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The United States and the Taliban have signed a peace agreement aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan, America’s longest. CBC | World News
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U.S. and Taliban agree to temporary truce in Afghanistan
The peace deal would call for negotiations between Afghans on both sides of the conflict to start next month, an eventual countrywide cease-fire and a commitment from the Taliban not to harbour terrorist groups like al-Qaeda, while setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. says Taliban has agreed to reduction in violence in Afghanistan
An airstrike in Afghanistan on Friday killed at least eight people — all believed to be civilians, residents said — just hours after U.S. statements that there had been a breakthrough in peace talks. CBC | World News
Read More »Taliban claims U.S. military aircraft crashed in eastern Afghanistan
A passenger plane from Afghanistan’s Ariana Airlines crashed Monday in a Taliban-held area of the eastern Ghazni province, local officials said. However, Ariana Airlines told The Associated Press that none of its planes had crashed in Afghanistan. CBC | World News
Read More »Afghanistan plane crash: ‘US military plane’ in flames after Taliban attack – VIDEO
GRAPHIC CONTENT: A video has been posted online showing the aftermath of a suspected terrorist attack on a US military plane in Afghanistan. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Taliban council agrees to temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Taliban said Sunday they have agreed to a temporary ceasefire in Afghanistan, providing a window during which a peace agreement with the United States could be signed. CBC | World News
Read More »Blast targets UN vehicle in Afghanistan, reportedly kills 1 foreigner
A United Nations vehicle was targeted in a bombing Sunday in the Afghan capital Kabul, and initial reports indicate at least one foreign citizen was killed. CBC | World News
Read More »At least 62 killed in Afghanistan mosque bombing
Blasts in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers killed at least 62 men who had gathered for worship, local officials said. CBC | World News
Read More »Pilots REFUSE to fly rejected asylum seekers back to Afghanistan – 200 flights grounded
GERMAN pilots grounded over 200 flights after refusing to be involved in the deportations of failed asylum-seekers, it’s been reported. Twitter users have been very vocal on the subject with one stating the world had “gone mad”. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »9 dead after suicide bombing in Afghanistan targets political meeting
A suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital near a meeting of supporters of an influential regional leader on Thursday killed at least nine people and wounded many, the interior ministry says. CBC | World News
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