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Trump: Talks with Taliban are ‘dead’

U.S. peace talks with the Taliban are now “dead,” President Donald Trump declared Monday, one day after he abruptly canceled a secret meeting he had arranged with Taliban and Afghan leaders aimed at ending America’s longest war. (Sept. 9)

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Afghanistan focused on peace despite Trump | AFP

The Afghan presidency says US President Donald Trump’s calling off of talks with the Taliban reflects concerns raised in Afghanistan, and that the country is still focussed on peace.

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Son of famed Afghan warrior Massoud steps into spotlight | AFP

Eighteen years after the assassination of the legendary anti-Taliban commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, his only son is hoping to continue the mission against insurgents by jumping into Afghanistan’s chaotic political fray.

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Suicide bombing at a wedding in Kabul kills more than 60 people | AFP

Joy and celebration turned into horror and carnage late on Saturday when a suicide bomber targeted a packed Afghan wedding hall, killing at least 63 people in the deadliest attack to rock Kabul in months. IMAGES of blast site.

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Afghan palace emerges from ruins as centenary nears | AFP

Reduced to ruins by decades of war, the Darulaman palace in Kabul is being fully renovated. Work at the famed palace must be completed by August 19, the date marking 100 years of Afghan independence from Britain, when President Ashraf Ghani will inaugurate the newly renovated structure.

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Afghan ambassador: Attacks endanger peace talks

Unrelenting Taliban attacks like the deadly car bomb that rocked Kabul on Wednesday are undermining the credibility of negotiations to end the nearly 18-year-old war in Afghanistan, the country’s ambassador to the U.S. said. (Aug. 7)

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At least 20 dead as violence mars Afghan election season start | AFP

Deadly violence mars the start of Afghanistan’s election season with at least 20 people killed and 50 others wounded on Sunday in an attack targeting the office of President Ashraf Ghani’s running mate.

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