Diplomacy

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  Diplomacy

  2020-04-23

  Iran issues more threats to US ships in Gulf; US military vows response

  The threats come after IRGC Navy ships conducted aggressive maneuvers near US vessels last week.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-04-08

  Afghan government releases 100 Taliban prisoners in bid to salvage talks

  The 100 do not include the 15 commanders the Taliban want released. 'We cannot release the killers of our people,' one official said of the commanders.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-04-07

  Taliban suspend prisoner exchange talks in latest obstruction of peace talks

  The latest move comes after the Taliban posted photos touting the military training of its members, raising doubts among Afghans about how serious the militants were about peace.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-04-01

  Taliban, Afghan government meet for the 1st time in Kabul on prisoner swap

  The meeting marks the first time the Taliban has been invited to Kabul to meet with the government directly.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-03-26

  Afghan government to hold direct talks with Taliban in historic meeting

  The Afghan government finalised a negotiating team to discuss peace with the Taliban and an initial release of insurgent prisoners.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-03-26

  Afghan official confirms expulsion of Iranian spies from Kabul

  The two individuals were members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who were engaged in various activity with the intent of causing instability in the country.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-03-24

  US military vows to respond to Taliban attacks on Afghan forces

  The statement by Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan, comes while President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah try to hammer out a political deal.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-03-23

  Pompeo in Kabul as Afghan government, Taliban discuss prisoner exchanges

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was in Kabul to help break a political deadlock that threatens to undermine the peace process, as the coronavirus pandemic further complicates the situation.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-03-19

  Khalilzad calls Afghan prisoner swap 'urgent' amid coronavirus crisis

  'Time is of the essence,' said US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad.

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  Diplomacy

  2020-03-11

  Afghan government agrees to release Taliban prisoners as UN backs peace deal

  The Afghan government said it would gradually release 5,000 Taliban prisoners on the condition of a reduction in violence, a proposal rejected by the militant group.