US scrambles to save talks with Taliban after angry complaints from Karzai
KABUL, Afghanistan — Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday suspended security ...
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What Afghanistan, United States, Taliban Seek From Doha Talks
It's possible that they won't all sit at the same negotiation table, but the Afghan government, the United States, and the Taliban all have their own ...
U.S. to launch formal peace talks with Taliban
The Obama administration will start formal peace talks with the Taliban on Thursday in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, the first direct political ...
Q&A: Taliban opens Doha office
As the Taliban open their first official overseas office in the Qatari capital, the BBC Afghan Service's Dawood Azami looks at the main issues ...
Video: Why Taliban peace talks are critical to Afghanistan's future
Flash Points: CBS News correspondent Bob Orr talks with CBS News senior national security analyst Juan Zarate about the ongoing struggle to begin ...
Afghanistan suspends security pact talks with U.S.
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the United States, accusing Washington of mixed ...
Who are the Taliban?
BBC News looks at the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
fghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while ...
Taliban peace talk plans lead Afghan women to fear loss of rights
Afghanistan's women fear Taliban's return to power would 'wipe away' hard-won achievements of past 11 years Even the dimmest prospect of peace would ...
The Taliban's Qatar office is a positive step, but not a prologue to peace | Michael Semple
The Taliban's establishment of a negotiating team is welcome, but don't expect their 'talk and fight' strategy to end anytime soon ...