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 ...
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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 ...
Who are the Taliban?
BBC News looks at the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Taliban Agree to Talk
While a public declaration of being interested in negotiating peace is a breakthrough of sorts, any real progress remains a long ...
World Digest: June 18, 2013
Two suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, one blowing himself up at a nearby checkpoint while the other slipped inside ...
Is Peace and Stability Possible in Afghanistan?
Watch Video | Listen to the Audio GWEN IFILL: For more on all of this, we turn to three people with extensive experience dealing with Afghanistan.
Talking with the Taliban
With the announcement Tuesday that the U.S. will engage in direct talks with the Taliban in coming days, the Obama administration has moved one step ...
US and Taliban to start talks in Qatar office
In a major breakthrough, the Taliban and the U.S. announced Tuesday that they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 ...
