States on Wednesday carried out its first air strike on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan since the two sides signed a troop withdrawal agreement on Saturday. Reuters - Published on March 4, 2020
U.S. carries out first airstrike on Taliban since Doha deal The United States conducted an airstrike on Wednesday against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a U.S. forces spokesman said, the first such attack since a troop withdrawal.. Reuters - Published on March 4, 2020